Newbie intro.

Tweety · Post by **Tweety** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:55 am

Hello all! My name is Sarah. Byll (on the board) is my dear old dad and we are very much alike.

I am finally old enough to join this site, so I'm very excited. I got my start with whistles when I was 6 or 7, and have played sporadically every since. My first real whistle was a prototype whitecap from Mr. Hoover (which I still play today). It has an X on the mouthpiece instead of a serial number. After that, I acquired PVC versions of a Hoover D and C and an experimental thin-walled redwood D with a black mouthpiece. I am planning to start playing low whistles on a Hoover apple wood low G.

Over the years, I started cello, piano, and voice lessons. I also continued with my dancing, which I love. I inherited the musical gene from my father, and the dance gene from my mother, so everything music is a big part of my life. I am incredible busy, trying to juggle dancing, music, and school. It's hard, but life is good. Dad says that it keeps me off the streets. I am hoping that I can get good advice and ideas on this board, so I'm very excited to join it. I hope you will accept me as one of your own as time goes on. Thanks to everyone!

~Tweety~

Byll · Post by **Byll** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:08 am

Wow. Welcome, my dear daughter. Old enough for the board ....Hmmm... In 3 years, you will be driving. Now, there is a scary thought.

There are lots of good people here... They will have much excellent whistle advice for you. Use it well.

Love,
Dad

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:13 am

Byll--if you want some practice teaching a kid to drive, so you'll be really good at it when the time comes...I've got a 16 year old boy (my youngest---whooo, I've done this 3 times, so far,) who has a learner's permit. You may practice on him.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:20 am

You are very lucky indeed. Will you be posting any clips?

Tweety · Post by **Tweety** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:27 am

Thanks for the welcome. I have some trouble with coordination, so teaching me to drive is going to be an interesting experience.

It's funny you should mention posting clips... Dad owns a professional recording studio but has never recorded a solo of me. I'll have to propose that idea to him. Maybe in the future something will get posted. Thanks!

~Tweety~

Byll · Post by **Byll** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:48 am

Emm: I can joke about it, but the driving thing does scare me. I honor you that you have been through it three times... In my career as a high school teacher, I experienced a lot of tragedies, concerning automobiles.

Mutepointe: Sarah mentioned one thing in her answer to you, that is too true. I have just realized that in the studio, she has multi-tracked as many as three background voices, and three concurrent cello tracks on actual client projects... but... I truly have never recorded any solo material of her. And, nothing on whistle at all.

I will have to rectify that situation.

Thank you all for welcoming Sarah in your inimitable fashion. The best to you on a stormy (remnants of Hannah) Saturday afternoon.

Byll

devondancer · Post by **devondancer** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:56 am

A big welcome from Lesley and me.
Roland

Tweety · Post by **Tweety** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:01 pm

Devondancer- thank you so much for welcoming me. Dad has kept me informed on your situation for the past couple of weeks and I hope that this all works out well. You are in my prayers.

~Tweety~

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:35 pm

Multigenerational!!. Welcome

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:31 pm

Hi Tweety, welcome! Congrats on coming of age and joining the board. I salute your dad's involvement in your online (and offline!) life - I started on the internet as an unsupervised 11 year old and got into no end of trouble

Most of it fairly minor, fortunately!

Enjoy the forum!

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:59 pm

Well, you've got a great dad, a great avatar, and a great name!

Welcome!

jlunt · Post by **jlunt** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:05 pm

Tweety, welcome. What a wonderful community of fellow musicians you've chosen to join. I'm sure you, like many of us, will find yourself spending countless hours engaging in lively conversation, or lurking, here when you really should be doing something else entirely (perhaps schoolwork?).

Enjoy!

TheSpoonMan · Post by **TheSpoonMan** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:23 pm

guten morgen! have a good time. learn jerry's beaver hat,

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:51 pm

You've introduced yourself very nicely, Sarah, and welcome!

As fellow musicians, the members here tend to be honest with each other, sometimes brutally honest, but, ultimately, that's a good thing.

With that in mind, however, please consider whatever you might have to say, before you actually say it.

There's a C&F forum just for whistle players, which may be of some interest to you.

:-)

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:47 am

Abandon all hope ye who enter here.