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Play any note or half-note (C5 to D7) on your soprano recorder...

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Fingering Chart

Complete reference from C5 to D7 with poster download.

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Fingering Trainer

Practice sight-reading, chords, or try a 2-minute run.

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Guided Songs

Play along with folk, classical, and traditional melodies.

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Record & Compose

Transcribe your playing into sheet music with true note lengths.

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Complete Fingering Chart

Full soprano recorder compass from C5 to D7. Click any note to hear it, or download the printable poster.

Fingering Trainer

Sight-read each target note or chord sequence and play it into your microphone.

Which notes:

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Looping Sequence:

Click notes in the exact order you want to drill (loops automatically):

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Open practice mode - play at your own pace with no timers or scores. Tip: Use "Reveal" on any hidden clue to peek for just the current note.

2-Minute Challenge: Match as many notes as you can in 2:00 (100 pts each; 50 pts if you reveal a clue).

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Target Note

Play the note into your microphone or click "Next Note".

Finger Positions

Finger positions hidden. Click "Reveal" to peek for this note only.

Guided Songs Library

Select a melody to practice note by note with true rhythm playback and live microphone tracking.

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Record & Compose Studio

Click Transcribe Playing to write notes onto the staff as you play, click empty staff lines to place notes, or drag notes to reorder.

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Note Length:

Click any note button to append, or click a note on the sheet to edit its pitch/length.

Beginner's Guide

Short, illustrated chapters covering everything you need to play with confidence.

Baroque (B) vs. German (G) Recorders

Check the back of your recorder near the thumb hole for a tiny stamped letter: "B" (Baroque/English) or "G" (German).

Counting down from the mouthpiece (top) toward the foot/bell (bottom): on a German flute, hole 5 is smaller than hole 4. On a Baroque flute, hole 5 is larger.

Left Hand on Top, Always

Your left hand always holds the top half near the mouthpiece: thumb covers the back hole, and index, middle, and ring fingers cover holes 1, 2, and 3.

Your right hand holds the lower half toward the foot (holes 4, 5, 6, and 7). Use the flat, fleshy pads of your fingers - not your fingertips - to seal each hole gently.

Steady Airflow & Gentle Tonguing

Do not blow hard like whistling. Instead, whisper the syllable "tu" or "du" softly into the mouthpiece to start each note cleanly.

Higher notes (like Octave 6) require slightly faster, warmer air combined with a tighter thumb-hole seal, while lower notes require gentle, relaxed breath.

"Tu - tu - tu"

Tongue gently against the roof of your mouth behind your front teeth.

Decoding Note Names & Half-Notes (C5, F#5)

Notes repeat across seven letters: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. The number shows the octave: 5 is the lower register (C5-B5), and 6 is the upper octave (C6-B6).

A sharp (#) - often called a half-note or accidental - raises a pitch halfway to the next letter (for example, F#5 sits halfway between F5 and G5).

Understanding Chords & Arpeggios

Because a recorder plays one note at a time, we practice chords as arpeggios ("broken chords") - playing the chord's key notes in sequence (1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the scale).

Major chords (like C Major) sound bright and steady, while Minor chords (like A Minor) sound warm and reflective. Drilling these shapes in the Trainer builds muscle memory for leaps that appear in almost every melody.

C Major C5 · E5 · G5 · C6

G Major G5 · B5 · D6

F Major F5 · A5 · C6

A Minor A5 · C6 · E6

Avoiding Squeaks, Warming Up & Finger Sync

Warming up the flute: A cold recorder causes warm breath to condense inside the windway, blocking airflow and causing sudden squeaks. Before playing, tuck the headjoint under your arm or hold it in your hands for a minute so it reaches body temperature.

Warming up & syncing your fingers: Cold, stiff fingers land at slightly different split-seconds, creating brief "weird" intermediate notes between pitches. Warm up your hands, keep fingers hovering close above the holes, and practice moving multiple fingers together in parallel so they seal or lift at the exact same instant.

Quick Squeak Checklist: 1. Warm headjoint first · 2. Seal holes with flat finger pads · 3. Move fingers together in sync

Turn on your mic. Play a note. Watch it appear.

Live Fingering Spotlight

Explore Practice Tools

Fingering Chart

Fingering Trainer

Guided Songs

Record & Compose

Complete Fingering Chart

Fingering Trainer

Guided Songs Library

Song Title

Record & Compose Studio

Beginner's Guide

Baroque (B) vs. German (G) Recorders

Left Hand on Top, Always

Steady Airflow & Gentle Tonguing

Decoding Note Names & Half-Notes (C5, F#5)

Understanding Chords & Arpeggios

Avoiding Squeaks, Warming Up & Finger Sync

Baroque vs. German Fingering

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