Piccolo
C5 on the Piccolo
Written C5 — sounds concert C6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
C5
Concert C6Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written C5 sounds concert C6 on piccolo.
Written C5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds C6, an octave higher. The piccolo's bottom octave is quiet and hard to project; use a small, fast airstream and don't overblow.
About this note
Written C5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds C6, an octave higher. The piccolo's bottom octave is quiet and hard to project; use a small, fast airstream and don't overblow.
- Primary fingering: Left index (key 1) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: C5 · Concert pitch: C6
- Sounding frequency: 1046.50 Hz
Trill fingerings
- C5 ↔ D5 (Hold C and shake the first (D) trill key with the right index finger): Left index (key 1) + First (D) trill key + E♭ key (right little finger)
Piccolo fingering data last updated . Every diagram here, in the printable PDF and in the chart image comes from one dataset, so the paper and the screen cannot disagree.