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Why is the universal children's instrument also universally horrible? Got right out of bed and instantly started playing it.

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[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Why is the universal children's instrument also universally horrible?

They're plastic and cheap as fuck to make. RIP to your ears. Maybe you can ocarina-pill your kiddo.

Edit: I got mine a ukulele since she kept dragging guitars and banjos around the house. Still a little too young to learn to play it, but she enjoys it shrug-outta-hecks

The bass recorder is dope as hell, though.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fr. Woodwinds are amazing, but cheap recorders suck and giving any kind of flute to a hyperactive kid is a generally poor decision.

That's why I was the cool uncle for giving my nephew a harmonica. /s

But seriously, I gave him both a harmonica and a train whistle and I'm pretty sure my sister wanted to kill me for it.

[–] FishLake@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Chaos uncle energy. Where do you get all those novelty 2 dollar bills?

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

higher quality recorders sound much better than the injection molded ones they give to kids.

Also consider a melodica. The cheap ones still sound okay, plus you can play chords!

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Also consider a melodica. The cheap ones still sound okay, plus you can play chords!

Bonus points if you get your kid listening to Augustus Pablo lol