A few months ago I posted a status on Facebook that my daughter’s school book bag contained a letter starting with the words “your child has expressed an interest in playing the recorder…”
I left the sentence hanging and unfinished to invite reaction.
Among the many responses – some parents said they planned to ignore the letter – came one from Gerald Haigh, my long-time colleague in education journalism. He spoke of his dismay that so many replies were dismissive of the recorder as a serious instrument, and spoke of how he had led recorder ensembles during his career as a teacher and how valuable musical experiences were to children.
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