Whistle sites

Whistle
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What are your favorite whistle sites? I like www.whistletutor.com It’s a great site for basic instruction.

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I’ll chime in here. I like Mick Woodruff’s site:
http://fingertrip.net/whistle/
The songs clips are first rate plus you can print out the sheet music.

As a new player, I also like the excellent instructional along with sound clips at Brother Steves site:
http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/

There’s also this other site but I can’t quite remember the name; it’s something like fipp and chiffle, or buffalo chipple, or something like that.

3

This is a good beginners resource for fingering charts called “The Tinwhistle Fingering Research Center”…charts for most whistle keys are included. I’ve noticed a few errors in the text but still a good resource I feel:

http://www.fullbodyburn.com/

4

My favourite site is
www.tinwhistle.ru
:wink:))

5

I’ll add these to the list.

http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/instruct.htm
You can listen to slow and faster versions of simple tunes. Learn by ear, use sheet music, get some basic instruction.

http://www.slowplayers.org/SCTLS/
Links to page on learning tunes by ear, modes in Irish music, and some slowly played more advanced tunes.

http://nigelgatherer.com/whist.html
Some Scottish tunes here. MIDI’s, not real instruments playing examples.

6

At this point I check out

http://kerrywhistles.com

and

http://tonyhinnegan.com

for their videos.

7

You should find nearly every whistle site on this link

http://www.cbel.com/tin_whistle_instruments/

8

Hiya Slayer! Looks like a good one! Unfortunately, my language shortage keeps me from saying that with any authority at all. :laughing: But knowing you, it probably rocks! :slight_smile: I have discovered the Clips! NICE!

9

I tried this website but it looks Greek to me - don’t know if there is a way to get it to show English.

10

A very nice whistle site for high-end whistles –

The logo links to their video clips. Here are their catalog and home page.

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It’s in Bela Rus, but if you hover over the links, the url usually ends in an English word that will cue you in to what’s there… the clips are fun!

I don’t know how to get it translated either… I can’t remember where to go, and I know some of the translation sites now charge.

12

I’m not sure I can handle the training period. I’ll bet the volume is impressive even on the low end though. :laughing:

13

babelfish.altavista.com :slight_smile:
“24.05.2006 is added the article “withdrawal and the gymnastics for the hands of musicians”
In it - several simple exercises, which help to the removal of fatigue and to the development of hands [ Slayer ]”

hehe

14

I always think of BabelFish as “Babble of Fish” … occaisionally helpful, usually entertaining, most often more like babble than credible translation. :laughing:

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Here it is in English, thanks to Babel Fish.

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Thanks Bone-guy, but I have to stand by my post just above yours… it ‘helps’, but the content always loses something in the translation… Babelfish can’t compensate for gramatical differences like position of subject and verb, and tense sensitivity. Even so, it is better than not being able to read any of it.

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now, instead of sidetracked, here’s one of my faves… the BBC’s Virtual Session http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/. You can practice, learn, read dots, or just listen.

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Here’s a pretty comprehensive list of sites:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Winds/Tin_Whistle/

-Craig

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I’m a bit partial to www.chiffandfipple.com
:wink:

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That’s a pretty good one too. :wink: