Kid loses instrument, music teacher makes him perform anyway

It takes a certain level of skill to pretend to play an instrument.
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Mia Johnson
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Note about the youth of today: Air guitar's out, air recorder's in.

In this clip from Twitter, user @ABelenje's little brother performs in his school recorder concert with no instrument in hand. It turns out the boy's teacher made him mime along to the song, even though he lost his recorder.

As they say, the show must go on.

Clearly, this young musician has a promising career ahead of him.

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Mia Johnson was a web culture intern for Mashable. She's a Chicago native and Missouri School of Journalism graduate. She has a background in online, TV, and magazine journalism.

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