I am sorry Nano but you may be forgetting you're a Moderator nowNanohedron wrote:So far as I am aware, "Pure Drop" is solely an ITM term. Where the conversation leads from there matters not a whit as far as I'm concerned. The topic from its inception has been of music, not whistles, hence my rather tongue-in-cheek post. But since you apparently need to nitpick about THAT, who's stopping you?talasiga wrote:I am not sure about that becuase ITM is not the only trad and simple system whistles and flutes are not monopoloised by ITM. Thats why there is a discrete ITM forum (so as not to implicate that these other forums are just about ITM). Cannedpiper's topic and first post invites an open, in principle, discussion about tradition, innovation and room to move. I think it's appropriate that it not be restricted to ITM only.Nanohedron wrote:Just an aside, but you know, this thread ought to have been posted in the Trad Music Forum now that I think of it.
That is not say that ITM may not predominantly inform this discussion if the participants so wish. However it would not mean that universals on the subject must be excluded or parallels based on other traditions and innovations may not be tested within the discussion.
Not to be wooden about it, but have we discussed the virtues of whistles here? You know, this being the Whistle Forum, and all.
and when you make a comment like that it could be foreshadowing that you are about to move the topic.
My post was just a civil argument as to why it should remain here.
In light of this your assumptions about my nitpicking are unwarranted.
Also, your points about this topic's nexus with whistles appear vapid.
Perhaps canpiper wanted to have this discussion among whistle players rather than specifically ITM purists. I don not why you you would think whistles are something separate to music.
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
I do prefer half rolls to rolls, however. My tutorial says they're harder, but to me they seem easier. 
I think it's just fine to play airs how you want to and you could just tell people that you are playing the air in your own style not the traditional sean-nos style. That way they won't be miss-educated, if you see what I mean. My only problem is ever with what people call something, not with what they do. I like Grey Larsen too. Other people don't. But we don't want to go there now. Everything is controversial, as you will see. It was nice meeting you!
