Straight to the point, no messing about and very helpful, without all the drama. Great lesson. Subscribed. 👍🏼
@danielbeekhuizen15117 жыл бұрын
Thanks you ever so kindly sir! This is so great compared to other channels! Most of those "tutorials" are people showing how good they are at playing a certain song, and then just playing it a wee bit slower... But this! This, this is truly amazing! Thank you for sharing these techniques! Have a wonderful rest of your day!
@whistletutor7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@kevintikivik23 күн бұрын
Thank you again
@malahamavet5 жыл бұрын
Sir, you look like a 6 foot giant. I find it very funny watching you play such a tiny instrument. By the way your video was great and your explanations clear. Thank you very much
@whistletutor5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha - well, I am 6' tall, not sure if that qualifies me as a giant but in the band that I play with I'm definitely the tallest and play the smallest instruments. Makes airplane travel very easy. Glad you like the video!
@dennis1194 Жыл бұрын
"ALL YOUR EXERCISES ARE BELONG TO US"... I don't even care what you teach here specifically, I decided to learn it when I read that line on the thumbnail...
@whistletutor Жыл бұрын
Glad someone appreciated that :)
@tulusjatmiko86545 жыл бұрын
Here the whistle secret techniques are open clearly. Thanks alot.
@MadRushMusic5 жыл бұрын
Favourite of all the lessons on KZbin. Great tips and tunes and no dramas! Thank you from Cornwall UK!
@peluso_palit6 жыл бұрын
I haven't purchase a tin whistle yet. I thought C whistle would be the choice. I read thru the comment below, and D whistle is the answer. Very great tutorial. Thanks!
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely - the D whistle is where you want to start. Thanks for the kind words!
@peluso_palit6 жыл бұрын
whistletutor you're welcome.
@edsternet7 жыл бұрын
An excellent goto tutorial, thanks
@josephmcardle96376 жыл бұрын
Great practice thoughts! Thank you for sharing.
@1chipchap5 жыл бұрын
Excellent thank you
@Tony1mail3 жыл бұрын
Excellent ! Really useful, thanks very much
@MikeScofieldComposer3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful and well-done.
@Bunsy825 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you for this!
@ShinyArjunSingh4 жыл бұрын
wow man...made my life.. Nice one Subscribed...Keep'em comin....
@fatheroblivion457 жыл бұрын
Good video. Thank you.
@rockclimbingrules7 жыл бұрын
nice vid, good to learn the different scales, so far i have been practicing most of these with a metronome but only in the d scale, cheers
@grandma.p5 жыл бұрын
Good advice.
@paulward129711 ай бұрын
Thank you. I like the way you teach! PW
@shlamimk46647 жыл бұрын
I put it to 0.5 speed to see what he does properly, but now he sounds like he's on magic mushrooms and its too funny. Oh no...
@whistletutor7 жыл бұрын
Never thought to try that!
@shlamimk46647 жыл бұрын
What, Mushrooms?
@CutiepieTinWhistle7 жыл бұрын
You've opened up so many doors!! :D :D didn't even know you could do that!
@MorgothBagluir6 жыл бұрын
hahahah dude😂😂😂
@davidblankenau5 жыл бұрын
Try running the vid at 1.5; even better, like being on Speed or something. LOL
@Hawke301 Жыл бұрын
I would like to know how you are able to play a C-natural on a D whistle. The D whistle is tuned for the D major scale which has F# and C#. The C natural is required for the G, and the Am scales. If, you intended to reference different modes of the D scale, that would be different, but otherwise, on a D whistle, I think you may be restricted to D-major, B-minor, or some other modes of D (someone with a better grasp on music theory can add the names of those modes if they are so inclined).
@charliederby41799 ай бұрын
Use this fingering (left to right = top to bottom) oxx ooo
@julioferrer186 Жыл бұрын
I practise that with vibration vibration is a bit difficult
@soslothful7 жыл бұрын
Could you post sheet music for these exercises and a more detailed explanation of the differences between cuts and rolls, et. al.?
@whistletutor7 жыл бұрын
I try to stay away from notation for ornaments only because there's more to it than just what the notes say on paper. That being said, I've got an idea for an "exercises part II" video that will cover some more things like this in more detail, so keep an eye out!
@andrewlaverghetta7157 жыл бұрын
What I'd like to see is a tune, aire, reel, jig, etc, written with and without ornaments. The only reason for this is to see what you can do during the plain tune and how it changes with ornaments, like where the opportunities are for ornaments and what kind of thing you might put in. That being said, the ornamented version would need to be explained while it's played somehow, since it's not always easy to assign a pitch to a cut. I know when I try to do roles and grans they always sound crazy awkward and like i'm just playing up and down quick. Thank you for this!
@soslothful6 жыл бұрын
Check out "The Session" for tunes as you say.
@FluteForToday5 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, Good Day. Could you please tell me the name of your flute and scale. :)
@shreyaschakraborty23656 жыл бұрын
Hello, I'm from India. Your videos are great. I had made my own PVC penny whistle since they are not available in India. But yesterday I ordered 'Waltons Little Black Whistle' from Amazon. Is it good for an amateur tin whistle player? Thank you in advance..☺
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
Sure, really anything will work for starters as long as it's in the key of D. If you find that you enjoy playing you can always spend some money on a higher-end handmade whistle.
@shreyaschakraborty23656 жыл бұрын
It's in the key of D. Thank you very much.
@stokiepeas4 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this and it's great, you can hear playing with ornaments really adds colour to the tunes. Is it just me though it is it hard to tell the difference between a cran and a roll? Could someone kindly explain it to me?
@josevalverde26566 жыл бұрын
How must I do to get that one?
@MarijnvdZaag5 жыл бұрын
To all those asking what whistle this is: I think it's a Tony Dixon Traditional brass. A very fine and affordable instrument indeed :)
@whistletutor5 жыл бұрын
It's made by Gary Humphrey web.blomand.net/~ghumphrey/
@grandma.p5 жыл бұрын
Where can I get a fingering chart for all these scales?
@whistletutor5 жыл бұрын
Hmm, that I'm not sure - I was never a fan of charts myself so that's a little out of my wheelhouse.
@soslothful6 жыл бұрын
In playing tunes are ornaments strictly followed? Example, as long as one is playing rhythmically would it much matter if one tapped on note below the primary or two? Or if one tapped say, twice one note above rather than one above, one below?
@Recommendable3 жыл бұрын
I always wonder what's the proper position of a mouthpiece in the mouth when doing basic rolls? I mean when tapping the holes the impact of the strike bounces off my upper teeth which is not so good in my opinion as may cause micro (but still) damage to the teeth. Whats your take on this mate?
@chrishawkins42895 жыл бұрын
This may seem like a dumb noob question but I am a complete novice, How are you able to get all those different keys in one whistle or is that just going through the 3 different octaves? Great video though and I will definitely start practicing these.
@whistletutor5 жыл бұрын
Not a dumb question at all - if you run the scales you'll see how that works. You can play a D, G, and A scale (plus relative minors) on the same whistle just by changing your starting note and making one or two fingering adjustments. Good luck with your practice!
@chrishawkins42895 жыл бұрын
@@whistletutor Thanks very much
@sspiegler6 жыл бұрын
I have the notes basically down on the high D whistle. Now, I am looking for an etude and a tunes book for learning. Can you make any suggestions? BTW, I am a professional cellist just learning whistle. I also have a little background in oboe, so the fingerings came kinda naturally.
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
Hi - there's one by L.E. McCullough that's very popular called The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor that goes into various fingering/ornament stuff. If you're just looking for tunes then O'Neill's collection is the alpha and the omega.
@chavahfried5 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful thank you so much. My question is about rolling the B or C# and low D?? I guess we don't..? Since there isn't a not above to cut on B or a note to tap on D?
@whistletutor5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I just noticed this comment - you can roll on a B, but not on C# or D, that's correct. There are options for that such as a cran on low/high D though.
@josevalverde26566 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to playing all music in it?
@dorianncrespo6 жыл бұрын
Hi. Could you make a video about Nightwish song Last Of the Wilds but written in notes format, example: C D E F G A B. Thank you in advance.
@luap37566 жыл бұрын
Hi Ive just started learning to play on a Kilarney D it cost me $95 so it's a half decent whistle. I have a continuing problem in that low D breaks to high D even though im blowing soft. I have even taken it out of my mouth with the holes covered and gently blown again and the whistle still blows in high D I basically have to shake the whistle and begin again for it to 'clear' Have you any ideas as to why?? It's kinda frustrating as I'm doing ok and have learned lots of tunes after only 2 weeks.!!
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
That's surprising for an instrument of that quality - if it's not possible to play a reliable low D then there may be a manufacturing problem and it would be worth talking to Killarney about it.
@soslothful6 жыл бұрын
Could you do a lesson on transposition? On a D whistle I play a C# as oxxooo. On other whistles such as a Bb or F this fingering does not sound right. How should I change it?
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
I assume you mean C-natural but it really depends on the whistle and the best bet is just to play that note into a tuner to see which fingering sounds the best. Try oxxxox, sometimes that works better.
@soslothful6 жыл бұрын
Yes, C natural. I was inattentive. I posted this question on "The Session" and received many response about fingerings other than oxxooo. It seems odd to me that a change in the whistle key requires different fingering. Dang physics!
@1chipchap5 жыл бұрын
Why should your dominant hand be in the bottom ? My dominant hand feels more natural at the top ?
@Kitiwake3 жыл бұрын
Consider a standard keyed side blown flute and youll know that answer
@CelticBearWoman5 жыл бұрын
You asked if we had a question...I didn't understand your reference to "different scales." I thought each whistle had only one key. So..there are different scales available for each whistle because of its base note? How do I find out the associated scales? (that which is used to make up a chord from its tonic?) [I have Google music knowledge..just enough to tantalize, confuse, frustrate, make me Think I know, but actually know little.] How did you know where to start your scales? Thanks in advance. Also, Great tutorial and advice, very much appreciated.
@whistletutor5 жыл бұрын
Ahh good question - each whistle can play in 3 major keys and 4 minor keys depending on where you start your scale. So the D scale starts on the D (and includes a C#). The G scale starts on G (it uses C-natural). The A scale starts on A and has both a C# and a G# which is half-holed. The relative minors start on B and E and use the relative scale (D and G, respectively). Am is a combination of the A scale (so starting on A again) but using C-naturals and G-naturals. Hope that helps, it's hard to write that out but I did a different video on whistle keys a while back, that might help too!
@CelticBearWoman5 жыл бұрын
@@whistletutor Thank you, I understood that!
@AngusRobins4 жыл бұрын
Same for flute..?
@whistletutor4 жыл бұрын
For the most part any finger exercises can transfer between both, for sure!
@mellowmel20128 жыл бұрын
For some reason, this video will not play. Can it be fixed? Would love to see your exercises.
@whistletutor8 жыл бұрын
Hmm, that's odd -- it seems to be working on my end. Maybe try a different browser?
@balddonaldcerrone79307 жыл бұрын
mellowmel2012 could be region blocked
@michaelrobinson92556 жыл бұрын
DUUDE what whistle is that because the high notes do not sound squeaky at ALL!
@soslothful6 жыл бұрын
Made by Gary Humphrey - noted in the description. I have a D aluminum by Gary and I'm well pleased by with it.
@laureneddy84917 жыл бұрын
Are you using a D whistle?
@whistletutor7 жыл бұрын
I am, yes.
@trishschmidt85307 жыл бұрын
What whistle are you using here?
@michaelrobinson92556 жыл бұрын
Nevermind I just read the comments xD. Great vid tho
@michan67056 жыл бұрын
all ur bases r belonged to us on the thumbnail
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
Glad someone got the reference hahahah
@caethanosr.s42937 жыл бұрын
this is a oak whistle?
@whistletutor7 жыл бұрын
No, it's made by a fellow named Gary Humphrey. He makes great stuff!
@AdamSchelenbergCom7 жыл бұрын
My question is what is luggado and stuckado? I don't even know how to spell it.
@whistletutor7 жыл бұрын
Legato means playing with the notes more connected - more smoothly. Staccato would mean separating the notes (by tonguing in this case.)
@LilGagaChick5 жыл бұрын
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@3Dhyana6 жыл бұрын
I would really really like a printed chart that I could use to practice. Don’t have a printer.
@editor12082 жыл бұрын
Why does mine sound like a dying chick
@thekiwifruitbat6 жыл бұрын
Sharpen the 7th note of your minor scales
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
In a minor scale the 7th is the flat 7th
@thekiwifruitbat6 жыл бұрын
whistletutor yeah my bad, I was thinking harmonic minor
@user-qz8pj3zx4j6 жыл бұрын
a Minor?sounds Like a Dorian
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
Could be, I was never that great at the modes.
@andrewwigglesworth30305 жыл бұрын
It took me a while to realise this properly since as with most folk musicians playing melodies, we just play the tunes and don't think much about modes and other technicalities. For us that play the tunes, it's not really much of an issue, but for guitar players and others playing chords, it's something that should be very closely observed. Basically, the folk and traditional music of Britain and Ireland (England/Wales/Scotland/Ireland) hardly ever uses the natural minor scale (Aeolian mode), but the minor-sounding dorian mode. For example, the natural minor on a D whistle is B minor not E or A minor. What we so often call E minor is in fact E dorian. Dorian mode starts on the second note of a major scale. So, E dorian starts on the second note of the D scale and then uses the notes of a D scale. Same with what we often call A minor. It's actually A dorian, starting on the second note of the G major scale and then using the notes of the G scale.
@brentbreault76066 жыл бұрын
That was A dorian, not A minor. F natural, not F sharp.
@whistletutor6 жыл бұрын
True - in Irish music though, it's simply referred to as A minor.
@andrewwigglesworth30305 жыл бұрын
It's the same in English music too, and it's all very well as far as tune players go. You'll have melodeon players happily telling you that we're playing in E minor, and if they're talking to folk fiddle player or a tin whistler, everything's fine because we know what we're talking about because we all make the same mistake. However, try teaching a guitar player who thinks that we really are playing in E minor (because that's what you told them) why the chords they are playing don't fit. Like all of us I still tend to say "minor" when it's actually dorian, but I do try to change and be clear about it when talking about accompaniment ... really, I do, sort of, when I remember.