I too am a teacher and if students are not engaged and enthusiastic they soon lose interest. How many students who take piano, quit because they don't enjoy many of the dull meaningless songs they play?

In schools that teach recorder they start with "Hot Cross Buns" as it offers immediate success. Stick with all those dumb songs in the BAG books (based on notes B, A and G) and not many will stick with recorder. Show them how to play, "Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Ode to Joy" and other songs suited to the notes common on the recorder and you can capture their interest and keep them motivated and enthusiastic.

Man even "Hot Cross Buns" can be fun with the S 750 providing interesting rhythmic accompaniment. In my supply teaching in music the students have a lot of fun playing that silly song with their recorders along to the Cha Cha or Rock rhythms provided by the keyboard.

Music is fun but does take a lot of dedication and hard work. If the fun and enthusiasm are not there then the dedication and hard work elements become drudgery.

God Bless,
Don