Joining a Prerecorded or Live Online Irish Session to Play Along on our Low and / or High Whistles

[@BB-pn2qv]

Thank you!! Early too! Thank you for helping pave the way.

[@LowDWhistle]

My pleasure. Helps me too!

[@BB-pn2qv]

The Facebook group slow sessions sounds interesting, never heard of it, going to try that first I think!

[@LowDWhistle]

I agree. I joined right away. Not tons of videos, but enough to enjoy and appreciate.

[@BB-pn2qv]

I guess a follow-up question: do you need to learn these mostly by ear? It seems that there are so many different versions to learn, it’s hard to know what to learn, then find out a different variant is played.

[@LowDWhistle]

I know. SO MANY versions. I selected some tunes I knew, I assumed their version would be a little different. I played along as best I could and after a few times through I was OK. You hit on that big challenge - so many versions. You never know what you’re going to get, but that can make it fun. No harm since you are playing along with a recorded session.

[@BB-pn2qv]

@@LowDWhistle no trick to it then? Just gotta grab some versions and go then?

[@LowDWhistle]

You're right. The PlayAlong Sessions KZbin channel provides an image of the music they are using. Otherwise we just have to listen a time or two and figure out how they are playing the tune. You will likely know the basics of the tunes, if you know the tunes, and you'll just have to jump in as you can. I play through a few times so that I am more comfortable by like the third time.

[@BB-pn2qv]

@@LowDWhistle guess it truly is good practice for the real in person ones then!

[@LowDWhistle]

I definitely think so