PallasAthena wrote:Have you any other musical experience or is this the first instrument you've played?
I played the Clarinet for a good few years - not really sure why I gave that up to be honest, regret it now really.
I also had a brief affair with a guitar - but it didn't last
Welcome! I'm a complete beginner as well. You are at an advantage over me having played clarinet. I notice a number of people who play whistle had played clarinet in school. Here are the things that have helped me thus far.
Tablature Karaoke - a freeware program that transposes midi files into graphics of which note to play. There's also ABCNavigator (and a host of other equivalents) for transposing ABC notation into sheet music if you prefer that.
YouTube - check out the videos in the YouTube Whistle Players group. http://www.youtube.com/group/whistle There are currently around 675 videos featuring whistles, and more get added every day.
TheSession.org for tunes
And everyone says to go to a local session. You should have plenty of opportunities! I haven't had the opportunity to yet, but look forward to doing so.
What type of whistle did you buy?
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KatieBell wrote:Welcome! I'm a complete beginner as well. You are at an advantage over me having played clarinet. I notice a number of people who play whistle had played clarinet in school. Here are the things that have helped me thus far.
Tablature Karaoke - a freeware program that transposes midi files into graphics of which note to play. There's also ABCNavigator (and a host of other equivalents) for transposing ABC notation into sheet music if you prefer that.
YouTube - check out the videos in the YouTube Whistle Players group. http://www.youtube.com/group/whistle There are currently around 675 videos featuring whistles, and more get added every day.
TheSession.org for tunes
And everyone says to go to a local session. You should have plenty of opportunities! I haven't had the opportunity to yet, but look forward to doing so.
What type of whistle did you buy?
I bought a Clarke Original Penny Whistle. [Yes, I read that off the box]. It's a D though, the woman in the shop asked me whether I wanted a C or D, and I had a funny feeling I'd read online that D was the most common.
I've had a wee go at it tonight [for want of a better term!] and I really like it
*[Clare__x wrote:
I bought a Clarke Original Penny Whistle. [Yes, I read that off the box]. It's a D though, the woman in the shop asked me whether I wanted a C or D, and I had a funny feeling I'd read online that D was the most common.
I've had a wee go at it tonight [for want of a better term!] and I really like it
Cool! That's my absolute fave whistle! You should have bought both, though. I usually buy 4-6 at a time as I have a tendency to end up with quite a few "bananna whistles" after a few weeks/months.
*[Clare__x wrote:
I bought a Clarke Original Penny Whistle. [Yes, I read that off the box]. It's a D though, the woman in the shop asked me whether I wanted a C or D, and I had a funny feeling I'd read online that D was the most common.
I've had a wee go at it tonight [for want of a better term!] and I really like it
Cool! That's my absolute fave whistle! You should have bought both, though. I usually buy 4-6 at a time as I have a tendency to end up with quite a few "bananna whistles" after a few weeks/months.
Painted or plain?
Both? I'm an unemployed student and they were £8 each
Uhm...it's black with gold diamond shapes on it...
I think the painted ones sound the best, the unpainted ones have a little bit different sound that sometimes just doesn't hack it.
The ones I have (in D) has all the gold stuff worn off.
I haven't converted £8 to see how it compares to $9.95 plus shipping (the cheapest price I can find), but I suspect you could find them cheaper with a little searching.
fancypiper wrote:I think the painted ones sound the best, the unpainted ones have a little bit different sound that sometimes just doesn't hack it.
The ones I have (in D) has all the gold stuff worn off.
I haven't converted £8 to see how it compares to $9.95 plus shipping (the cheapest price I can find), but I suspect you could find them cheaper with a little searching.
I'd imagine I could have, but I'm really impatient n just wanted SOMETHING in my hand right there
[quote="]I played the Clarinet for a good few years - not really sure why I gave that up to be honest, regret it now really.
I also had a brief affair with a guitar - but it didn't last [/quote]
I used to play clarinet and I regretted quitting, too. But, the whistle is addictive. I enjoy it much more that I did the clarinet. Hope it's the same for you.
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