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Low C♯ on the Flute

To play Low C♯ (C♯4) on flute: Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + foot C♯ key.

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Back / thumbLeft handTrill keysRight handE♭ keyFoot jointThumb B key: pressedBThumb B♭ lever (Briccialdi): openB♭Left index (key 1): pressed1Left middle (key 2): pressed2Left ring (key 3): pressed3G♯ key (left little finger): openG♯Right index (key 4): pressed4Right middle (key 5): pressed5Right ring (key 6): pressed6First (D) trill key: opent1Second (E♭) trill key: opent2E♭ key (right little finger): openE♭Foot C♯ key: pressedC♯Foot C key: openCFoot B key: openB
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Low C♯C♯4
Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + foot C♯ key
Written
C♯4
Sounds
C♯4
C♯4 on the treble staff

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  • 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
Tip · Low C♯

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.

C4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4Low DE♭4Low E♭E4Low EF4Low FF♯4Low F♯G4Low GA♭4Low A♭A4Low AB♭4Low B♭B4Low BC5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5A♭5A5B♭5B5C6C♯6D6High DE♭6High E♭E6High EF6High FF♯6High F♯G6High GA♭6High A♭A6High AB♭6High B♭B6High BC7High C
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Tip · Low C♯

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.

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Low C♯ sounds C♯4 (the flute reads at concert pitch).

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

What to press, key by key

  • 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

Questions

How do you play Low C♯ on flute?

To play Low C♯ (C♯4) on flute: Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + foot C♯ key. Low C♯ sounds C♯4 (the flute reads at concert pitch). Press: 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.

Is Low C♯ written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds C♯4.

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