recorder, White/Green (N430TWGN)

I made a few Extremely 3AM purchases recently, and unlike many others, I don't regret these! I picked up the Toot, Dood, and jSax from Nuvo Instruments. So far I've enjoyed playing around with the Dood the most, though the Toot is the easiest to just pick up and play with its special lip plate. I figure the jSax is something I will work up to. I plan on picking up the jHorn at some point because it looks like a lot of fun to play. They were designed to be used in elementary classrooms, so they're sturdy and easy-to-clean. I find the silicon keys very tactility-pleasing. All of them are way less annoying to listen to than a recorder, in my opinion, but the Toot is higher pitched than the other two, of course.They're such a great value for the price. I'd recommend the Toot for as young as 4-5 years old, but saving the Dood until they have enough patience to get the hang of the embouchure. But for the price, I say get one for yourself! Making music is good for you.

My husband and I both have Bachelors in Music Ed. Our daughter desperately wanted a flute, but we knew she doesn’t quite have the lung capacity yet to fill one up. This is the perfect solution for a very young player. She’s getting a great sound and can eventually transition to the lip plate. Super fun, inexpensive option for an ambitious kiddo. Oh, and it’s pink. 😉

My little one just started playing the flute and she's five. This is sturdy and can withstand all her growing pains. We've left it in the car, in her book bag, and it's still fine. A real metal one would have broken by now. I also like that you can change out the mouth piece once her skill level increases.

I am a flute teacher and this is a fantastic teaching tool for very young students. It’s fits their hands well and helps teach how to make a sound on the flute before transitioning to a bigger instrument. It has a decent tone as well. Only drawback is the lack of pitches. It’s only possible to play a few notes on it.

A great way to find out if your child is going to stick with playing an instrument without committing to the purchase of the real thing. I played flute in school over 30 years ago and picked this up and took right off like it was the real thing. Great sound which was impressive.

Great for beginner to start learning fingerings on flute, without having to set up a flute embochure. It also has a convertible lip plate wants to student can reach the level.

Great quality.

I love this little flute-like instrument, and so does my granddaughter. It has a fun tone, and is the perfect size for young children - and adults who want an easily transportable, simple instrument. My granddaughter started out with the "Firstnote" lip plate, then graduated to the regular one. She actually is teaching herself to play. Highly recommend!

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This was recommended by my daughters music teacher. My daughter lost one in pink so we purchased a replacement one in blue and she loves it.

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娘へのプレゼントで購入しました。娘は小学生低学年のため本格的な管楽器はまだ早いと思い、色々調べてこちらの商品にたどり着きました。指使いは比較的シンプルな製品ですが、こちらの製品で管楽器特有の口使い等を学び本格的な管楽器に移行していくようで、ステップアップ製品として面白いと思います。なにより親としては本格的な管楽器と違い安価で助かりますし、子供の使用を考えると水で丸洗いできて手荒な扱いをしても大丈夫な点も助かります(笑)見た目が可愛いこともあり本人も楽しく吹いておりますので、慣れてきたら次のステップとして同社のフルートや本物のフルートを買い与えようと思います。私自身も楽器をやるのですが弦楽器がメインで管楽器には精通していないため、こういった練習用の楽器があることは知りませんでした。ギターでもこういったコンセプトの製品が出てくればギターキッズも増えるでしょうね。

運指も多分同じで、学校で吹いていた分難なく演奏できる。違うのが、口を当てて吹く部分で、これはリードのような形のものと、フルートのような素朴な横笛のものの2つ。前者は簡単に音が出るが、ただ穴が開いているだけ方は中々音が出ない。通常は前者で良いはずで、こちらはソプラノリコーダーと吹いた感じが殆ど同じ。人によってはソプラノリコーダーの方が手軽で良いかもしれないくらいだ。横笛吹きには選択できるマウスピースが嬉しいかもしれない。