Virtual recorder

Tap a note, or play it on your keyboard, and hold it as long as you like. The picture shows which holes to cover for each note. Where your device can show it, it's a virtual 3D player: two hands play every note, so you see each fingering and how to hold the instrument.

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On a computer, play with your keyboard: each note shows its key. The letters are the notes' names (C plays C); hold Shift for the higher ones, and the numbers play the sharps and flats.

The sound is made in your browser: close to the real instrument, not the same.

Have a real one?The free lessons listen and watch as you play, note by note.

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How to hold your recorder, in 3D

Left hand on top: its thumb covers the hole at the back, its first three fingers the top three holes, and its little finger rests off to the side.
Right hand below: its four fingers cover the lower holes, and its thumb supports the recorder from behind, about between the fourth and fifth holes.
Cover the holes gently with the soft pads of your fingers, and keep your fingers close to the holes when they lift.

Turn the 3D hands with the round buttons: from the front, from the back (where the thumbs are), from above and from below.