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#1
01-08-2006, 08:04 AM
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| Recorder We can discuss playing recorder here.  |
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#2
01-08-2006, 11:31 AM
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| Okay, I've actually learned to play the Blockflöte in one night for a gig we had, we played this irish tune and there was a nice theme and I wanted to play it. How many octaves can you play on yours? |
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#3
01-08-2006, 11:44 AM
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| 2 octaves. As far as I know, all recorders have a range of 2 octaves, not more. Of course, they say there are tricks to squeeze a couple of notes from the third octave, but... nah! |
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#4
01-08-2006, 11:53 AM
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| I played in noye's fludde which had some really high notes and it got me looking at how high we can go - apparently for some you have to stop off the end of the recorder with either your knee or your hand! |
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#5
01-08-2006, 01:27 PM
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| Yeah, I meant those knee tricks. That's not always possible. Not on stage, really. Not during a respectable concert. |
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#6
01-08-2006, 03:45 PM
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| Wow, and I was still having problems with my thumb covering only a half of a hole to get to the upper octave!  |
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#7
01-08-2006, 03:56 PM
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| 2/3 of the hole actually  |
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#8
02-08-2006, 11:16 AM
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| It’s actually easy to play the top d''': Both index and ring fingers on both hands, half covering thumb hole and maybe a shade of touch on the left little finger (C sharp hole). Regards |
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#9
10-08-2006, 07:34 PM
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I just bought a Moeck Ehlert model, which does have a true fingering for it. After the C# / F# the D / G and D# / G# are actually easy to play. The E / A depends on the instrument. After that you get into weird fingerings, and most recorders can not be said to have more than an octave and a half. Victor. |
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14-08-2006, 01:43 PM
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