On 2021-03-27 4:33 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, March 26, 2021 at 6:35:16 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Other instruments can be really tricky. First you have to blow into the
>> mouth piece just to make a noise, but then you have to use so many
>> fingers to cover the holes for various notes.
>
> If that's so tricky, why is the recorder the first instrument many people
> play?
>
> OTOH, I played the flute for for about 10 years, so recorder seems easy.
>

Recorders are cheap and easy to play. You blow in and they produce a
note. There is no big deal about embouchure. While a lot of people have
learned to play recorder, few actually do. It ranks just a little behind
violin and bag pipes when it comes to the pain of listening to someone
learning it.