sharing recorders

[Anonymous]

For us too, yea, certainly no harm putting rare recorders in the dishwasher. Do you guys not wash them? I thought every parent does this at least twice a month? Especially since kids eat things in school, don’t brush their teeth and then play those recorders?

For us, Both my older girls did bite their recorders quite a bit as part of kiddy habits and maybe being nervous playing in front of the school at concerts. so we wouldn’t want my third this year to inherit one from her sisters. For $10, no fuss and I think it’s only fair the child have a new one that’s not been in someone’s else mouth.

Maybe when they get to middle school, it’s a different story. my girls moved on to clarinet. It was my sisters handed down to them but as they are older they don’t chew on it so much anymore. So we got them to share the clarinet. But we will get them new mouthpieces because it’s normal there are markings where the teeth go.

But it should be your choice. Op, ask your teacher if the school will provide a new clarinet for each kid? That should silence her. Her suggestion is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

For $10, get them their own!

I still have mine till this day. I did bite on mine but not because of kiddy habit or I was a chewer but because I placed them exactly at the same spot each time for the perfect sound and not screech. And it’s where my teeth would rest on it. So there are The two teeth spots on each side where my teeth were and if I feel that dent there, I know it will sound perfect for my concert. I wouldn’t want my sister to mess with those tooth marks.

And yes, didn’t wash it ever either because it will ruin my stickers! Maybe use the cleaning stick that it comes with when it smells or I have too much spit in it. Hate it too when my friends or sister blow on my recorder without asking and leave their spit in there! So I will not share.

It sounds yucky right? Exactly. so that’s why each kid of mine has one of their own. It’s $10. They can bite, draw or sticker it or do whatever they want with it. I think one of my kids has drawn something in permanent marker all over it. It’s an “expression over music” 😂

So buy them one each OP. Please.