Recorder fingering charts for people with visual impairments
FEHR Blockflötenbau is one of the first companies to offer recorder fingering charts for screenreader software.
This makes it easier for people with visual impairments to look up the fingering options on their instrument.
The fingering system was developed at the suggestion of and in collaboration with affected people.
The fingering chart system
The system is structured as follows:
- The finger holes are numbered from the top.
- The holes that are played are indicated.
- 0 stands for a completely closed thumb hole, 0 with a semicolon denotes a half fingered thumb hole.
- The numbers 1 to 5 stand for the individual holes on the front.
- Half-open double holes (6 and 7) are marked with a semicolon.
- UL indicates the lower sound hole at the foot end.
Example
For a soprano: e in the second octave would be the notated fingering:
0; 1 2 3 4 5 6
Link to the fingering charts for screen readers for C instruments