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@keith
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"We've had our 2 doses, & just coming up for a booster jab, so we have been able to get about a bit, but still need to wear them in confined spaces, like..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I find I've gotten more used to wearing masks. Of course I think though it must be hard to wear one for many hours. A well fitting one does make a difference..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Your favorite Whistle?":
Posted a response to "Your favorite Whistle?":
"My favorite whistle brand to play is probably the Jerry Freeman-tweaked 'Blackbird'. It does not require a lot of huffing and puffing to play, and has a very..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Your favorite Whistle?":
Posted a response to "Your favorite Whistle?":
"I can say my favorite key is probably Bb, it seems the best of both worlds and is easier on my ears than high D."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What is this?":
Posted a response to "What is this?":
"Michael, that's checked yes by default, though you can uncheck it before posting something. It makes it so the post or comment you make will appear in the..."
@michael-w6
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I'm required to wear a mask eight miserable hours a day at my fantastic job. It is becoming near unendurable."
@michael-w6
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Your favorite Whistle?":
Created a new forum topic "Your favorite Whistle?":
"Do you have a favorite whistle? Either key or maker?"
@michael-w6
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
"One of my favorite bands. Though their "Dance Till We Die" rap garbage, complete with expletives, is a track to skip."
@keith
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
"Ah, I like a bit of OMNIA too... "
@michael-w6
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "What is this?":
Created a new forum topic "What is this?":
"What is the, "share to timeline" selection when responding to posts here?"
@michael-w6
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
"I'm playing mostly Irish tunes with the goal of playing at a local brewery for St. Pat's 2022. I much enjoy Medieval and Renaissance music and have put..."
@keith
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
"Warming up the whistle by blowing breath through it before playing does seem to help with getting the high notes.
Cuts & rolls seem to be fairly..."
@michael-w6
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
"Tune playing is my general approach too. Sometimes I warm up, both my self and the whistle, by doing an ascending/descending scale or two. Online and..."
@keith
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "That's Odd":
Posted a response to "That's Odd":
"No, I find the regular scales quite taxing enough! "
@keith
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
Posted a response to "Practice!?":
"Sorry, I haven't been getting notifications & only just seen this - I think it mainly depends on your end goals.
Personally, I just play a tune or two, I..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":
Posted a response to "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":
"If the harp is chromatic (it can play in any key), then if the harpist plays one tune in G and then plays the next tune in Bb... you will have to change..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":
Posted a response to "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":
"Well, don't you have to just play in the same key as whatever other musician you are playing with?"
@muadib
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":
Created a new forum topic "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":
"Hello there,
everything is in the title!
D key, G key, Bb key?
regards,
Muko"
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The Positive Thread
Posted: Saturday October 16 2021, 9:36 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Your favorite Whistle?
Posted: Saturday October 16 2021, 7:32 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
What is this?
Posted: Saturday October 16 2021, 7:27 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Practice!?
Posted: Wednesday October 6 2021, 7:42 PM
By: @Michael W6
By: @Michael W6
That's Odd
Posted: Monday September 27 2021, 9:37 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Which key to choose for the...
Posted: Wednesday August 4 2021, 10:40 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Want to trade Alba tunable...
Posted: Wednesday July 21 2021, 9:52 PM
By: @godogs
By: @godogs
What tune are you working...
Posted: Wednesday July 14 2021, 4:40 PM
By: @Michael W6
By: @Michael W6
Your Whistling
Posted: Wednesday July 14 2021, 4:28 PM
By: @Michael W6
By: @Michael W6
Show us a pic of the...
Posted: Saturday July 10 2021, 4:25 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
What whistles higher than D...
Posted: Saturday July 10 2021, 4:18 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
TUNES!
Posted: Tuesday March 16 2021, 9:13 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
3/17
Posted: Wednesday March 10 2021, 4:32 PM
By: @Michael W6
By: @Michael W6
DUO
Posted: Tuesday March 9 2021, 4:23 PM
By: @Michael W6
By: @Michael W6
How to 'subscribe' to a...
Posted: Thursday March 4 2021, 8:30 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Concerning Hobbits
Posted: Tuesday November 3 2020, 6:57 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Getting back on the horse
Posted: Monday November 2 2020, 5:10 AM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
The Drifting Thread
Posted: Monday November 2 2020, 5:08 AM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Whistle tabs
Posted: Monday August 17 2020, 12:52 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Is anyone doing online...
Posted: Sunday August 16 2020, 1:03 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Made a whistle pouch
Posted: Thursday March 19 2020, 5:18 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
Hole Spacing
Posted: Tuesday March 3 2020, 6:32 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
What's your favourite...
Posted: Monday March 2 2020, 7:41 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
Hello to my new whistling...
Posted: Sunday March 1 2020, 4:54 PM
By: @bookman46
By: @bookman46
Favorite whistles
Posted: Sunday February 9 2020, 5:26 PM
By: @Wayne
By: @Wayne
What other instruments do...
Posted: Thursday October 24 2019, 9:49 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
How to clean your whistle
Posted: Monday October 21 2019, 4:24 AM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Other useful forums
Posted: Saturday October 5 2019, 1:39 PM
By: @Keith
By: @Keith
Little improv
Posted: Wednesday April 10 2019, 12:38 PM
By: @LarryS
By: @LarryS
Langspil
Posted: Friday March 1 2019, 6:06 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
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