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How to play high A on the recorder
The fingering for high A on a soprano (descant) recorder, with baroque fingering: Thumb pinched (half open), and the left pointer and middle fingers on holes 1 and 2: A's fingering, with the thumb pinched.
high A
Thumb hole half covered (pinched), holes 1 2 covered
How to play it
- High A is A an octave up: from high G, lift your left ring finger (hole 3) and keep the thumb pinched.
- It's the same on baroque and German recorders. Blow a little more firmly, but keep the air steady.
Why it squeaks or sounds wrong
- If you hear the lower A, the thumb is covering the whole hole: open a small gap at the top.
- If it squeaks or won't sound, the gap is too big or the air too strong: roll the thumb back a little and blow steadily.
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Songs with high A
Other recorder notes
low C · low C# · low D · low E♭ · low E · F · F# · G · G# · A · B♭ · B · high C · high C# · high D · high E♭ · high E · high F · high F# · high G · high G# · high B♭ · high B · top C · top D