learning tin-whistle

**Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:48 am**

Mick Molloy wrote:I saw a coursebook at Walton's in Dublin but hey you should try and learn thw whistle on feel. I hate coursebooks generally as they try to teach you something which might not work for you.

Try to find a way for yourself which makes it easy to play and listen to music a lot so you will develop an ear for music.

Yeah, I know what you mean. But sometimes you need some help just to get started.

**Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:47 pm**

thanks for ur help i got a cheap C-Key to start myself off but it's a bit low, i saw te guiness 1 in an irish penny shop, but the women didn't have a price on it so i'll to go back and get it.

**Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:12 pm**

practise, don't over blow and don't get discouraged.

**Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:59 pm**

thanks, spider.

**Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:02 am**

when playing to the pogues watch out for a the f whistle tunes.drive you made trying to learn them on a d

**Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:20 am**

hey look, it's one of them duggins boys! :twisted:

**Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:50 pm**

I've been 'playing' the thin whistle for a few weeks now and it's great fun.

**Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:39 pm**

i tied it for a week or so a coule of years back when my lil girl was ababy

i soon went back to guitar and stuff cos you can sing simultaneouslky but...

i learned sunnyside of the street quite well and actually i might have written the whistle tabv down somewhere ...................its easy to work it out if you knoe the notes

**Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:37 pm**

send it to ben and he can put it on his site, fool!

**Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:55 pm**

I also found a nice online shop http://www.thewhistleshop.com.

**Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:07 am**

You can find the best online tutorial on brother steve pages (usefull for beginners and also for experienced players).

http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/

Enjoy!!!

**Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:26 pm**

Simon I play the whistle, I learnt through Brendan Mulker I Believe he is still teaching in Hammersmith. It's well worth it, you learn all the Irish Trad stuff - Brian Kelly know's him well also. Brian learnt off of him I believe and is now the all - ireland banjo player - diddle dee dum.

Best thing about Brendan - was all the sheet music he gave you to practice on.

**Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:07 am**

I'll ask him about it sometime I haven't seen him for a couple of days.

**Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:00 am**

How you getting on Simon?

**Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:53 pm**

MissWalshy wrote:Simon I play the whistle, I learnt through Brendan Mulker I Believe he is still teaching in Hammersmith. It's well worth it, you learn all the Irish Trad stuff - Brian Kelly know's him well also. Brian learnt off of him I believe and is now the all - ireland banjo player - diddle dee dum.

Best thing about Brendan - was all the sheet music he gave you to practice on.

Miss Walshy,

I believe your man Brendan Mulker still teaches in Hammersmith. I went a couple of years ago with my banjo. The standard was excellent although, as I play by ear, I found the sheet music intimidating. I packed it in after a few weeks! He has, I'm told, taught anybody who's anybody in the trad scene in London and beyond.

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