Silly questions (blush)...
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Silly questions (blush)...
Hi. I guess this is a silly questions, but it just occured to me to ask it on the forum and see how you other guys deal with it.
How do you guys hang on to your whistles when playing C#? Hah hah hah!! I try to "bite down" on my whistle with my lips, but I must confess that I sometimes lose my whistle or fumble with it right in the middle of a piece! I guess alternatively, one could grip on to it between finger hole--but I would be worried about restricting air and making a note go flat.
How do you guys hang on to your whistles when playing C#? Hah hah hah!! I try to "bite down" on my whistle with my lips, but I must confess that I sometimes lose my whistle or fumble with it right in the middle of a piece! I guess alternatively, one could grip on to it between finger hole--but I would be worried about restricting air and making a note go flat.
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I always keep my right pinky down to stabilize the whistle---I always feel I need it there. Some people have said that this limits the freedom of movement of your fingers. That didn't seem to be a problem as far as I could tell, but I haven't gotten that far on the whistle. I wouldn't hold it between my lips or teeth. You could accidentally make funny sounds. I've never heard that being recommended.
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I must admit that I find rolls/taps on E very hard to do with my pinkie down. I keep it down most of the time, but if I have to do that kind of intense right-hand-ring-finger work, it comes up automatically. I'm sure it looks a little funny.Cynth wrote:I always keep my right pinky down to stabilize the whistle---I always feel I need it there. Some people have said that this limits the freedom of movement of your fingers. That didn't seem to be a problem as far as I could tell, but I haven't gotten that far on the whistle.
As I recall, though, I've seen Kevin Crawford do something very similar when he plays whistle. For a closer look, there's a nice clip of him playing (a susato!) in the "Pro-files" section of Phil Hardy's website.
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Congrats, I remember reading in my Grey Larson book that you have to lift your pinky for doing a tap on E. You can't lift your ring finger high enough otherwise---well, obviously you know that. But it doesn't look strange I'm sure. Everyone must do it that way. That muffin looks mighty tasty!
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Well, I sort of "bite" down with my lips--not my teeth...I shudder at the thought of biting onto a fipple
I was talking specifically of Csharp on a D whistle which is all hole open.I will use a few more fingers to get more stabilization. Most of the times however, I use OXOXXX, instead of half-holing.
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i tried and tried the rhp method but it screws up my coordintion so for c#i just cover the bottom hole or all three bottom holes if i'm heading that direction
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ooo oox is my usual
ooo xxx sometimes when i'm coming from or going to a D
ooo xxo sometimes when i'm coming from or going to an E
ooo xoo sometimes when i'm coming from or going to an F
ooo ooo holding with lips occasionally.
Basically whatever works easiest for any given passage.
I never use my fourth fingers at all as i just feel it adds extra confusion to the mix. 6 fingers is enough to worry about at this speed.
ooo xxx sometimes when i'm coming from or going to a D
ooo xxo sometimes when i'm coming from or going to an E
ooo xoo sometimes when i'm coming from or going to an F
ooo ooo holding with lips occasionally.
Basically whatever works easiest for any given passage.
I never use my fourth fingers at all as i just feel it adds extra confusion to the mix. 6 fingers is enough to worry about at this speed.
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