There are a lot of new faces showing up here in the whistling world’s premier meeting spot, and Welcome to all of you!!
Whistling is a wonderful thing, and learning more about it from those who’ve already been where you are is a great way to get started.
The very first thing you should learn is that the questions you have are not new. They have been asked over and over again here (and elsewhere, of course), and most of them have already been answered in great depth.
Try using the SEARCH feature at the top of the page before posting your ‘Newby question’, or “How to get started”, and the like… This is not because we don’t want you to ask, but because a veritable wealth of information has already been archived for you to use.
After you’ve done that, if you still have questions, then bring them to the boards and get more info.
It’s a great place and a great bunch of people. Glad you found us.
on the other hand…i like when newbies ask questions. i liked when folks answered my questions and i felt most welcome. when i started i just had simple questions. after i was here for awhile, i found the search feature invaluable. i couldn’t imagine trying to glean through a search to see what the deal was with spit clogging things. besides, i want to keep asking newbies to see if anyone actually buys that $60 + postage cheapie whistle in that one catalog.
not bad thanks me whistle gets on the wifes goat lol
i have to hide in the bedroom or the toilet .maby when i get better she wont moan as much hahah that will b a 1st
I know this isn’t the right forum but no one is one the one I need. Any suggestions for tune for beginners, possible fake books until I increase my music library so I could learn by ear. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
I’ve been a member here since last december, and though i haven’t a zillion posts next to my name, I’m here every day, soaking in the treasure trove of information, learning and enjoying the participation of this community.
That said, I’ve made a few good friends (Mack Hoover and Doc Jones, you guys are the best!), and spent WAY too much money on WAY too many whistles. That reminds me, it’s about time for a yard sale, in fact - such events are a big part of C&F, too!
it all depends what you’re going to do with that whistle. i don’t play itm and can’t help you there. i play other instruments and all kinds of music (classical, folk, rock, church, and others) and i just kept playing what sheet music i had. i was always a sheet music person and was completely stunned that i could pick out a tune on a whistle. try picking out the tune of a christmas carol.
keep a whistle in your car, purse, or some other handy place. you’ll soon appreciate a traffic jam.
well what I am really also wanting is some ITM ScTM stuff like that because that way I can also get a feel for the differ kinds of ways that the music is play. I have a book but it sadly is out of my reach, not with me. But the Christmas suggestion is something I hadn’t thought about, thanks.
Go to thesession.org and click on the Tunes link. There’s more sheet music than you could ever want!
It can be hard if you don’t know what you are looking for, though. So go here http://www.thesession.org/members/ and click on tunebook and you’ll get many pages of the most popular tunes.
Has anyone new ever effectively found anything through “search”? I haven’t. It’s frustrating to pop in a question and still have to sort through hundreds of threads … and 9 times out of ten the little bit you want was a sidebar in a thread drift and won’t show up ever. Even as an “oldbie” I hate search … just my personal opinion BTW.
So welcome to newbies. If I know the answer I’ll be glad to share it … over and over and over again.
Celtic Bard, here’s a link to a Scottish music site Traditional Music by Nigel Gatherer. A nice site with some instructions and tunes. Hope you find it useful.
I love using the search, but I use the Google search, not the built-in search. I’ll put in some search terms and go on a spree of reading old topics. That’s the beauty of this topic. The information doesn’t go out of date.
All the time. If you put in more than one word, make sure to click on the
“Search for all terms” radiobutton. Or you can go to Google itself and put
in your search terms followed by “site:chiffboard.mati.ca” (without the
quotes)
