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by Caj
Wed May 22, 2002 10:19 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: For those who use printed music to learn tunes
Replies: 51
Views: 17578

On 2002-05-22 07:19, Peter Laban wrote: [MIDI files] completely lack the proper phrasing or internal rhythms vital to Irish traditional music. If you go this road you will never ever be able to play this music in any meaningful way. Uh oh! I once learned a tune from a MIDI file!! Now I've lost all ...
by Caj
Wed May 22, 2002 7:43 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Braveheart Tune
Replies: 4
Views: 1123

Are you sure that's the key of D? Methinks that c is supposed to be natural. I thought the way it was played in the movie was something like this, in 4/4 rather than 3/4 (pardon my ABC): EG |: A3c B-B/c/B/AG |1 GAE4 EG :|2 A6 eg || a2ge d But offhand I don't know how the rest of it goes. Maybe this,...
by Caj
Wed May 22, 2002 6:47 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Play along with Flogging Molly
Replies: 3
Views: 939

Hi, Flogging Molly uses a lot of traditional melodies in their music (Their song "Salty Dog" uses a traditional melody called The Kesh Jig, and I heard the Jig from "Black Friday Rule" played at a session before---I don't know what it's called.) You should be just fine with a sta...
by Caj
Wed May 22, 2002 4:45 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: For those who use printed music to learn tunes
Replies: 51
Views: 17578

By the way, for those who pooh-pooh sheet music, ABC files can also be used to learn tunes by ear, by converting them to MIDI files. <p> Admittedly, this is awful compared to a human recording or live performance of a melody; however, it's a great resource for praticing your learning-by-ear skills, ...
by Caj
Sun Dec 16, 2001 9:23 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Dremel tool whistle stand adventure
Replies: 1
Views: 913

Super geeky tip for low whistle storage. <p> There is a Dremel tool attachment you can buy for cutting drywall and such. It's Dremel part # 565, and you can see it at <a href="http://www.dremel.com/productdisplay/att_template.asp?SKU=565">http://www.dremel.com/productdisplay/att_template.a...