I am going to make a concerted effort to learn the clef and fingering of the whistle and try to move away from tab.
As an exercise, I printed out a copy of the sheet music for St. Anne's Reel (one of them, at least) and I am going through and writing out the letter note of each. Then I will go through and mark down the fingering. Yes, I end up with tab. But in the process, I am learning in my way the clef and fingerings until it sticks in my mind.
I give up! You win!
I give up! You win!
Chad Wilson
Some whistles, an old fiddle, an old banjo, a bass, a guitar and a bodhran
Some whistles, an old fiddle, an old banjo, a bass, a guitar and a bodhran
Re: I give up! You win!
the treble?
what shows ya where G is?
with lines for E G B D F
and spaces for F A C E
what shows ya where G is?
with lines for E G B D F
and spaces for F A C E
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Step 1...print out a treble clef cheat sheet, which also happens to a High D whistle fingering cheat sheet.
Step 2...print out St. Anne's Reel.
Step 3...write the letter of each note, remembering that F and C are #.
Finished step 3 while eating sushi for lunch.
Step 4...write out the fingerings, using my pen to imagine the act of playing the note.
Technically, I get paid to keep the computers up and running, not playing on the tin whistle, so I don't bring them to work with me.
Step 2...print out St. Anne's Reel.
Step 3...write the letter of each note, remembering that F and C are #.
Finished step 3 while eating sushi for lunch.
Step 4...write out the fingerings, using my pen to imagine the act of playing the note.
Technically, I get paid to keep the computers up and running, not playing on the tin whistle, so I don't bring them to work with me.
Chad Wilson
Some whistles, an old fiddle, an old banjo, a bass, a guitar and a bodhran
Some whistles, an old fiddle, an old banjo, a bass, a guitar and a bodhran
Re: I give up! You win!
ya might want to approach this as a visualization game.....
space below the staff is D XXX XXX
the line just above the middle space is 2nd octave D OXX XXX
one line or space, one finger....ah note
space below the staff is D XXX XXX
the line just above the middle space is 2nd octave D OXX XXX
one line or space, one finger....ah note
Re: I give up! You win!
That trick may or may not work for me.
But, This is one area where I need the rote method to start. Each time I repeat it, it becomes easier to remember. And it was working, actually. By the end of transliterating St. Anne's Reel to note letter, I wasn't using the cheat sheet.
I especially need to have the clef learned before the uilleann pipes arrive. It certainly won't help me if I am having to continue to think too much of what the note on the sheet is supposed to be while learning the finger config on the D chanter.
So far, this is all for a High D whistle. At some people, I will have to integrate the Bb whistle...because I like its sound so much.
But, This is one area where I need the rote method to start. Each time I repeat it, it becomes easier to remember. And it was working, actually. By the end of transliterating St. Anne's Reel to note letter, I wasn't using the cheat sheet.
I especially need to have the clef learned before the uilleann pipes arrive. It certainly won't help me if I am having to continue to think too much of what the note on the sheet is supposed to be while learning the finger config on the D chanter.
So far, this is all for a High D whistle. At some people, I will have to integrate the Bb whistle...because I like its sound so much.
Chad Wilson
Some whistles, an old fiddle, an old banjo, a bass, a guitar and a bodhran
Some whistles, an old fiddle, an old banjo, a bass, a guitar and a bodhran
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Get ABCNavigator or ABCExplorer and play a few tunes on that while following them on the "dots" window. You will soon get the hang of it.
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Of course!Denny wrote:the treble?
Otherwise it would be Base(Bass).
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well we wouldn't want
and this one no one can see....
and this one no one can see....
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oh lawd!Denny wrote: and this one no one can see....
what did that poor stave ever do to you?
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I have never seen a C-Clef in the wild. Ever. Just in a book under music theory.
Chad Wilson
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Third post down in this thread page (if I have got it right - its second page in the thread, third post, by MTGuru).
A good view of 5 line staff is whistle tab
A good view of 5 line staff is whistle tab
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What is the difference between alto clef and ancient Greek?
Some conductors can still read ancient Greek.
Some conductors can still read ancient Greek.
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It was decades before someone explained to me the name of that Moody Blues album
- but having to puzzle over it made it easier to remember when I knew ...
(now I remember the name but just googled it as Pink Floyd)
- but having to puzzle over it made it easier to remember when I knew ...
(now I remember the name but just googled it as Pink Floyd)
