Always remember that at your first purchase of a recorder, you have to choose between these two fingering techniques. Here's the most important thing to know: German fingering tends to be easier for beginners than the Baroque. For instance, fingering the F note on a soprano recorder is easier if you go for German. But there's a major catch: with this ease of fingering comes tuning troubles. It will be harder to tune the recorder into any key besides the home key. In other words, you will have to trade fingering ease for tuning issues. The choice is yours at the end of the day.