Holding The Recorder

Lesson 2/40 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Recorder Basics

Holding The Recorder

In the following diagrams, the numbers on the fingers show which fingers should be used to press down the keys.

How To Hold The Recorder

To learn how to hold the recorder, it is best to place your hands in position to play the note B. The first step is to cover the hole at the back of the recorder with your left thumb and cover the top hole on the front of the recorder with the first finger of your left hand. In this position, you have the fingering for the note B as shown in the diagram. Next place your right thumb on the back of the recorder lower down the body. The main role of the right thumb is to support the weight of the recorder as you play.

The Note B

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1- LESSON SIX 2- The Note Low C 3- The Note Low D 4- The Note E 5- The Dotted Quarter Note 6- The Eighth Note 7- Flat Signs 8- The Note F 9- The Note High E 10- 12 Bar Blues 11- The Note D 12- The Note C 13- The Note A 14- The Triplet 15- The Half Note 16- Glossary Of Musical Terms 17- Holding The Recorder 18- New Topic 19- Approach To Practice 20- Riffs 21- Flat Key Signatures 22- Swing Rhythms 23- First And Second Endings 24- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com 25- The C Major Scale 26- The Octave 27- Key Signatures 28- Breathing Technique 29- Combining Different Articulations 30- Chord Symbols 31- How To Sound A Note 32- The Key of C Major 33- The Tie 34- Syncopation 35- Other Useful Exercises 36- The Lead-In 37- Keeping Time 38- Index of Fingerings 39- How To Read Music 40- Breath Marks (<span class="symbolB">;</span>)

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Holding The Recorder