Flute

Low C♯ on the Flute

Written C♯4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯4
Beginner note
Written C♯4 on the treble staff

All six fingers with the right little finger on the C-sharp lever, the middle of the three footjoint keys. Its tone hole sits almost at the end of the tube, so it is the weakest note in the low register: keep the air slow and steady and let the flute rest firmly on the left index finger, because rolling the pinky between C-sharp and C is where beginners lose the balance of the instrument.

About this note

All six fingers with the right little finger on the C-sharp lever, the middle of the three footjoint keys. Its tone hole sits almost at the end of the tube, so it is the weakest note in the low register: keep the air slow and steady and let the flute rest firmly on the left index finger, because rolling the pinky between C-sharp and C is where beginners lose the balance of the instrument.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6) + Foot C♯ key
  • Written pitch: C♯4
  • Sounding frequency: 277.18 Hz

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