Wherever the note head land,s is the note name. It doesn’t matter what the stem (lines) are, and it doesn’t matter if the note head is empty (as with half and whole notes) or full (quarter notes and smaller). These note heads tell the musician what letter name the note is. You’ll notice each note has a note head or circle on the staff (those five lines). Find The Noteįirst, take a look at the sheet music you’re trying to play. Use both to help you learn how to play recorder notes.
The next section offers a written explanation of how to finger the notes one by one. This section offers an explanation on how to use the chart and figure out the fingerings based on the image. It’s nice to see the easy recorder song fingering chart above, but how do you use it?
