How to play the six-hole recorder

1. With your head looking straight, the flute is perpendicular to the body and at an angle of less than 45° to the chest. With your fingers naturally bent, use the three fingers (finger pulps) in the middle of both hands to press the corresponding flute holes. The thumb clamps the flute body on the inside to support and stabilize it; the little finger can naturally and gently bend and lift (orchid finger).

2. The most basic fingering method for the six-hole recorder:

As shown in the figure below, the solid circle is the closed hole (when playing, the fingertips should press all the holes, Otherwise, air will leak and the sound will be inaccurate). The hollow circle is an opening (release your fingers).

3. Whether you are playing standing or sitting, your back should be straight and your arms should be raised. Do not fold your arms or hold your head or chest. If the overall posture is wrong, it will not only affect the appearance, but also affect the breath and the effect of playing.

4. Play slowly when playing low notes, blow quickly when playing high notes, and play slowly and slowly when playing alto notes. Take the recorder, practice the scales according to the fingering chart above, and play the seven simplest alto notes: do, re, mi, fa, sou, la, xi.

Extended information:

The recorder is a woodwind instrument with a long history in Europe. It has been used since the Middle Ages. It originated in Italy in the 15th century and became popular in European countries from the 16th to the 18th century. The recorder has a beautiful and mellow tone. It is an important wind instrument in Europe and a standard solo instrument in the Baroque era.

The recorder is usually an eight-hole instrument and is a series of instruments. There are five types of instruments commonly used for playing, namely Sopranino, Soprano or Descant, and Alto or Descant. Treble, Tenor and Bass. When these recorders are combined into a band, a variety of music can be played.

The "six-hole recorder" is a combination of the recorder and the traditional Chinese musical instrument bamboo flute. The fingering method is quite different from that of the "eight-hole" recorder.

The recorder is also a twelve-well-tempered instrument. It can be modulated arbitrarily, has a range of more than two octaves, and is extremely expressive. Therefore, learning the recorder, like learning any kind of Western musical instrument, can effectively cultivate people's fixed pitch concept and effectively improve people's musical professionalism. In many countries, the recorder has become a popular instrument with the largest learning population, and this is also true in China.

Reference materials; Baidu Encyclopedia-Recorder