Hello all you whistle type people! Just found Chiff & Fipple, great site! I just wanted to introduce meself: Tim, 26, Rockford IL.
I just started playing (and I use that term lightly mind you) the whistle, Clarke Original D. I don't have any musical skills, can't read notation. Not that it matters, I've been told it is better to learn by ear.
My question to all of you: I need very good, and free if possible, tutorials. Any help? I know the bare bones basics, but I can't find any good tut's.
Well, I hope I learn alot here and have fun doing so.
Till next time. TC
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dubhlinn
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Welcome aboard Tim.
Half of the battle is in listening to as much good playing as you can. Don't worry about speed that will come later,first get a feel for the rhythm and concentrate on getting your fingers under control. Start with simple little tunes that you already know - Nursery rhymes and Christmas Carols are good for this - then move on to a simple jig or a polka.
Patience and practice are everything.
I like to compare learning whistle to riding a bike.You get on , you fall off. Get on again , fall off again.Soon you can get a few yards down the road before you fall off again.Eventually you are going along the road having a ball and wondering what all the fuss was about
It can be very frustrating at first - like any instrument - but it will all be right in the end.
Everybody starts at the beginning.
Slan,
D.
Half of the battle is in listening to as much good playing as you can. Don't worry about speed that will come later,first get a feel for the rhythm and concentrate on getting your fingers under control. Start with simple little tunes that you already know - Nursery rhymes and Christmas Carols are good for this - then move on to a simple jig or a polka.
Patience and practice are everything.
I like to compare learning whistle to riding a bike.You get on , you fall off. Get on again , fall off again.Soon you can get a few yards down the road before you fall off again.Eventually you are going along the road having a ball and wondering what all the fuss was about
It can be very frustrating at first - like any instrument - but it will all be right in the end.
Everybody starts at the beginning.
Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
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Welcome to C&F! I second what everyone else here said for learning tips. Since you are in Rockford, consider going to Irish Fest in Mikwaukee this August. I haven't been able to make it so far, but it's not too far from this area, and I hear it's a really good time. Also, if you get down to central IL, look at going to the Whistle Shop. Their site also has a small tutorial (although not as comprehensive as BroSteve's that Gary mentioned). It gets into mostly the basics of reading music if you decide that you'd like to learn. www.thewhistleshop.com/
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Or the Nymph is indeed on the same wavelength as me, but I'm the one tuned to static.emmline wrote:This site, too, is oft recommended:
Oops! I almost posted the same link as the satyr above! We're just on the same wavelength today, or something. Or I'm tuned to static. Not sure.
(also, if you check the C&F Main Website, there are numerous links to hints, info, and whatnot.)
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Welcome to the fold! ... and see this thread, http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=365664#365664
and this one - http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=365748#365748
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(edited to add link to another instructional thread in progress)
and this one - http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=365748#365748
(<-sheepish grin)(edited to add link to another instructional thread in progress)
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I have really enjoyed the mad for trad tutorial and it has been incredibly helpful.
http://www.madfortrad.com/
The virtual session has been a great way to get songs in my head and play along with them. But it might be a tough place to start out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/
http://www.madfortrad.com/
The virtual session has been a great way to get songs in my head and play along with them. But it might be a tough place to start out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/
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I've found these websites helpful too, in addition to the one Gary mentioned:
http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/home.htm
http://nigelgatherer.com/whist.html Focus is on Scottish tunes
http://www.whistletutor.com/
http://www.slowplayers.org/SCTLS/learn.html Talks about learning by ear, structure of tunes, whistle modes
http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/home.htm
http://nigelgatherer.com/whist.html Focus is on Scottish tunes
http://www.whistletutor.com/
http://www.slowplayers.org/SCTLS/learn.html Talks about learning by ear, structure of tunes, whistle modes
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TC,
Welcome to the wonderful world of whistling! I've been at it for almost 20 years, and even with a bad case of WhOA, it's cheaper than psychotherapy! (Sorry, Dale...) I may still be stark raving looney, but I'm much happier about that!
I'll second Danner's comment about the tutorial at The Whistle Shop.
I have tunes organized by difficulty here, including musical notation, tablature (fingering diagrams), and sound files.
Mark
Welcome to the wonderful world of whistling! I've been at it for almost 20 years, and even with a bad case of WhOA, it's cheaper than psychotherapy! (Sorry, Dale...) I may still be stark raving looney, but I'm much happier about that!
I'll second Danner's comment about the tutorial at The Whistle Shop.
I have tunes organized by difficulty here, including musical notation, tablature (fingering diagrams), and sound files.
Mark
sibilo ergo sum
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Re: Just joined!
Don't knock it till you tried it.Clark923 wrote:I don't have any musical skills, can't read notation. Not that it matters, I've been told it is better to learn by ear.
Yeah, ear is better, but the notes is good too.
Everyone likes music