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

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    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 [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      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.

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      2 months ago

      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 [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 months 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