Today makes two years since I first picked up a whistle. It was a silver Sweetone D and to me it was the most beautiful thing in the world. Unfortunately, it got squashed.
I haven’t really played for the two years, though.
If I were to somehow total the time, I’d say I’ve played for about eight or nine months.
For a long time I played every day five times a day, then I would not play for weeks. Then months passed without my touching a whistle. Then I sold or gave away 95% of my whistles and didn’t play the 3 I have left for months while life happened.
I can testify that not playing doesn’t give you much progress!
Well, your progress on the whistle might not be what you’d hoped, but after watching your posts for that two years, I can certainly say you’ve made some personal progress. Play when you can and report again in another two years! Glad you’re one of the family, Cran.
My first Whistle was a Sweetone also it was the “Celtic” model I still have it but it has some dents and some rust but I have been playing since July 2003. I have gotten so much better since then.
Harmonica, me too Cran! Haven’t made any progress on that yet. I found a tutorial book in the library and it’s sitting on the desk looking pretty. But I don’t think it sitting there while I am online surfing is helping me make progress either.
Progress is a strange thing,Cran.
Sometimes you can practice day in day out,but it seems as if you are just going through the motions.Then you have a lay off,and when you return to the task in hand,surprisingly what was once hard is now second nature.
I think that folk music needs to come to you ‘organically’-sometimes you just can’t speed up the natural process,though this isn’t to say that regular practice won’t help.
Regular ‘active’ listening is the ‘key’,I feel.
I’m glad I’m here, too. I’m definately the most fysductional one in this family, though (but Bloomfield comes in a very close second).
