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... the phrasing more or less takes care of itself once one has begun it. Slow airs, on the other hand, require interpretation every time they are ... the fast tunes. I start slow and work on precision. If you always practice it to the same "felt" level of difficulty, it won't be ...

... of one who got interested in Irish music mainly from all the slow, moving stuff I heard. And how do you know if you'll never play like ... Don't *ever* give up hope on yourself! Technique comes from correct practice, exposure and time, nothing much to it basically. I'm sure you'll ...

... that, with a cumulative 5 or 6 years playing behind me, it's still a slow, difficult struggle to get to a point of playing well- smoothly with ... words, what you hear the pro's doing is not at all easy. It takes mega practice and discipline. When I learn new tunes, it doesn't take me long ...

... transpose some of our tunes. :smile: I will definitely be using it for slow stuff; the reach is such that I can't do fast stuff on it - yet! Who knows, with practice...? Jens <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Jens_Hoppe on 2001-11-19 06:49 ...

... My "Sweetheart" Bb is sort of like that; if I want to play a slow air (or indoors) more likely than not I will use the maple Cooperman ... for various duty applications and a "C" for harmony parts or practice. Have fun with your bamboo "kazoo", but if you really ...

... has been my approach to learning whistle: --buy traditional cds and slow them down with software to figure out the embellishments --practice each of 110 Ireland's Best Tin Whistle Tunes in proper sequence, checking myself against ...

... on that and drilling some skill and fluidity into my fingers, (a very slow and gradual task, as yet far from completed) I'm only feeling now that I'm making some headway. (I probably have 4 or 5 years of accumulated practice under my belt.)Getting comfortable enough on the instrument is allowing ...

... with your left hand first, the right often learns it with little or no practice (it really works!!). Loren, your other comment is true, also. We ... off" of, all pun intended. One last comment, since it's slow at work, is a response the a great juggling tune. Years ago (shameless ...

... spacing is a bit different, but so far my biggest problem is blowing slow enough. Hope practice will take care of that. Anyway, thanks folks.

... years after *that* guitar. However I never really had the discipline to practice much, and I was always very, very nervous when I had to play in ... so. I actually owe the improvement in my playing to the Bloomington slow session group, who I met last year (if you guys are reading this, you ...

... for me when I want to hold a note and go into a soft vibrato like in a slow air. At the same time however, I also use fingering, especially in the ... with, and everything else will come along naturally with a bit of practice! :smile:

... feel your fingers work as rubber bands, where there is not tension to slow the fingers but there is a force that snaps the fingers down to the ... operate better as unit. Something to think about. Great place to practice ornaments: On the steering wheel of your car (well....being mindful ...

you sure can.that's the way I'm doing it.Get
some Cd's and books and play slow.Also practice alot and every day.

Hi Sara I would have to suggest you try to pick it out by ear. It's a slow enough melody to be able to work through. A good ear is essencial to ... picking out tunes and transcribing them to your instrument is the best practice for traing the ear. Good Luck and enjoy!!

... sealed, your notes are likely to 'squeeeek'. This will get better with practice. You could even practice playing long clear notes; changing notes and octaves. 2>>With the low D, does the player favour this for slow pieces pretty much, or is it used as commonly as a traditional d whistle ...