And with our right hand we will cover holes four and five and the sixth hole that is forked will be partially covered leaving the smaller hole free.

The note G sharp is enharmonic of the note A flat, so you must know how to write both of them on the stave.

The note G sharp is written on the second line with its corresponding sharp sign in front.

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Therefore, we must keep in mind that we will be using this note frequently so it is best to learn it as soon as possible.

When we play in the key of D Major we must also know the notes, F sharp and C sharp.

A good option to practice this note is to try to play any song that is in the key of G Major or D Major.

How to play F sharp on recorder

To play F sharp with our recorder we must cover with our left hand all the holes including the back hole and with our right hand we will only cover holes 5 and 6.

You will get the F sharp, this note is the enharmonic of the note G flat.

Notice how it is also written on the stave, in the first space and with its corresponding sharpened sign.

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We have to keep in mind that the note D sharp is in enharmonic with the note E-flat. Therefore we should write the notes even if the position of the fingers is the same.
Well, let’s start..

How to play D sharp on the recorder

As you can see in the diagram of the recorder, to play this note we will have to cover all the holes in our recorder with our left hand and with our right hand we will cover the three holes 4, 5, and 6 and lift the little finger from the sixth bifurcated hole we have.

And that’s how we get the D-sharp on our flute. Notice how this is written is not on the stave. The sharp notes must have the sharp sign in front

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So, to get the note D-flat we have to cover the 6 upper holes and the last one we will partially cover.

Look at this recorder fingering which explains perfectly how to play D-flat:

This will cause us to get the D flat because with just a slight lift of the finger we go from the note C to the note C sharp.

Remember that we also have to cover the back hole.

Well, I hope you’ve learned how to play D-flat on a recorder, this is the low note because there is a high D-flat on a recorder too, but we’ll study that one separately.

You can also see how it is written on the stave, keep in mind that D-flat is the same note as C-sharp, they are enharmonic sounds.

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Today’s recorders are prepared with smaller holes in order to achieve this type of altered notes.

Yamaha recorders are ideal for this

Then, to get the C sharp on recorder we have to cover the 6 upper holes and the last one we are going to cover just a little bit.

This will make us get the C sharp because with just lifting the finger a little we go from the note C to the note C sharp.

Remember that the back hole must also be covered.

Look at this recorder fingering that explains perfectly how to do C sharp on a recorder.

Well, I hope you’ve learned how the play C sharp is on the recorder, this is the low note because there is a high C sharp on the recorder too, but we’ll study that one separately.

You can also see how it is written on the stave, note that C sharp is the same note as D flat

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And so, how do you play the note B on the soprano recorder?

Well, let’s get on with it.

To play the if we must leave only the index finger of our left hand covering the first hole of the recorder and also have to cover the back hole with our thumb.

Here we show the illustration to play the note B in flute:

As you can see, it’s very easy.

Also when it comes to blowing the note, you’ll see that it’s very easy to get.

To write the musical note B we have to place it in the third line in the staff.

In addition to mastering the low B we must also know how to do the high b note.

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The high E on the recorder is not easy to obtain since we must use a technique not treated until now, this is, that the back hole must be covered only a little, approximately the half of its size.

Apart from that, we must cover the first 5 holes of our flute, we will leave free the two holes that are located below.

If we pay attention, the difference between the high E on recorder and the low E is only the partial opening of the back hole.

For that reason we can practice with these two notes perfectly first we play the low E and then the position of the high E.

We are going to observe the picture of the high e on recorder finger positions;

We also see where the High E is written on the stave, in the fourth space of the stave in the treble clef.

That said, we can practice the High E on recorder and the low E simply by modifying the opening of the back hole.

Now let’s play these exercises of high E on recorder.

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One is low, which is the one we are going to deal with in this lesson, and the other is the high E on recorder.

To play the E note on the recorder we must leave two holes free.

Those are the ones that cover the little and ring fingers of our right hand.

In the recorder drawing it can be appreciated very well, in addition, you can observe how the E is written for recorder in the stave.

How to play E on recorder:

Remember that the back hole must also be covered.

This note is in a good register to begin to get good sound with our recorder, remember to blow slowly and patiently.

Now we leave some exercises so that you can practice the E note on the recorder.

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Pay attention to the steps to follow to get the note A sharp on the recorder.

As you can see, to get the A sharp on recorder we must cover the following holes:

• With our left hand we will cover the corresponding holes of the index and ring fingers.
• With our right hand we will cover with the middle and ring fingers.
• The back hole of the recorder will also be covered.

Well, that’s how we get the A sharp note, on a soprano recorder, easy, isn’t it?

Here is the fingers chart:

Notice how this note is represented in the stave, in the second space and with a sharp.

In the Anglo-Saxon nomenclature, the note is called “A#”.

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B flat note is enharmonic of A sharp note, that is, they are the same sounds but with a different name.

Therefore, we are going to get them in the same way.

But let’s see how to play b flat on recorder.

As you can see, we have to cover the following holes of our recorder:

• The first
• The third
• The fifth
• The seventh
• The back hole

How to play B flat on Recorder

It’s very easy, because with this note we’ll be able to play many songs, specifically in the F major tonality because in this tonality the B note is flat and not natural.

The note B flat on a soprano recorder is written with letters, “Bb”.

Pay special attention to how the note B-flat is written on the stave, in the third line and with a flat in front.

To put it into practice what better than to do it with the recorder song of the Titanic, which has the B-flat in recorder in its melody.

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