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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: the left thumb behind, the left hand on holes 1, 2 and 3, and the right hand on holes 4, 5, 6 and 7 (with the little finger).
low C
Thumb hole covered, holes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 covered
How to play it
- Low C is the lowest note on the soprano recorder: every hole is closed, including both halves of the double holes at the bottom.
- From low D, add your right little finger on hole 7, and blow more gently than for any other note.
Why it squeaks or sounds wrong
- If it squeaks or sounds high, a hole is leaking: usually hole 7 (the little finger) or hole 6.
- If it sounds weak and airy, blow even more softly and slowly, like a sigh.
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Songs with low C
- All My Little Ducklings (Alle meine Entchen)low C, low D, low E, F, G, A
- Silent Nightlow C, low D, low E, F, G, A, B, high C, high D, high E, high F
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