Individual note guide
Very high C recorder fingering
See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as C6 and sounds as C7.
Baroque and German
Very high C fingering
Half thumb + holes 1, 4–5
- Keep the back thumb hole pinched (leave about 1/4 open).
- Cover left-hand hole 1.
- Cover right-hand holes 4 and 5.
- Keep the remaining finger holes open.
Fingering patterns are checked against established resources from the American Recorder Society and Yamaha.