Last night was the first class of Bill Ochs 8 week absolute beginners tin whistle class. I’m happy to report that I’m still having fun with it. I can happily say that after one class (and a tin whistle day) I can slowly play Twinkle Twinkle Little star, Merrily we roll along, and the scales fairly well. Bill said if I bring my flute in, he will give me some pointers on that as well. There are only 6 of us in the class so you get a pretty good amount of personal attention. Overall, a great class so far. The Clarke Original is a little breathy in the E and D and is on the quiet side but makes a nice sound overall. I still like the bamboo one I got from Erik the Flutemaker though. Maybe I’ll have to pick up the one in D. The Feadog is tempermental. It flip flops between the octaves really easily so it’s actually a little tougher for me to play. More practice and I’ll get better wind control though. Anyway, that’s my review of the class for now. I’ll let you all know how I do with class two next week
-Jim
[ This Message was edited by: Jim_B1 on 2002-09-25 06:52 ]
On 2002-09-25 11:49, JessieK wrote:
Jim, get yourself a Sweetone, and fast!
I kinda like the clarke original. It’s got a very distinctive sound. Quiet but very clear. I’m figuring out how it likes to be played. The Feadog is tougher, it’s very shrill, even in the lower octave and regardless of what everyone says about the clarke original, I think the feadog takes more wind (or maybe it’s just more wind control I can’t tell at this point) to keep it steady. I think for now, I’m going to stick with what I’ve got. I’ve only been playing for a week and a half so I don’t want to go overboard, haven’t got WHoA completely yet, it’s still incubating When I get to the point that the whistle will make a difference in my playing, then I’ll really think about getting something else. I may want some opionions on what I want then so I’ll keep the sweetone in mind.
Thanks
-Jim
On 2002-09-25 11:49, JessieK wrote:
Jim, get yourself a Sweetone, and fast!
I agree, you can’t go wrong with a Sweetone. One good thing about them is their dependability. They play the octaves you want to play, not the one above or below.
Tara Circle in Yonkers had there whistle classes begin on Monday with Jerry O’Sullivan teaching whistle. He had about 10 in his beginners class and the intermediate 8 regulars who have been taking classes with Jerry for several years.
Fist class we covered go to the devil and shake yourself and the first half of Rolling in the Rye Grass http://www.taracirlce.org
On 2002-09-25 17:01, Wizzer wrote:
Tara Circle in Yonkers had there whistle classes begin on Monday with Jerry O’Sullivan teaching whistle. He had about 10 in his beginners class and the intermediate 8 regulars who have been taking classes with Jerry for several years.
Fist class we covered go to the devil and shake yourself and the first half of Rolling in the Rye Grass http://www.taracirlce.org
I’m going to guess that you are in the intermediate class?
