what do you do with a recorder when your child is done with it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Throw it away. As a musician, they are the worst introduction to instrumental music a child could ever have. Don't pass it on.

My kid had one year of recorder at school, walked into the University of Maryland’s instrument exploration clinic before 4th grade, and was able to play songs on the clarinet and saxophone with no coaching and no sheet music.

If that’s the worst, maybe we should try to get the kid whatever the best is. It just doesn’t seem necessary.