learning tin-whistle

[Heather]

Try a 'D' Generation Nickle whistle from Hob goblin.com theyre about 4.00 and play along to a record - its that easy. THen get a pogues band together and PLAY the music. Thats what I did the band is called 'Bottle of Smoke' and we're from Hull, UK. Rock on!

Yeah but Generation whistles are crap, you'd be better buying a Feadog for around the same price, they're much more in tune.

Hobgoblin music is a good shop though.

[Metsaen]

http://www.freewebs.com/metsaen/sally2.mp3

Thats how "good" i play on the guinness flute Lovely right?
I am so sorry

I have never played any instruments before and probably never will learn to play any either

[A_Pair_Of_Brown_Eyes]

http://www.8notes.com/midi_sheet_music/ ... di-pagezz2

I like to play this

[Mikey_c]

Hello All, Tinwhistle fans and Pogue Fans, Recently i Heard some Pogues and have been into them alot. Anyhoo I wanna learn how to play the tin whistle, I Have got a Feadog a 'D' one. COuld you give me tips on how i can improve and whats a good way to practice, thanks .

[CraigBatty]

Hi Mikey C.

...tips on how i can improve

- When practicing/learning a tune, always stop at any troubling passages, slow them down, and practice them over and over and over until they flow better with the passages before and after them. It is too easy to get lost in rushing through a near approximation of a tune; and in some tunes near enough just isn't good enough. So break it down into 8-bar sections (or 4-bar, 2-bar whatever it takes...), and practice each one until it's right.
- Having said this, I think it is vital to get yourself some kind of tutorial - preferably visual - on CD/DVD so that you can hear what a tune is meant to sound like. Nothing wrong with playing along to Spider & Co. of course, but that gets tricky when yer setting out.
- Practice breathing technique whenever you can. Poor diaphragm control is the bane of wind performers (including singers). Whistles demand a slow, controlled exhalation and, like everything else, takes practice to achieve.

...and whats a good way to practice, thanks .

A good way to practice? LOTS.

[Mikey_c]

Cool, thanks for the help Fintan. Ill Start practice straight away .

[Heather]

Hello All, Tinwhistle fans and Pogue Fans, Recently i Heard some Pogues and have been into them alot. Anyhoo I wanna learn how to play the tin whistle, I Have got a Feadog a 'D' one. COuld you give me tips on how i can improve and whats a good way to practice, thanks .

I learned using a book that came with a CD, which I found a great help, there are a wide range on the market.

[rockarocka]

Completely unrelated to your dicussion of brand, quality, etc; yet still related to the thread! Woohoo!

I suddenly recall a month or so ago being stuck in the commute hell of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. As I (and more than a thousand other cars) are slowly inching forward I notice some guy in the car to my left is playing a tin whistle. My lane speeds up and I lose sight of him. My lane slows down and his speeds up. Yep - there he his still playing the whistle.

This went on for five or ten minutes before I just had to flip the iPod to The Pogues. Of course after this he was never to be seen again.

Hehe, I've done this plenty a time. I'm not very good, but my tin whistle is always sitting next to me in the car and its just too enticing to not play it when stuck in traffic.

[Heather]

Completely unrelated to your dicussion of brand, quality, etc; yet still related to the thread! Woohoo!

I suddenly recall a month or so ago being stuck in the commute hell of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. As I (and more than a thousand other cars) are slowly inching forward I notice some guy in the car to my left is playing a tin whistle. My lane speeds up and I lose sight of him. My lane slows down and his speeds up. Yep - there he his still playing the whistle.

This went on for five or ten minutes before I just had to flip the iPod to The Pogues. Of course after this he was never to be seen again.

Hehe, I've done this plenty a time. I'm not very good, but my tin whistle is always sitting next to me in the car and its just too enticing to not play it when stuck in traffic.

If you weren't Australian, I'd have said it was you in the car next to DZM's.

[james71]

Hi Folks

My name is James Donohoe and I am a Tin Whistle teacher from Ireland.

I have spent the last few years developing an exciting new Tuition Site

I invite you to a free demo lesson at http://www.feadogonline.com

Best of Luck

James

[CraigBatty]

What a fantastic looking site. I've just had a poke around, and am considering registering for the improvers course. Great presentation and good luck with it. Hope to speak to you soon.

[Heather]

Just ordered two new Feadog whistles, a D and a C.

[go_go_fishy_power_07]

has any one eva heard of the shop gough and davey cos if u have can u plz tell me if the do tin whistles cos theres no point of me going there and finding out they dont then realise im at the wrong shop and i have to all the way back for fuck all so plzplzplzplzplzplz tell me if there is any there and if so how much thanx
peace out

[ianms]

i have two that i'd recommend above all else - michael burke's whistles and a fellow named john sindt's. burke's are a more copeland esque purer sound and are just gorgeous. sindt's on the other hand, are like a professional low-end whistle - which is a good thing. they have great chiff and a real lively little feel. apparently they may also be the new whistle of choice for mary bergin of feadoga stain repute...

[Niall]

i have two that i'd recommend above all else - michael burke's whistles and a fellow named john sindt's. burke's are a more copeland esque purer sound and are just gorgeous. sindt's on the other hand, are like a professional low-end whistle - which is a good thing. they have great chiff and a real lively little feel. apparently they may also be the new whistle of choice for mary bergin of feadoga stain repute...

that sounds impressive but what exactly does it mean in english?