Why learn to play the recorder?

~ Affordable.
~ Easy to learn and play.
~ Promote music literacy by learning to read music.
~ Good choice for beginning musician--child or adult.
~ Soprano recorder is a good size for children --
the holes are  close together and easy to reach.
~ Perfect instrument for music education and for home.
~ Gain confidence and skills to learn other instruments.
~ A recorder class or consort is an alternative fine arts credit in junior and senior high school.