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How to play A on the recorder
The fingering for A on a soprano (descant) recorder, with baroque fingering: Left thumb behind, and left pointer and middle fingers on holes 1 and 2.
A
Thumb hole covered, holes 1 2 covered
How to play it
- From B, add your middle finger on hole 2: that's A.
- Keep the pointer finger down as you add the middle one, so the two notes join smoothly.
Why it squeaks or sounds wrong
- If you hear B instead, hole 2 isn't fully covered.
- Fingers lifting too high makes the next note slow: keep them close to the holes.
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Songs with A
- Hot Cross BunsG, A, B
- Au Clair de la LuneG, A, B
- Mary Had a Little LambG, A, B, high D
- Lightly RowG, A, B, high C, high D
- Ode to JoyG, A, B, high C, high D
- Jingle BellsG, A, B, high C, high D
- When the Saints Go Marching InG, A, B, high C, high D
- Old MacDonald Had a Farmlow D, low E, G, A, B
- Amazing Gracelow D, low E, G, A, B, high D
- Yankee Doodlelow D, low E, F#, G, A, B, high C
- Happy Birthdaylow D, low E, F#, G, A, B, high C, high D
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Starlow D, low E, F#, G, A, B
- London Bridgelow D, low E, F#, G, A, B
- Row, Row, Row Your Boatlow D, low E, F#, G, A, high D
- All My Little Ducklings (Alle meine Entchen)low C, low D, low E, F, G, A
- Go Tell Aunt RhodyF, G, A, B♭, high C
- Frère Jacqueslow D, G, A, B, high C, high D, high E
- Brahms' LullabyA, B, high C, high D, high E, high F#, high G
- Silent Nightlow C, low D, low E, F, G, A, B, high C, high D, high E, high F
- Joy to the Worldlow D, low E, F#, G, A, B, high C#, high D
Other recorder notes
low C · low C# · low D · low E♭ · low E · F · F# · G · G# · B♭ · B · high C · high C# · high D · high E♭ · high E · high F · high F# · high G · high G# · high A · high B♭ · high B · top C · top D