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How to play B on the recorder
The fingering for B on a soprano (descant) recorder, with baroque fingering: Left thumb on the hole at the back, and your left pointer finger on hole 1 (the top hole). Nothing else.
B
Thumb hole covered, hole 1 covered
How to play it
- B is the first note almost everyone learns: one hand, two fingers, and it sounds easily.
- Hold the recorder with your left hand on top, and rest your right thumb under the recorder, between holes 4 and 5, to support it.
Why it squeaks or sounds wrong
- A squeak usually means too much air: blow gently, like saying "doo".
- If it sounds airy, the thumb isn't sealing the back hole: press with the soft pad, not the tip.
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Songs with B
- Hot Cross BunsG, A, B
- Au Clair de la LuneG, A, B
- Mary Had a Little LambG, A, B, high D
- Lightly RowG, A, B, high C, high D
- Ode to JoyG, A, B, high C, high D
- Jingle BellsG, A, B, high C, high D
- When the Saints Go Marching InG, A, B, high C, high D
- Old MacDonald Had a Farmlow D, low E, G, A, B
- Amazing Gracelow D, low E, G, A, B, high D
- Yankee Doodlelow D, low E, F#, G, A, B, high C
- Happy Birthdaylow D, low E, F#, G, A, B, high C, high D
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Starlow D, low E, F#, G, A, B
- London Bridgelow D, low E, F#, G, A, B
- Frère Jacqueslow D, G, A, B, high C, high D, high E