How are you learning to play?

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:13 am

Just wondering how everyone else is learning to play the whistle. Opinions on the various ways of learning would be appreciated.

Jeferson · Post by **Jeferson** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:54 am

By ear. Listening to good stuff, then working at emulating it. In some cases, trying to exactly match, in others, adding my own flair.

Jef

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:37 am

Hmmm.By ear. Sounds difficult.

amar · Post by **amar** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:18 pm

by ear, me too, it must be a tune you know very well, one that you really love, then learning to play it just by listening to it isn't all that hard.

falkbeer · Post by **falkbeer** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:35 pm

Mainly from listening to CD:s, records and tapes, and to some extent going to concert. Then I write down stuff i really like and work on. I´ve also got some tune collections. But I think the best way to absorbe a musical style is to listen, listen and listen some more!

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:39 pm

By ear and from written notation. I have looked at the tutorials, but the techniques themselves are pretty simple, and don't take a lot of study --- just lots of practice.

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:41 pm

It's like sculpting ----- you very carefully DON'T play all of the notes that are not in the tune.

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:47 pm

Hey, amar how does one add pics in their signature like yours?(Looks very neat)

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:04 pm

CRC wrote:Hey, amar how does one add pics in their signature like yours?(Looks very neat)

First, you have to take the Red pill........

Loren

amar · Post by **amar** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:13 pm

Loren wrote:
CRC wrote:Hey, amar how does one add pics in their signature like yours?(Looks very neat)
First, you have to take the Red pill........

Loren

amar · Post by **amar** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:14 pm

CRC wrote:Hey, amar how does one add pics in their signature like yours?(Looks very neat)

Click on Profile, and add the address of your chosen image into the box, as if you'd add it here in the thread.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:18 pm

I have learned by books and more recently by ear.

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:27 pm

Other: When I started out it was 100% by ear. I have, in the past, used tutorials and internet sites (such as C&F) for help but it has primarily been by just playing (by myself and with other musicians) and listening to the music that I want to play.

Tia · Post by **Tia** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:39 pm

I first learnt with a book, just the fingerings, now I learn more through watching others play at concerts, or listening to c.d's for differnet techinques, and this web site has helped quite a bit as well

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:45 pm

It's not working.

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