Complete melody · Intermediate · F major · 4/4 · Baroque soprano recorder
Tap any note to hear it. Filled holes = covered; empty holes = open; half-filled thumb = pinch.
Read the notes: C5 is the lowest soprano note; C6 is one octave higher. Beat values use quarter notes: 0.5 = eighth note; 1.5 = dotted quarter; 2 = half note. Notes used: E5, F5, G5, A5, Bb5, C6, D6, E6, F6.
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How to practise Deck the Halls
Practise the descending C6–Bb5–A5–G5 opening first. Bb means B flat: use the fork fingering shown below. Half-beat notes move twice as fast as one-beat notes.
Start at 60 BPM. Listen to a phrase, stop playback and echo it on your recorder. The phrase breaks are practice chunks, not bar lines; follow the beat values for timing.
Print a classroom practice sheet
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This page uses our own single-line practice layout and synthesized audio. It does not include a modern accompaniment or commercial recording. Using a German recorder? Check its F fingering before playing.