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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. She has global apraxia, not only oral. She can't blow balloon. When she plays recorder, it is a ton of saliva instead of air blowing into the mouthpiece of a recorder. Her oral muscle seems weak. She also has fine motor weakness that she can't cover some holes of recorder fully, it is painful to see and hear her playing recorder. [/quote]

Four things. 
These lessons are graded on effort, not achievement. She'll get an A.
All the kids do awful on the recorder, and spit out saliva, I promise she won't stand out.
Many children with small/slim fingers can't cover the recorder holes. My two kids couldn't do it.[b] I TAPED the back hole shut :-)[/b]
Is she in occupational therapy for the oral motor weakness? Maybe she should be? If she graduated from therapy but has residual issues, you can continue to practice the same exercises that she did in therapy. [/quote]

Omg...I never think of taping the back hole shut. With duct tape? Does that work at all?[/quote]

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