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Latest Activity
@norman
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"We just got back after a four hour drive to attend Cherish the Ladies' Christmas concert in Tulsa.
Joanne Madden's whistle playing was beyond beautiful. It..."
@keith
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"Todays 'positive' - was me getting through about 8 tunes without too many mistakes - must do it more often.
"
@chris
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"Cheating????? No just using the advantages built into the instruments tuning"
@keith
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"........& there was me thinking I might be 'cheating'........
(Because I have most of my other instruments in the key of C, & most of my..."
@strumelia
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"Yes I do like Norman as well. I treat the bell note (lowest note on the whistle) as a D despite what key the whistle actually is. That way, when I read a..."
@norman
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"Hi Keith. I think most of us do the same thing, but because D is the whistle most people start with, we treat D as the bell note of our whistle regardless of..."
@keith
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I can see I'm confusing you all........
What I mean is that I will be playing in the key of C, mentally, but the tune will be played in the key of the..."
@strumelia
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I'm a bit confused by that as well.
So you're referring to when reading standard notation, then? Keith does that mean you never use for example the C# note..."
@norman
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":
"And a lot easier to take out caroling than a piano."
@keith
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"Hi, Chris, by that, I just mean playing each & everyone of my whistles as if it were in the key of C - obviously they will actually play the tune in the..."
@chris
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"Hi Keith
Could you expand on what you mean by "C fingering style"? I'm a bit confused.
Thanks"
@chifmunk
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":
"Collecting whistles is way cheaper than collecting guitars or violins. !"
@chifmunk
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Rethinking pennywhistle.":
Posted a response to "Rethinking pennywhistle.":
"That's a cool video, and towards the end she demonstrates how to do some really 'edgy' sound effects not associated with Irish music. Thanks!"
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"I like various ones but my current favorite material would have to be black polymer (ABS I guess they also call it). It has a mellowness that reminds me of..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":
"I can relate. After you have the first three of any type of instrument, my criteria then becomes: if you spend more time reading about or shopping for..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ornamentation & Technique:
Posted a new Comment on Ornamentation & Technique:
"Yes, I enjoyed that video too! :)
Tin Whistle - Finger Techniques and Effects"
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"I think here in the US that Jerry Freeman-tweaked whistles (his own Blackbirds, and Generations) are pretty affordable ($35-55 or so now?) and are tested by..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
"I have a couple of low G whistles, and I do find them hard to play due to the reach, even with using piper's grip. However I can manage it, with some..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Pretty Saro - penny whistle:
Posted a new Comment on Pretty Saro - penny whistle:
"Thank you! "
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Nicaea hymn tune on pennywhistle:
Posted a new Comment on Nicaea hymn tune on pennywhistle:
"Again, nice tone - I'm beginning to like an 'A' whistle, after having tried quite a few different keyed whistles."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on The Cuckoo - penny whistle Bb:
Posted a new Comment on The Cuckoo - penny whistle Bb:
"Nice tone - not one I know."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Pretty Saro - penny whistle:
Posted a new Comment on Pretty Saro - penny whistle:
"Don't know the tune, but that whistle has a nice tone - good playing for a couple of months, too."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Quietening a whistle.":
Created a new Group discussion "Quietening a whistle.":
"On another forum, there was a discussion about making whistles quieter for practicing at home, I tried out a couple of them, but only one seemed to work,..."
Whistle Care & Tweaking
Whistle Care & Tweaking
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on PopJazzRock whistlers:
Posted a new Comment on PopJazzRock whistlers:
"I guess I should be in this group, I like tunes from the 20th Century.
Pop, rock, ballads, aires, country, blues, etc - I have a somewhat eclectic taste..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
Posted a new Comment on Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?:
"Starter whistles usually cost under £10, nearer to £5, over here in the UK. Generation & Clarkes are easiest to be found, but there are also Feadog..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
Posted a new Comment on What is your source of learning?:
"I generally play tunes that I know, so I look for the notation, then convert it to my shorthand version, & use that to play from.
I have a basic..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on what's a good tune to start out on as a Beginner?:
Posted a new Comment on what's a good tune to start out on as a Beginner?:
"Any of the 'childrens' songs should be good to get you started - then when you have found your way around your whistle, pick a fairly simple tune that you..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ornamentation & Technique:
Posted a new Comment on Ornamentation & Technique:
"I found a video online that discusses/shows some techniques, the link is in the main forum under playing techniqes. It shows rolls, cuts, slides, etc."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
"The lowest whistle I own is an alto G, (the highest is a soprano G), I also have an A, & have a collection of Generations in both brass & nickel,..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
"Not sure if you are still around, but I think the crossover point is the Bb, some call it mezzo, others call it alto - I'm with them who call it alto.
"
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Rethinking pennywhistle.":
Posted a response to "Rethinking pennywhistle.":
"I just came across this video on some techniques, it may be of interest to the rest of you.
Quote:..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"I've decided to concentrate my efforts on a number of tunes that I like to play, or want to be able to play, going forward.
Presently, as it's nearly Xmas..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
Created a new forum topic "What's your favourite whistle made of?":
"Being a newbie, I'm still searching for my favourite, but presently, it's brass.
I have brass & nickel Generations, a brass Feadog, an aluminium..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "New Year Resolution":
Created a new forum topic "New Year Resolution":
"So, having purchased a number of whistles recently, I was thinking that, maybe, I should make a resolution not to purchase any more..........."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I have a number of Fake Books whose tunes are generally in the key of C.So I have decided to play all my whistles in the C fingering style, (should only..."
@keith
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"There appears to be some whistle tab here -..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"Oh, and here's a handy page of Christmas whistle tabs:https://www.8notes.com/tin_whistle/christmas/"
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"Ok, so I discovered that one of my favorite Christmas carols is actually not too hard to play on the whistle... yay!
Was working on it last night a little...."
@keith
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I just noticed that my regular music instrument supplier had a Tony Dixon tunable aluminium whistle in 'A' - so my Xmas present will be on its way to me..."
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Good one Keith. "
@keith
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Wow! I was first to post a tune for the December Challenge on one of my harmonica forums - wasn't it lucky that I had been practicing Jingle Bells just..."
@larrys
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"That's like me. Technically I play 13 instruments. But none of them really well"
@keith
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"I totally agree, my music making is just for my own enjoyment, & I can get a tune out of most of my instruments, but, of course, some better than..."
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Here's something I wrote about never being 'good enough' back in 2009. It's on my dulcimer blog but it applies to playing any instrument I..."
@mack
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"If proficiency were the only goal that might work somewhat but you would never get “good enough”
Play for joy what you like."
@larrys
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Yes I was learning classical guitar but it was just too much, so now I am concentrating mainly on piano"
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"There's no way I could concentrate only on one type of instrument for months at a time. It's not in my genetic makeup! More accurately, it would take some of..."
@keith
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"On one of my other forums, I've been told I should concentrate on just one instrument - until I'm proficient - not sure that I can do that, but my..."
@keith
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I'm thinking it may be an old one, maybe of original manufacture, as it is a bit beaten up looking, & may have been repaired down the seam at some time...."
@chris
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I've never seen a whistle where the fipple slides into the barrel of the whistle before (not that I've seen a lot of whistles)"
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Latest Forum Posts All
The Positive Thread
Posted: Saturday December 15 2018, 9:45 AM
By: @Norman
By: @Norman
New Year Resolution
Posted: Monday December 10 2018, 9:15 AM
By: @Norman
By: @Norman
Rethinking pennywhistle.
Posted: Saturday December 8 2018, 4:16 PM
By: @Chifmunk
By: @Chifmunk
What's your favourite...
Posted: Saturday December 8 2018, 4:14 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
What tune are you working...
Posted: Saturday December 8 2018, 5:46 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
The Drifting Thread
Posted: Wednesday December 5 2018, 10:44 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
What other instruments do...
Posted: Friday November 30 2018, 1:51 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Two ways to add an image to...
Posted: Wednesday November 21 2018, 12:50 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
How to add an audio or...
Posted: Wednesday November 21 2018, 12:23 PM
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By: @Strumelia
Other useful forums
Posted: Saturday November 3 2018, 3:06 PM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Whistle tabs
Posted: Saturday November 3 2018, 5:48 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Hello to my new whistling...
Posted: Friday November 2 2018, 2:30 PM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Native American Flutes anyone?
Posted: Friday November 2 2018, 11:31 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Favorite whistles
Posted: Friday November 2 2018, 5:49 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Show Us Your Pets!
Posted: Thursday September 13 2018, 9:19 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Thanks for adding me
Posted: Sunday September 2 2018, 8:17 PM
By: @Papasims
By: @Papasims
Where to add my photos?
Posted: Monday May 21 2018, 9:24 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Little piece on my C whistle
Posted: Friday May 18 2018, 12:50 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Made a whistle pouch
Posted: Thursday May 17 2018, 7:47 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Susato Kildare
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By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Cool way to make a simple...
Posted: Sunday June 11 2017, 7:29 PM
By: @Chifmunk
By: @Chifmunk
Lesson learned.
Posted: Monday March 20 2017, 4:03 PM
By: @BillD
By: @BillD
Using mountain dulcimer tab...
Posted: Saturday March 4 2017, 2:58 PM
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By: @BillD
Brother Steve Whistle site
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By: @Strumelia
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