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*scratches head.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-nroOwhmhyU

...and as interesting and entertaining as that may be, I have to admit that if I was paying someone to teach my kid(s) an instrument and they spent time teaching them parlour tricks such as this I'd probably be less than amused...or maybe the boys came up with it on their own, I don't know. Amusing nonetheless. :)
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I think it's pretty darned neat.
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Bah! I can't play a fraction as well with both hands on the same whistle! :sniffle:
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WhistlingArmadillo wrote:Bah! I can't play a fraction as well with both hands on the same whistle! :sniffle:
Maybe that's our problem, Armadillo. We're only using one whistle!

I think the video is cool and I'm guessing the kids came up with it on their own.
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straycat82 wrote:...and as interesting and entertaining as that may be, I have to admit that if I was paying someone to teach my kid(s) an instrument and they spent time teaching them parlour tricks such as this I'd probably be less than amused...
I agree, neat! It's not really much of a trick though, if you think about it. They're playing exactly like normal, except their hands are in a different place. The fingering is the same -- the right hand's still fingering the lower three holes, the left hand the upper three. There's not really anything to "teach," just trust the other musician and play.
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straycat82 wrote:...or maybe the boys came up with it on their own, I don't know. Amusing nonetheless. :)
I'm quite sure the boys came up with that. The inventiveness of
youth is pretty amazing. What blows my mind is that they are in
tune w/ each other (whether they share hands or not).
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straycat82 wrote:What blows my mind is that they are in tune w/ each other (whether they share hands or not).
Agreed! Not easy.
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Yes, this is a neat trick. Anybody see the Boys of Lough video where Cathal Mcconnell plays two whistles at the same time? He has a bit of help from scotch tape but does an amazing job.
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I've seen Neil Anderson from Rathkeltair play some wild solos on a high D and a low D at the same time. Pretty impressive.
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BoneQuint wrote:There's not really anything to "teach," just trust the other musician and play.
And if they are brothers, as they appear to be, then isn't that enough of a lesson to be learned? I know WAY too many families where siblings do not even look at each other!!!!
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This reminds me of the Octopus Jig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcA3MmV6Ymk
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While on the subject, thought this was pretty cool too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrPI-JrQVoU

Apparently he's broken a few banjos learning this.
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