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Most school recorders are still offered in both fingerings so one may choose one or the other.
The most distinguishing feature is the fingering for the note F (soprano). For the beginner, this tone seems to be easier to play with the German fingering (compared with the Baroque fingering). But one has to keep in mind that this simplification comes along with a significant lack of intonation concerning especially the fingerings of F# and G# (2nd octave).
Modern recorder methods therefore use the baroque fingering which must not be more difficult even for younger recorder player.
A frequent error: the double finger holes for C/C# and D/D# (soprano recorder) are often recognised as the Baroque fingering. But these double holes are offered with both fingerings.
The baroque fingering is easy to recognise in comparing the finger hole for F‘/F‘‘ (soprano recorder) or Bb‘/Bb‘‘ (alto recorder): with the baroque fingering this hole is considerably bigger than with the German fingering.
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