When do MCPS students get recorders for music class, or do they get them at all?

[Anonymous]

Title says it all. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Bradley Hills parent here - they have "some" in the class for those who forget them, but they recommend parents buy them for their kids. I think they are available from about $8 up.

[Anonymous]

3rd grade.

[Anonymous]

3rd grade. Ours came after the Winter Break.

[Anonymous]

OP here - 3rd grade is so soon, thanks! That's next year for my DC!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bradley Hills parent here - they have "some" in the class for those who forget them, but they recommend parents buy them for their kids. I think they are available from about $8 up.

Our order form had an option to buy an extra for the class which I thought was nice.

[Anonymous]

Bethesda Elementary. We were never asked to buy one. DS had one from school in 3rd grade, and like many children, his fingers were too small to cover the holes easily. For the concert I ended up taping some of them!

We are a musician family. I hate recorders. There is nothing worse to put kids off an instrument.

[Anonymous]

We have to send in money for them in third grade. No issues with finger size..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Elementary. We were never asked to buy one. DS had one from school in 3rd grade, and like many children, his fingers were too small to cover the holes easily. For the concert I ended up taping some of them!

We are a musician family. I hate recorders. There is nothing worse to put kids off an instrument.

Do you mean "musical"? If so, you'd never say you "hate" an instrument. You're a philistine.

[Anonymous]

Third grade, and I believe they were always between $7-$10 (three kids who went to an MCPS elementary school).

[Anonymous]

They are only $3 at our ES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Elementary. We were never asked to buy one. DS had one from school in 3rd grade, and like many children, his fingers were too small to cover the holes easily. For the concert I ended up taping some of them!

We are a musician family. I hate recorders. There is nothing worse to put kids off an instrument.

Oh on the contrary, apparently the Bethesda kids must have small fingers and low skills.
Our Elementary school kids gave an amazing performance, worth of Kennedy Center.
It was just amazing. 6 classes! together. We have amazing teacher though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Elementary. We were never asked to buy one. DS had one from school in 3rd grade, and like many children, his fingers were too small to cover the holes easily. For the concert I ended up taping some of them!

We are a musician family. I hate recorders. There is nothing worse to put kids off an instrument.

Do you mean "musical"? If so, you'd never say you "hate" an instrument. You're a philistine.

No charge for recorders at Kemp Mill ES. They got them after winter break in 3rd grade. No issues with finger size, and they had a concert playing with all holes covered and at least 20 kids did fine. A recorder is fine as a first instrument - cheap, easy to carry, no moving parts, difficult to break, easy to tune, and very little you can do wrong.

[Anonymous]

Third grade - I paid $3.

[Anonymous]

2nd grade in Montgomery Knolls ES (K-2) school. It was something extra the students had for over a decade . This year it is being taught as an afterschool program as the afterschool person did not want to do recorders.