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By the time you get to the bass you are starting to get more keys as the holes are getting further apart due to the size of the instrument. The bass isn’t typically a recorder a newbie would start learning on. Having a bocal means you can adapt the recorder to suit your body size. Either that or they the straight and have bocals which is a curved metal tube. This raises them up to make playing easier. Bass recorders are usually bent for ease of use. Bass Recordersīass recorders are huge they have a key of F 3. It also reduces any tension on your arms. The comfort tenor is the same as a normal tenor only it has two different keys at the end to make holding and playing the instrument more comfortable as you don’t have to stretch as far. The tenor recorder is great because unlike the alto you don’t have to learn any new fingering as it is the same as for the soprano. Tenors are more likely to have keys than the smaller recorders as it’s getting to the point where it is difficult to reach the holes as the recorder is too large. The tenor recorder is twice as long as the soprano recorder and is in the key of C. However, sometimes you will see altos with keys at the bottom of the recorder. Like the soprano, the alto doesn’t usually have any keys. They look the same as soprano recorders and have the same quantity of holes. Alto or Treble RecordersĪlto recorders are the next size up and the next sound down from the soprano. They are the popular choice for children due to their size, that they are cheap to buy even for a good one and if you get plastic they have fantastic durability. Sopranos are the recorder that will play the main tune if you are playing with other people. Although you can buy some wooden ones that do. Most sopranos consist only of holes and do not have keys at the end of the recorder.

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Sometimes they can come in either two or one part but it is best to get them in the full three parts for ease of use. Two of the end hole spaces actually have two not one hole but are still classed as the same hole number (Ie total holes 8). Typically the soprano has 7 finger holes on the front and one thumb hole on the back. The soprano is also known as the descant recorder. You will see this recorder everywhere especially in schools. The soprano is the most popular recorder. The sopranino key is F and the same fingering as the alto recorder. The sopranino is 120cm (7.9 inches) – 24cm (9.44inches) long and is the first of the main instruments used in an orchestra. The garkeins lowest note is C6 The Sopranino Recorder The Garlkein isn’t often used in an orchestra. The garklein is tiny and 1/2 the size of a soprano recorder about 6 inches (15cm) and it is a full octave higher than the soprano as well.

Each instrument is longer than the last and as they get longer the sound gets lower. The main recorders that most people are interested in are the sopranino, soprano, the alto, the tenor and the bass.

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