What instrument did you play in school?

[smartrock]

Flute for me as well, starting in 4th grade. In the elementary schools I've worked in, kids still have vocal music and maybe instrumental music. My older kid started clarinet in 4th grade but we'd moved to another state before my younger one was in 4th grade and instrumental music didn't start until middle school there. Many years of money spent on piano lessons left me with still only rudimentary skills. Some people have innate talent, I guess, and I'm not one of them!

[Sue-Ram]

They are good.

In public school we had music classes with singing and learning (trying) to read music. And a choir as extracurricular that I sang in. In high school I got stuck with the viola which I hated and my family hated and we were all glad it only lasted one year.

I have never heard my niece or nephew sing. They played recorders or something but do kids learn to sing in school any more?

Public school played the recorder. Junior high grade 8 we had vocal class, I think I know every Simon & Garfunkel song.

[SunDance]

I have/had no musical talent whatsoever. I even had problems getting the hang of one of those plastic flutes I had to "master" as part of my "teaching music in elementary schools" course in college.

I can usually manage to use the radio and CD player.

[arentspowell]

The recorder lol. All I can play is "Hot Crossed Buns."