How are you learning to play?

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:51 pm

CRC wrote:It's not working.

What's not working?

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:52 pm

Adding a pic in my signature. It comes up as a link instead of a picture.

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:54 pm

CRC wrote:Adding a pic in my signature. It comes up as a link instead of a picture.

Are you using html or or are you just posting the url in there?

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:57 pm

I just paste the address.

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:59 pm

Use this:
[img]insert%20url%20here[/img]

if your picture is huge you'll have to either shrink it down and host it again or use html to downsize it.

PieMan · Post by **PieMan** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:00 pm

1) Learn the D major scale (2 octaves) [done]
2) Learn the G major scale (only one octave) [done]
3) Learn Donnybrook fair [more or less done. Could sound better, and hand spasms when I try to tap, resulting in what sounds more like a trill. I also forget to breathe, so I end up with awkward breaths in the middle of a phrase.]
4) Now learn whatever pieces I want. Currently I'm working on The Kesh Jig.

For the embelishments I'm just listening to whistle music to get some ideas about what other people do for embelishments.

Key_of_D · Post by **Key_of_D** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:12 pm

I dont know how you people learn by your ears, but I learn by mouth...

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:22 pm

Cheeky monkey!

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:29 pm

Yeah, I wouldn't know how to learn by ear. That would be impossible for me!

Where would you even start?

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:44 pm

The frontman for one band I play in is also a Celtic player. We just did ITM in rehearsal breaks and for laughs, but it's gotten a little out of control!

Key_of_D · Post by **Key_of_D** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:00 pm

CRC wrote:Yeah, I wouldn't know how to learn by ear. That would be impossible for me! Where would you even start?

Listen A LOT, play. Listen some more, play. Rinse and repeat until you've got it. If the tune is too fast for ya, use windows media player to slow it down, or get some other slow downer software.

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:22 pm

Alright, I'll try it.

Mr. McD · Post by **Mr. McD** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:36 pm

I am on day four of the Clarke Tin Whistle handbook I have the D scale memorized and am working on different note combinations. I already read music. I am a bagpiper who can no longer play due to back problems. My biggest problem seems to be over blowing

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:49 pm

Hook and/or crook.

William T. Anderson · Post by **William T. Anderson** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:46 pm

I started the whistle to produce high octave "voices" in the music I write so I've avoided learning others music to keep my playing "original". I have watched a few online tutorials and I've watched other players to 'get a feel" for the general breakdown but all in all I'm learning only what I hear in my head...

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