UK Schools Drop Most Irritating Instrument Ever From Curriculum, Adopt Tiny Guitars Instead

British Schools are dropping the recorder in favor of the ukulele in their music education programs. The Guardian reports that the instrument is perfect for school-aged children: cheap, easy to learn, and less irritating than other instruments. From the article:

"The four-stringed instrument beloved by vaudeville acts and Hawaiians is also enjoying a renaissance outside the classroom, even becoming a must-have accessory for some teenagers."

Idolator has a nice take on the ascendancy of the ukulele:

"So what you're telling me is that you've given children the means by which to create...ukulele bands that play unskilled, unstructured, single-instrument songs entirely unconstrained by boundaries of any sort?"