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Recorder

2007-09-24T21:13:29Z

FFors: wikilinks

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A '''recorder''' is a musical instrument about a foot long. You play it by blowing through a whistle-like mouthpiece known as a ''fipple,'' and putting your fingers on holes to prevent air from coming out.

[[Baroque]] and [[Renaissance]] music written "for flute" would have been played on a recorder. The modern "[[flute]]"—made of silver, held sideways, and played by blowing ''across'' it— was not developed until the 1800s.

The recorder and the modern flute are members of the ''[[woodwind]]'' family. Other woodwinds, like the clarinet, saxophone, and oboe, have reeds, which gives them a kind of sharp and buzzy sound. The recorder and flute are reedless, and have a very sweet, pure sound.

Recorders are used in music education, because it is easy for beginners to play recognizable tunes on them. The use of recorders in education was popularized in the United States in the 1950s by the [[Trapp Family Singers]], the family depicted in ''The Sound of Music.'' "Song flutes," "flutophones," and "tonettes" are really just slightly modified recorders.

The familiar small recorder is actually only one member of the recorder family: the ''soprano recorder.'' Increasingly larger and lower-pitched members of the family include the alto, tenor, and bass recorders.

[[Category:Musical Instrument]]

User talk:FFors

2007-09-24T20:50:46Z

FFors: Reply to both

== Wikispecies ==

I reverted your edit to [[Wikispecies]]. The "incorrect info" has an example of an anonymous edit. And if you don't believe that edit you can go over to Wikispecies and try to edit. They'll let you do so without registering an account. [[User:SkipJohnson|SkipJohnson]] 16:04, 24 September 2007 (EDT)
:I have chimed in on the article. Anonymous editing is indeed allowed, but Jimbo didn't claim that only experts are allowed to edit. --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 16:08, 24 September 2007 (EDT)

::Ah, yes, sorry SkipJohnson, I didn't explain myself. That was indeed my objection, Jenkins, the referenced source didn't seem to back up the statement. I see you've amended the article accordingly. Thanks for that. [[User:FFors|FFors]] 16:50, 24 September 2007 (EDT)

Wikispecies

2007-09-24T19:56:07Z

FFors: Removing incorrect info

'''Wikispecies''' is an [[Wiki]] that is trying to create a database about all [[species]]. The project is run by the Wikimedia Foundation which also runs [[Wikipedia]].<ref>http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikispecies_FAQ </ref> <ref name="Science">http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/307/5712/1021d.pdf </ref> The project is avowedly pro-[[evolution]] and some users have gone as far as to suggest that creationism should be "banned" on Wikispecies.<ref> http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikispecies:Village_pump/Archive_24092005 </ref>

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User:FFors

2007-09-24T19:55:03Z

FFors: New page: Hi, I'm drawn to this site because I like its commitment to truth and verifiability

Hi, I'm drawn to this site because I like its commitment to truth and verifiability