The humble recorder (Blockflöte) Recorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia may not rate highly among lists of recommended survival supplies and equipment, but the ability to creat music with simple instruments does, I would suggest, have survival value. The recorder is a relatively simple instrument to learn, such that young children can produce a recognisable tune, and it is an instrument that lends itself to ensemble and orchestral use. In the words of one of the competitors in the ABC's Recorder Romp Competition: Recorder Romp Competition Here are Youtube links to some of the competitor's performances. Note that these recitals haven't been recorded in a professional recording studio, so the sound quality may not be fantastic, but the love of music that imbues their art, certainly compensates. : ) Marryatville Primary School http://www.abc.net.au/classic/breakfast/recorder/_JVgXg2NJWo.htm Cranbourne Salvation Army Recorder Group http://www.abc.net.au/classic/breakfast/recorder/iEEAx2uNHOs.htm Ballarat Grammar School http://www.abc.net.au/classic/breakfast/recorder/YGFgG-EC1aI.htm Perth Recorder Orchestra http://www.abc.net.au/classic/breakfast/recorder/h5P2qVUj4nE.htm Four Winds http://www.abc.net.au/classic/breakfast/recorder/tTCiDkLENis.htm
music is a very important part of life whistles, lutes, lyres, drums and banjos are also easy enuff to make and it wouldnt hurt anyones craftsmanship skills to learn how
