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- What is German recorder fingering?
- What is the difference between a baroque and German recorder?
- How many fingers is C on recorder?
- What key is the recorder in?
What is German recorder fingering?
German recorders use a large 4th hole and small 5th hole which keeps a logical fingering order for F but adds a tricky fingering for F# and Bb.
What is the difference between a baroque and German recorder?
You can easily tell which type of recorder you have by comparing just two tone holes. If you look at the holes on a traditional Baroque recorder, the fourth hole down from the top is smaller than the fifth hole. On a German recorder, the order is switched – the fourth hole is larger than the fifth hole.
How many fingers is C on recorder?
So now, let's start with the high notes and concretely let's learn the high C in recorder! Then we can play two “C's” on our recorder, one low and one more that is, its high octave. In order to play the high C on a recorder we have to place only two fingers: The thumb to cover the thumb hole, always of our left hand.
What key is the recorder in?
Modern recorders
| Ranges of the modern recorder family | |
|---|---|
| In C | In F |
| soprano or descant in C5 (c″) | alto or treble in F4 (f′) |
| tenor in C4 (c′) | bass or basset in F3 (f) |
| (great) bass or quart-bass in C3 (c) | contrabass or great bass or sub-bass in F2 (F) |
