I’m submitting an article about tin whistles to an online flute magazine, and I’m looking for someone to take a couple of photos for me. It’s not a paying gig but you can show off your whistle collection and get credit for your photos.
The article is aimed at student or amateur classical flutists who are dependent on sheet music and therefore feel that nonclassical, aural musical traditions are “off-limits” to them. I don’t want to enter into the “learn by ear” versus “read sheet music” battle that is waging here, so I’m not trying to say that tin whistlers don’t or shouldn’t read music. I do think that if someone is intimidated about playing by ear, learning Irish tunes by ear on a D tin whistle is easier than learning any old tune you happen to hear, on a chromatic instrument like the modern flute. That advantage might convince some flutists to check out the tin whistle and give it a try. I will suggest the Chiff and Fipple forum for those who want to learn more. ![]()
I’m looking for someone with some photography skills and a moderate-sized whistle collection, to take one or two photos to accompany the article. I’m envisioning one photo showing a selection of inexpensive high D whistles, and maybe a second photo comparing a high D whistle, a low whistle, an Irish flute, and a Boehm flute (every instrument I mention in the article).
I’ll post a link to the article here, when it gets published!