I require all my students to purchase a recorder starting in 3rd grade.
Each year, there are a few who cannot or do not, so in 3rd grade, the
principal uses his discretionary fund to purchase one for them. In 4th and
5th grade, if they have lost theirs and their parent can't/won't purchase
another one, I have used recorders that get labeled with their name and that
is their recorder for the year. For the kids who simply forget theirs, I
have extra clean ones for them to use. I have 2 recorder racks--one is
labeled "clean" and the other "dirty". They know not to take from the
"dirty" rack, and when the "clean" rack is close to empty, I put the dirty
ones through the dishwasher. I make sure to only touch the bodies of the
dirty ones when I put them in the dishwasher.

Ann in Boston
Annberman6563@comcast.net

-----Original Message-----
From: list@recorderclassroom.com [mailto:list@recorderclassroom.com] On
Behalf Of Linda Z
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:24 PM
To: Recorder_Classroom
Subject: Re: [RECL]disinfecting recorder mouthpieces

Hi. There's even scarier stuff out there than HlNl (which can be life
threatening). It is against the law for the school to tell you if someone in
your class has HIV. Maybe Hepatitus B, too? You've all had that training,
right? Treat every bodily fluid as if it could be infectious. Some germs can
last up to 7 days on surfaces? Most sanitizing fluids are not effective
against HIV, etc. I think bleach is, is rubbing alcohol?

So I've really tried to get every child to get their own recorder. They can
have their parent sign a form and get a free one. (So far 9 students this
year out of 7 third grade classes. Five were donated by families.) There
will be some kids who are either not organized enough to get that done, or
parents who don't want to do this...

In the past I've given those Disorganized Ones a labeled recorder that stays
at school in a drawer. (If I give the Disorganized Ones a recorder to take
home, most never bring it back to class.)

This time of year, if someone forgets, they can play a "pretend recorder" or
rhythm stick to practice technique like Left Hand on top. Later, when we
are working harder on reading notes, (like in a week), they can play a
xylophone. In about February, when we're testing recorders a lot, they can
look at music books. If they're not passing belts to get a good grade, they
can write a report about what they find in the music books. I don't use the
books very often, so it is sort of a treat for a while for them to look at
those. It's just hard for them to be quiet - they want to tell their friends
what they find or sing the songs.)

Linda Z from Florida


----- Original Message -----
From: Sue Roessel Dura
To: Recorder_Classroom
Sent: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:24:02 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [RECL]disinfecting recorder mouthpieces

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:36:26 -0600, you wrote:

>My only problem is, from year to year, kids lose their personal ones. I
>guess I'll just have to quit selling the used ones. I sure like kids to own

>their own personal ones. Maybe I'll just have to sock my pennies away, LOL,

>so next year, I can order more extras. I really should have bought up
extras
>when we got a budget mini-windfall last spring. Oh, well. I LOVE my Orff
>instruments!

Go to your local service clubs - Kiwanis, Optimist, Civitan, Rotary, etc. -
and
ask them to buy you a bunch of recorders. I had really good luck with our
local
Optimist club. It's a worthwhile cause ;-)

Sometimes you can pay them back by putting on a demonstration at one of
their
meetings. They are always looking for speakers.

Best, Sue
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