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Is recorder hard to play? – Yes and no, but mostly no.įor anyone with any wind instrument experience of any kind, the recorder is a walk in the park. If you want a specific recommendation, the Eastar soprano recorder in plastic sounds great and lasts a long time. I do recommend plastic one for new players as they’re more durable and cost much less. What is the best recorder for beginners? – The best recorder for beginners is the soprano recorder. The two most common of these are the soprano recorder (which this post covers) and the alto recorder.įingering pattern ideas are the same for all recorders, though the starting note changes every other recorder.Ĭheck out the 5 types of recorders in our dedicated article. What are the 5 types of recorders? – The 5 main types of recorders are sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders. Struggling with low and hgh D? Read our dedicated note guide. Here is how play recorder notes aligned with the chart: First hole Hole Finger Used (always!) Shorthand Letter Thumbhole Left-hand thumb T First hole Left-hand pointer 1 Second hole Left-hand middle 2 Third Hole Left-hand ring 3 Fourth hole Right-hand pointer 4 Fifth hole Right-hand middle 5 Sixth hole Right-hand ring 6 Seventh hole Right-hand little 7.In this case, I’ll represent the notes with the following fingering numbers and letters:

Still, you may find it helpful to read the note explanations one by one.

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My students (both the young and college-aged ones) thought it was helpful.Ĭlick to learn how to play the soprano recorder How To Play Recorder Notes With The Chart Want to learn more soprano recorder? I didn’t think there were any good online programs to get you started, but this one on Udemy is actually awesome.

Use your left-hand thumb to cover the thumbhole on the back and your left-hand pointer to cover the top hole.

The image has the side circle and the top hole colored in.

You see a note in your music on the third line from the bottom of the staff.

The open circles are meant to be uncovered the darkened circles mean to cover the hole with the appropriate finger. For the purposes of a beginner recorder fingering chart, you just need to treat this like one hole each and cover both of the tiny ones. This is for accidentals and semitones on recorders which are for more advanced playing.

The top three circles on the actual recorder body are for the three fingers on your left hand, pointer, middle, and ring respectively.Īnd the bottom four circles are for the four fingers on your right hand, pointer, middle, ring, and little fingers.Īt the bottom two holes on your actual recorder, you’ll see these are actually two small holes set inside one larger indentation. The circle off the to the left of the recorder represents the left thumb hole for the left hand which is on the back of the recorder.

You’ll see 8 different circles on the image. Go to the recorder fingering chart above (or printed off) and find the same note on the staff.īelow the note on the staff is the graphic of how to finger the note. Notice if the note head is on a line or space and which one it’s on. Wherever the note head land,s is the note name.

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It doesn’t matter what the stem (lines) are, and it doesn’t matter if the note head is empty (as with half and whole notes) or full (quarter notes and smaller). These note heads tell the musician what letter name the note is. You’ll notice each note has a note head or circle on the staff (those five lines). Find The Noteįirst, take a look at the sheet music you’re trying to play. Yes, most recorder makers do offer a fingering chart, but it’s often too complex and hard to read. Use both to help you learn how to play recorder notes. The next section offers a written explanation of how to finger the notes one by one. This section offers an explanation on how to use the chart and figure out the fingerings based on the image. It’s nice to see the easy recorder song fingering chart above, but how do you use it?

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