I am new here so Ill tell a little about myself first. I am 20 years old, and fantasy artist. One year ago started to get obsessed with Tin-Whistle music. (I already had an obsession for irish music in general <img src="//pfaffmanager.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/sites/chiffandfipple/original/2X/7/7bd73fcfd7d30c956a23738f11ccd6efc1ac1c53.gif" width="15" height="27" alt=":party:" title="party"/> ) One week ago I found a store with Tin-Whistles, and I took one with me. Im not sure if it is a good one, it was quite cheap.
Its a generation.
Now I have one, its difficult to find a teacher.
It seems that the netherlands don`t have many of them.
I stil want to learn playing this, and that is leading to my question(s):
-Can you give me advise, about how to begin without a teacher? What can I learn from myself and what not?
-I have a D whistle now, is that a good one to start with? ore should I buy another one? -How should I take care of the whistle?
-Can you give me names of good whistle players?
so that I can listen whistle music as much as possible, that should be a good thing to
And the last question:
Are there dutch whistle players here? Maybe they know a teacher
Many of us started on our own, so to speak. There are some online tutorials. Check the C&F links page. Bro. Steve’s page is also known as a good starting point. It is considered good to find recordings of the old masters, so to speak, to learn the general style, and tunes.
-I have a D whistle now, is that a good one to start with? ore should I buy another one?
Yes, D is a good key. It’s nowadays considered the standard. You’ll be able to play in D, G, and Em on it. You may want to get more keys later, if you want to play with other instrumentalists in various keys.
-How should I take care of the whistle?
Knock the spit out of it, when you get done playing, or when it clogs.
Stichting Volksmuziek Nederland has music weekends that include whistleclasses, you may want to look up their website, (search for SVN).
Where are you based?
Yes, there are some dutch people on this board (including me ). It’s nice to see another whistle addict from the Netherlands . I’ll contact you off-board for more info… feel free to ask any questions at all times. (Not that I know that much, but maybe I can get you on your way a bit.)
Walden,
Thanks for the answers, I`m glad to know that starting on your own is done by more people.
Sometime people tell you not to do that, Like when I started with the gitar.
Yes, D is a good key. It’s nowadays considered the standard. You’ll be able to play in D, G, and Em on it. You may want to get more keys later, if you want to play with other instrumentalists in various keys.
How can I play G and Em on the D whistle?
Ore is that to difficult to explain?
NorCalMusician,
Thanks for the (very) usefull links!
Great to start with
Peter Laban,
mm that sounds very interesting.
I am going to get information about that.
I live near Amsterdam (Netherlands) in a place called Heemskerk.
How do you know about ‘stichting volksmuziek nederland’ you are not from the Netherlands are you?
Anyway, thanks for the answer
Robin,
Great! Because I can use a little help, thank you.
Here’s something that might help - the Circle of Fifths:
Take the key of the whistle and find it on the circle. The major scales which are easiest to play are the whistle key and the one immediately counter-clockwise of it on the circle. The minor scales which are easiest to play are the ones two and three spaces clockwise of the whistle key on the circle.
The major scale immediately clockwise and the minor scale four spaces clockwise are playable, but more difficult.
Walden,
You illustrated an E-Dorian Scale not E-Minor.
E-Minor (Aeolian) scale has a Cnatural in it.
Cnatural (OXXOOO)
E-Dorian has the Csharp in it.
CSharp (OOOOOO)
I have several good Generation whistles, but my favorite is the Clarke original design.
When/if the fipple (the red thing if brass, the blue thing if nickel plated) clogs, cover the windway and blow out the “music juice” onto the bodhran player
My favorite whistle players:
Sean Potts
Paddy Maloney (both on Chieftains albums)
Micho Russell
Mary Bergin
Joanie Madden
Vinnie Kilduff
Sean Ryan
Me
BrassBlower,
tanks for explaining the the Circle of Fifths, I think I understand how it works
LeeMarsh,
Thanks for the warm welcome, and the usefull links
Berti66,
Oeh thats great, I will check my mail as soon as possible!
Fancypiper wrote:
When/if the fipple (the red thing if brass, the blue thing if nickel plated) clogs, cover the windway and blow out the “music juice” onto the bodhran player
Thanks for the advice, I will remember that!
And great list! Thank you
Eleanor,
With your D whistle you also get your
F# Phrygian from XXX XOO
A Mixolydian from XXO OOO
A Dorian also from XXO OOO but with a 3rd note as OXX OOO
B Aeolian (ie B natural minor) from XOO OOO
B Phrygian also from XOO OOO but with a 2nd note as OXX OOO
and C Lydian from OXX OOO
Also, as well as the G Lydian from XXX OOO
you can also do G Ionian (G major) with 4th note as OXX OOO
(as per London Derriere).
Scales analogous to the Church modes, or Gregorian chant modes. A theory assigned them the names of the ancient Greek musical modes, for the sake of ethnomusicologists and the like.
Talasiga,
thanks
I think I have enough to do for a little while.
I have just started now with the D, G and A scale.
Playing them smoothly is for me already a good practice
