beginner tunes
beginner tunes
anybody have any tunes they would like to recomend for a beginner? not a superduper beginner tho.
thanks!
thanks!
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First one I learned/am learning is Down by the Sally Gardens a slow air.
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Also being a newbie to the whistle, I have been playing for about 6 months now and few weeks back, came across Si Bheag, Si Mhor and thought that this would have been a good tune to begin with. It can be played slowly at first and then as you learn the tune it can be played faster and still sound good. It also gives a good practice moving between the octaves.
What tunes have you attempted so far?
What tunes have you attempted so far?
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Honestly, I like Dawning of the Day or Star of the County Down because they are slow-ish, but offer tons of opportunities to practice cuts and taps. Just learning those two songs (and yes, they truly are songs, not just tunes), you can work on your ornamentation basics too.
Not that other tunes don't have plenty of opportunities, but damned if these ones don't have spots just BEGGING for them. They are also wonderful at showing how to use the ornaments to keep from overuse of tounging.
I can honestly say I like the Butterfly, overplayed as it is...but Egans? EEP!
Not that other tunes don't have plenty of opportunities, but damned if these ones don't have spots just BEGGING for them. They are also wonderful at showing how to use the ornaments to keep from overuse of tounging.
I can honestly say I like the Butterfly, overplayed as it is...but Egans? EEP!
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I would suggest looking for tunes which do not have large jumps and have a limited range at first. The Butterfly for example has lots of jumps and I feel is NOT an easy tune to play well and so is not a tune I would suggest a beginner learns.
Try tunes - if they come easy practice and learn them, if not try something else and come back to it later. Play tunes you like! Don't play things faster than you can play without mistakes, speed will come.
Try tunes - if they come easy practice and learn them, if not try something else and come back to it later. Play tunes you like! Don't play things faster than you can play without mistakes, speed will come.
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There have been many, and there will be many more.kennychaffin wrote:I thought there was a similar thread:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=58811
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It's a good question every time it's asked.
Down by the Sally Gardens is a great choice, as are:
* Boys of Bluehill
* Chief O'Neills Favourite
* Swallow's Nest
* Father O'Flynn (AKA various)
* Raglan Road
* Showman's Fancy
* Rolling in the Ryegrass (maybe not very easy for a total beginner, but sounds great after some practice)
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As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
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Yeah, but it probably should be a sticky...buddhu wrote:There have been many, and there will be many more.kennychaffin wrote:I thought there was a similar thread:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=58811
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It's a good question every time it's asked.
Down by the Sally Gardens is a great choice, as are:
* Boys of Bluehill
* Chief O'Neills Favourite
* Swallow's Nest
* Father O'Flynn (AKA various)
* Raglan Road
* Showman's Fancy
* Rolling in the Ryegrass (maybe not very easy for a total beginner, but sounds great after some practice)
Thanks for the list. I'm learning Boys of Bluehill for a bit now...almost got it down.
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A-yup!buddhu wrote:There have been many, and there will be many more.
And this is where the turtle sometimes moseys in and offers his website:
www.geocities.com/whistleandsqueak
The "Instruction" page has some of the songs organized by increasing level of difficulty.
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