I’m going to be teaching myself to play the tinwhistle. I won a Walton’s Guinness Black Tinwhistle (Key D) thru ebay. I was wondering if any of y’all have any tips or words of caution, advice, etc. regarding this particular whistle, as well as pitfalls new beginners ought to avoid? Um, I think “new beginners” sounds redundant. Oh well!
Take it easy and stay cool,
Josh
Hey, if I can learn, anybody can! (How WELL I play is another story…) But first, was there any sort of instructions that came with the whistle besides that flimsy paper with 2 scales and row row row your boat on it? If not, theres a great website to check out,www.rogermillington.com ; look at Brother Steves tin-whistle pages; has clips so you can tell if you’re playing right. Theres a lot of info on the web for beginners; but if you can find an instructor, no doubt that would be best. I don’t know of anyone in my area who gives lessons, so at this time I’m strictly working off the internet. Best of luck!
Eh bien, RosieJ,
I’m waiting on aforesaid whistle, but I understand it comes with instructions in six languages (I can learn to play in French, if I wanted) and 27 tunes (or some such thing)
Thanks for the website! If I was living back home, in Western NC, finding a teacher wouldn’t be a problem…but this is Wichita.
Josh
Hello Josh,
If you weren’t in Wichita, I’d suggest we get together and make horrendous music together. I am also impatiently waiting for my first whistle to arrive.
Julie from WI, escaped Recorder player.
I sstrongly recommend a combo book/CD ( or cassette) tutor such as Bill Ochs’ “The Clarke Tinwhistle” ( works with any brand of D whistle). Starts you off at the very beginning of reading music, and carries you up through playing fully ornamented tunes.
If I ever quit making theese things, I’ll start learning to play one. Probably start with my Sweetone d, or Generation D.
It’s really kind of fun making them, and they do seem to be getting better.
[ This Message was edited by: Spot Beagle on 2001-10-05 22:53 ]