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@keith • 5 days ago • comments: 0
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. "

@keith • 6 days ago • comments: 0
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..."

@keith • 6 days ago • comments: 0
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..."

@keith • 6 days ago • comments: 0
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..."

@keith • one week ago • comments: 1
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:

"Nice tone - not one I know."

@keith • one week ago • comments: 4
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.":

"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

@keith • one week ago • comments: 1
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?:

"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?:

"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?:

"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:

"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?:

"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"?:

"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.":

"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?":

"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?":

"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":

"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":

"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?":

"There appears to be some whistle tab here -..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
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..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
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..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
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..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
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":

"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...."