On a standard soprano recorder, there are two common fingerings for the b above middle c. This movie uses about 714 kilobytes of storage to demonstrate the first fingering.
The second fingering is illustrated through a low-res GIF file (9 k) and a very brief QuickTime movie (282 k).
For even more economy of bandwidth, two GIF files can be placed in a QuickTime movie (42 k) and synchronized with a small MIDI file to produce this animation.
Demonstrating Non-Musical Activities using Animation
After practicing with the recorder, the recorder should be swabbed to remove excess moisture. The animation below demonstrates the process of separating the sections of the recorder and swabbing out the main body. The entire animation takes only 35 kilobytes of storage.
