Opening refrain and good-tidings section · Intermediate · C major · 3/4 · 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: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F6.
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How to practise We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The first G5 is a pickup: begin before the first full bar. Practise the G5–C6 leap separately before playing the whole refrain.
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
Choose Print / Save PDF, then select your printer or your browser’s PDF destination. The print layout keeps the notes and fingerings and hides playback controls.
Melody and source
Traditional English carol. Instrumental practice setting in C major, without modern harmony or accompaniment. Source / historical background.
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.