why you were forced to learn the recorder in school

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Why were we forced to learn the recorder in school? It isn't that easy to play and it sounds awful, right? In this video, Sabrina explores the surprisingly rich history of the recorder and traces the instrument from its baroque origins all the way to the modern day. She challenges herself to play the recorder and even enlists the help of a professional recorder musician.

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CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Research Assistance by Austin Thompson
Video Editing by Joe Trickey
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Sound Design by Joe Trickey
Special Thanks to Alison Melville and the kind folks at the Orange Lounge Studio

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RECOMMENDED READING
The Recorder by David Lasocki and Robert Ehrlich
The Recorder and its Music by Edgar Hunt

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 waiting for the monetizing therapy comment
00:46 a 26 year old woman gets bullied
01:47 am i smarter than a 10 year old
02:53 no
03:31 in hindsight, this is a genuinely humiliating montage
04:47 paying the bills
06:00 i kinda nailed this one
06:44 a 26 year old woman gets bullied (reprise)
08:03 a research montage
08:23 the expected reason why you learned the recorder
09:49 the unexpected reason why you learned the recorder
13:28 the recorder is actually beautiful
14:20 it appears that size does matter
15:56 i try to get my black belt
17:19 i receive my black belt out of pity
17:27 a little lesson
18:53 healing my inner child


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Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here's a silly little pun for y'all:

If a recorder and a trombone got into a fight... I think the recorder woodwind.

Leave a comment with the word RECORDER to let me know you were here ;-)