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How to play low C# on the recorder
The fingering for low C# on a soprano (descant) recorder, with baroque fingering: Every hole covered, except one of the two small holes at the bottom (hole 7): cover just one of them with your little finger.
On German-fingering recorders, this note's fingering varies from maker to maker: check the chart that came with your recorder.
⭐ This half-hole note isn't in the free Recorder Hero lessons: it's in the premium lesson Half-holes & sharps. See the song pack ›
Thumb hole covered, holes 1 2 3 4 5 6 covered, half of hole 7 covered (one of its two small holes)
How to play it
- Low C# (C sharp) is low C with half of hole 7 open: hole 7 is a pair of small holes, and your little finger covers only one of them.
- Blow as gently as for low C. It's a note for later, once low C and D sound clean.
Why it squeaks or sounds wrong
- If you hear low C, both small holes are covered: roll your little finger off one of them.
- If you hear low D, both are open.
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Other recorder notes
low C · low D · low E♭ · low E · F · F# · G · G# · A · 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