Alto Vs Soprano Recorder

The alto vs soprano recorder is a fascinating topic and one any aspiring recorder player needs to be aware of. The alto recorder and the soprano recorder are designed exactly the same, but there are some key differences which I'll discuss in the video.
I also discuss it in my article on Alto vs Soprano recorder here: dynamicmusicro...
In this video on alto vs soprano recorder, I'll cover the following topics:
- Similarities
- Differences
--Size
--Range
--Playability
--Cost
-Sound Comparison
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[@beaolayon7344]

The humor just made the vid even better lol, great vid btw, this was incredibly helpful cuz I'm currently choosing between the two

[@user-bx4vo9tw3g]

Beautiful explanation, my problem is whenever I am telling my students to buy Alto recorder they're not showing interest because for price.

[@eemoot]

Youre not crazy, you're amazingly weird, and I love that ❤

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

Thanks!

[@dwudcuqoyl1465]

My favorite( for ADVANCED players( like near professional) is the tenor

[@annderby6295]

Thanks for the comparison!

[@jcsto]

Great explanation! Keep up the good work!

[@1cleandude]

I thought that timed cough was a hack on the LMI!😂 great content brother and thanks for sharing! That soprano has a sweetness about it! Any recommendations for a notation guide for alto F? Thanks again 🙏🙏🙏

[@fredquann2796]

Very helpfully thank you

[@dgvanaken]

Great comparison video.

[@nathanwhitmore3980]

Nice review, thanks!

[@David__.]

Can you please tell me, if I've got music for the soprano recorder but I'm using an alto recorder, what do I do? Just a matter of transposing the piece? (I think transposing is the right word?!). I've never transposed before so it might be a slow process. Ps. I haven't checked your videos so I'm not sure if you've made any that are relevant to what I've asked? I enjoyed this one! (Alto recorder books seem to be like chicken's teeth in Zuide Africa...)

[@partypao]

This is an awesome channel!! Subscribed!

[@TIARIVERS]

So is the alto better for an older adult beginner to learn??

[@MrRandyk2]

Could you recommend an Alto brand? Most inexpensive with decent quality? Thank you-enjoyed your video!

[@aumelb]

Yamaha ecodear or Zen-On Bressan. Both are plastic, made in Japan, have somewhat darker more mellow sound than other plastic ones and are under $100.

[@krishtchin4324]

the bressan comes in 415 baroque pitch and then modern pitch, the first is more expensive

[@idraote]

I have both (and I play them both horribly because I am as musical as a drunken sloth) but I prefer the Yamaha 300 series. Yes, they are more expensive, but not so much as to make them inaffordable. The soprano is currently about 25,00 EUR and the alto is about 35,00. They sound incredibly good for a plastic instrument even if you play like I do. The cheaper ones only sound good if played by someone who knows what he's doing which is not the case for most children.

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

Good point!

[@ezrhino100]

can you play 'stairway" and 'sultans of swing'?

[@krishtchin4324]

have you ever tried the Handel or Barsanti Alto sonatas? beautiful pieces

[@jedimistress2751]

I am a star wars nerd so could you teach a star wars theme on alto please?

[@BariyaaZiinu]

I wish buying they alto but it's really cost over here in Nigeria 🤧

[@Dominic5586]

Hi, can i have some information of transposition when switching from Soprano to Alto? Many ppl in beginner grade got confused. If i play any sheet music in Alto, which is and F recorder, middle C cannot be played coz it is an F instrument, and i need to play the middle C using G fingering in Soprano, and so on if i move to upper notes like DEFGABC(HIGHER OCTAVE... )

[@SeekerLancer]

C Major is what is called "concert pitch." When you write music for an instrument that is not tuned to C Major you transpose that music on the page into fingerings that match the the version of the instrument that is in C Major. That instrument's natural harmonic or open note, in the case of the alto recorder, is an F but will be written on the page as a C. Another example, when a Bb trumpet plays a C as written in its music, it's actually playing a Bb and when it a D it's actually playing a C. Alto recorder's F tuning is a perfect fifth lower than a soprano recorder so in order to use the same fingerings as the soprano recorder you would take the notes written for soprano and re-write them a perfect fifth lower. So while the concert pitch scale of your instrument in reality is F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E the notes on the page will be read and fingered as C-D-E-F-G-A-B and be played as such. Transposition makes it so that you don't have to learn a whole new set of fingerings every time you switch between instruments in the same family. You only have to learn the C Major fingering and the sheet music is transposed to match.

[@emilycryder1096]

Do you read the notes for the Soprano recorder the same for the Alto recorder?

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

You can, and some books are written like that. But if you play fingering for B on the soprano on the alto it won't sound with that note.

[@naughtysquirrelontheroad1542]

You made me giggle 😁 I am trying to learn on an alto. Defo need more practice. Seem to struggle more on the lower notes.

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

They're tough! It's all about making sure those holes are covered and blowing with warm air.

[@naughtysquirrelontheroad1542]

@@dynamicmusicroom221 yup, agree with that. Loving your vids, thank you 😁

[@getsegeert807]

Same. I played the soprano in elementary school and I thought it would be funny to bring a recorder in band class instead of my saxophone. So I bought the alto recorder and decided to actually learn it and I see some notes are similar to the sax!

[@OcramsYT]

🥰🥰🥰 Thank youuu

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

Happy to help!

[@JB-nd6kx]

Can I ask how long the alto recorder is in mm/ cm? I'm researching medieval recorders and trying to workout what pitch they are 😅

[@videoleaks]

A little over thirty centimeters.

[@ZoeR.]

There is no standard pitch with medieval recorders. They all vary and unique in their own.

[@AdagioLab]

You're awesome at being crazy

[@aayushbaid2399]

Is Yamaha yrs 24 B a good pick ? Does it makes shrilling sounds.?

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

That's the soprano I often play on. I like to play on "cheaper" ones to show they can sound good. It all depends on your air control. Make sure you keep the Big 3 in mind for good sound.

[@techzoneyt3167]

hey whats up, can i know your opinion in the 24B? Thankyou im a beginner and i would like to learn it using the same unit

[@rhondabrink9718]

My son is just learning alto Recorder an notes are E every G good B boy D deserves F fudge Is how he was taught to remember notes

[@ReenBlom]

So did you get your wood for holidays? Which song? GREENSLEEVES. 😁

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

I did! But it's delayed in the mail. I'll show it off once I get it!

[@avarner64]

The Bonny Banks of Lock Lomond

[@angrygranpa]

Itsy bitsy 🕷️🕸️

[@palavoyz]

Psssst... have you tried the sopranino recorder? 0.0

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

I have. They're cool!

[@sayori3939]

You didn't have to drop the poor soprano one :0 😂😂

[@deboraharamirez]

Stairway to Heaven

[@davidsanme1715]

Hi I am spanish spoken. Could talk slower please.

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

I'll try to do that better!

[@bgdn5]

Kinderdarten style of show. Tqu

[@dynamicmusicroom221]

No problem!