The recorder was one of the most popular instruments during the Baroque period, and was more commonly made of wood.
Many school music teachers aren’t trained recorder players. And cheap and badly made recorders are often sold in discount stores. But this an instrument with a fine musical pedigree.
Singing increases breathing control and lung capacity, can improve your health, and release the happy hormone.
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Almost anyone can be taught how to sing.
How does music training in early childhood help the developing brain?
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Several brain regions engage in an amazing symphony to produce music. What then are the benefits of music training on a child?
Early music activities?
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What effect does music have on the developing brains of babies who haven’t even learnt to talk?
What’s happening in world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s brain?
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Music is good for the brain – and we’re now discovering how it helps our cognition.