The most common size of recorder, with a range of two octaves and a whole tone from the C above middle C upward.
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Choice of Wind Instrument for self learning
I had been playing Piano (learning on my own through youtube and books) once a while for over 2 years now and I would call myself above novice. I can't read sheet music but I have a not bad ear. ...
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How do I double tongue on a recorder?
I have been trying to play relatively fast pieces (e.g. staccato sixteenth notes at ≈200 bpm) on a soprano recorder lately. Single tonguing on them is impossible, I have found. I have done some double ...
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How do I clean the windway on my recorder?
I have a plastic soprano recorder about ten years old. Over the years its accumulated some dirt or something in the windway. it has a straight windway. What is the best way to clean it out? Could any ...
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Why does closing a recorder bell raise the pitch sometimes and lower the pitch other times?
I have been playing recorder for two years now and have recently been using this chart, http://www.dolmetsch.com/efingeringchart.pdf for third octave soprano fingerings.
Playing the D or the F# ...
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Resources for learning to play the recorder
What are some good resources for learning how to play a baroque soprano recorder?
I've looked around on the internet but I didn't really find anything good.
I'd especially prefer a good book I can ...
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Soprano recorder vibrato
How should I vibrate the sound of my soprano recorder?
Note: I'm not sure to use the correct term. By vibration I mean producing the sound similar to vibrating your hand on a Violin during playing a ...
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F on soprano recorder doesn't sound right
I taught myself to play the recorder (soprano) - just the basics - but I have trouble with the F. It just doesn't sound right. Sometimes it sounds too close to the E, sometimes it even sounds like ...
