How to play the recorder | The importance of the Recorder | Recorder player | Afternoon plus | 1980

Musician and recorder player Ann Francis Ellis visits the 'Afternoon plus' studio to explain the versatility of this instrument that many of us learnt at school.
First shown: 01/05/1980
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Quote: VT22740

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

yep, that's exactly how I sounded when I played at school, if I remember correctly.... 😁👍

[@miamitten1123]

Likewise

[@gehanoates294]

I loved the recorder. She plays very well.

[@BBC600]

I sounded so dreadful on the recorder in school that for our Christmas concert the teacher got out a bell and a woodblock. He then explained to the class that he felt we needed a variety of sound. Everybody wanted to swap for the bell and woodblock but he casually said that he wanted me to do it. I was very thankful for that teacher's move. The one carol I rung the bell in time to the music and for our second one I used the woodblock. Never seen a professional recorder player and am afraid I do associate the instrument with school curriculum.

[@metalman4141]

What a gorgeous lady

[@markofsaltburn]

I know; Ann Ellis was born a man.

[@metalman4141]

@@markofsaltburn I don’t think so

[@Rob_Walker.]

@@markofsaltburn 🤣😂

[@markofsaltburn]

@@Rob_Walker. “Well we’re here now” 😂😂🤣

[@metalman4141]

@crazyclive The post office is now painted brown and has newly fitted brick affect Lino .

[@jasonayres]

I wanted to make a career in the music industry in the 80s and 90's. In summary - yeah, no. In 2010, I took up playing the Irish tin whistle, and then the recorder, and began busking. The first time in 30 years that I'd ever made money from playing music. To whoever invented the recorder, I can only say Thank you.

[@zalibecquerel3463]

This reminds me so much of a segment from "Look Around You!". .... "Machadanyu... Machadanyu.... Machadanyu-danyu-danyu...."

[@AlmazB]

I love the recorder

[@vickiburkhill3221]

Anyone else know where I can buy the traditional wooden recorder from maybe? As I used to have a small black and white recorder when I was a child in the 1980s

[@andrewjones-productions]

I haven't looked, but most likely they are available on Amazon amongst other places. I do seem to recall seeing them online for sale.

[@vickiburkhill3221]

Andrew Jones Productions Hey thank you Andrew for that much appreciated i will have a look on the internet and hopefully any music shops that are hopefully still around fingers crossed and I am praying like mad and Amazon maybe as well too

[@TheEmperorPigeon]

@@vickiburkhill3221 Dawsons Music has Aulos brand recorders on sale for between £5 and £9 plus postage and Rimmers Music has Yamaha branded recorders in various neon colours as part of beginner's packs for £4.89 plus postage. Of course, those are plastic. Mickleburgh Musical Instruments has Hohner wood recorders for £24.50 inc postage. Hobgoblin Music has a Meinel wood recorder for £19.99 and Musicroom has Triebert wooden recorder for £17.50. Hopefully that helps narrow down your search a bit. :)

[@Rob_Walker.]

Ey up tinnitus this bloody thing gave me in school

[@BokorRider]

ha ha they taught us those at high school in the mid 70's but I never liked it much after the music teacher asked us all if we played an instrument I answered the bagpipes...he said that it was not an instrument!! and this was in Scotland!! that put me off anything at all to do with "classical music" for the rest of my life...ha ha ..

[@ajs41]

Women were so elegant in those days.

[@DaraM73]

I’d no idea Peter Mandelson presented for Thames TV?

[@securityrobot]

I thought he’d be more interested in the one eyed Piccolo than the Recorder, blowing away with a friend.

[@Bill-cv1xu]

🥇

[@rabit818]

It's Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things!!!

[@timpriddy349]

I hated these in school......FACT

[@fishfingerscustard582]

I've got a skin flute she can play.