Subject: Re: [MK8] Labeling School Recorders

Hi Brian,
I used to use a labelmaker to print two name labels for each recorder
student. One label would go over a small plastic hook on the inside of my
cabinet door, where students would hang their recorder in an assigned spot,
in the included cloth bag. The other label would go right onto the curved,
chin-facing top part of the recorder headjoint. That way, from the user's
point of view, there was no mistaking which recorder was about to touch
your mouth. The other reason I ended up placing the labels on the headjoint
was so that I could peek into the bag and still see the name labels. This
was also where we would store neck straps. For the number of students I
had, it worked well.
With the alto recorders, I had more interested students than instruments,
soI labeled those with numbers, chose only 8 alto players for each year,
assigned them to specific students by number (which would stay the same for
the year). Those were kept in their zipper cases in a small basket. That
method of organizing was less successful (fourth, fifth, sixth grade).
Twice someone played the wrong recorder because they didn't pay attention
to whether they picked up the one with the right number... Even though the
alto recorder name list was posted clearly on the basket of alto recorders.
Just one way of doing it :-)
Jean in MA
On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 4:08 PM Brian Weese wrote:
> My principal is giving me the go ahead to play recorders in January. In
> the past we have washed school recorders through the school dishwasher, let
> them dry, and then use them the next day… Not anymore!
>
> Now everybody will have their own recorder and mini cubbyhole to put the
> recorder in which I will be building over Christmas break! (Instead of
> storing in a tub.)
>
> I was able to buy new school recorders, enough for each 4th and 5th grader
> at my school if they didn’t buy one. They each come with a plastic bag.
>
> What is the best way to label them? Do I engrave each one with a number 1
> to 100? Do I put a address type label on the plastic bag with the same
> number on it? Do I put the student’s name also on the address label on the
> plastic bag?
>
> What have you done in the past that works well?
>
> Thanks.
>
> D. Brian Weese
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