Soprano Recorder

F♯4 on the Soprano Recorder

Written F♯4 — sounds concert F♯5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F♯4
Concert F♯5Beginner note
Written F♯4 on the treble staff

Another fork: hole 4 lifts while 5 and 6 stay down. This is the mirror image of the baroque-versus-German split on F, and it is the reason a German-fingered player finds F# hard on a baroque instrument. Expect a little more resistance than on G.

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Another fork: hole 4 lifts while 5 and 6 stay down. This is the mirror image of the baroque-versus-German split on F, and it is the reason a German-fingered player finds F# hard on a baroque instrument. Expect a little more resistance than on G.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Hole 1 (left index) + Hole 2 (left middle) + Hole 3 (left ring) + Hole 5 (right middle) + Double hole 6
  • Written pitch: F♯4 · Concert pitch: F♯5
  • Sounding frequency: 739.99 Hz

Soprano Recorder 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.