First Lessons Tin Whistle
Tin Whistle - Sheet Music

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Tin whistle - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.30043M

Composed by Grey E. Larsen. Saddle-stitched. First Lessons. Folk. Book and online audio/video/pdf. 40 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30043M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30043M).

ISBN 9781513462820. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

The tin whistle has an alluring voice — yearning, melancholy, joyous, playful — both youthful and ancient. Its music can sound like wind, birdsong, flowing water. With this book, you can learn to make beautiful whistle music:

  • even if you’ve never played a musical instrument
  • even if you don’t read music
  • no matter how young or old you are
First Lessons® Tin Whistle is for beginners and for those who have tried to play the whistle (also known as a pennywhistle) but need more help. This book leaves no stone unturned, offering valuable insights and detailed instruction you won’t find anywhere else — expert guidance that will smooth your way and steer you clear of the pitfalls newcomers often encounter. In addition to music notation, this book offers two highly accessible alternatives:
  • A much-improved tablature system
  • Suit Code — a new and inventive fingering shorthand using the suits of the deck of cards
With this book you’ll get:
  • Access to audio and video downloads
  • 23 tunes from Irish, Scottish, Northumbrian, Welsh, English, Breton and African American traditions, along with melodies from Beethoven and Dvorák
  • An introduction to Irish tin whistle ornamentation
Grey Larsen is a master musician who performs and teaches internationally. He has played the whistle since the 1970’s and has written nine books, including the best-seller The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle. The author recommends using a tin whistle in the key of D with this book.

  • Welcome!
  • Making The Best Use Of This Book
  • Further Offerings
  • What Is A Tin Whistle?
  • Acquiring A Tin Whistle
  • Anatomy Of The Tin Whistle
  • Letas Make Some Sound
  • Whistle-Friendly Notes And Scales
  • The Names Of The Notes
  • The Relaxed Whistle Hold
  • Why Use The Left Hand As The Top Hand?
  • Seven Steps To Finding Your Personal Whistle Hold
  • Alternatives To The Bottom Hand Pinky Anchor Point
  • Training Your Bottom Hand Pinky Using A Rubber Band
  • Resting Position For The Fingers, And Economy Of Motion
  • Tin Whistle Embouchure
  • Clearing The Windway
  • Breathing and posture
  • Tuning The Whistle
  • Using Your Tongue
  • Conjunct And Disjunct Tonguing: Connected And Disconnected Notes
  • Tonguing A Low-Register Cs
  • Exploring Air Speed And Pressure
  • Try Disjunct Tonguing
  • Try Conjunct Tonguing
  • Playing A Low-Register B
  • Exploring The Extreme Low End Of The Air Speed Range
  • Exploring The Extreme High End Of The Air Speed Range
  • How Do We Increase Air Speed?
  • Vibrato
  • Two Groups Of Three Holes, And The Fingering Patterns We Use
  • Suit Code: A New Shorthand For Tin Whistle Fingerings
  • Hot Cross Buns, In A Major
  • Minimizing Finger Movement
  • Why Is It So Important To Memorize Fingerings And Note Names?
  • Merrily We Roll Along, In Two Keys
  • Finding And Sealing Finger Hole Air Leaks
  • Feel The Buzz
  • Hot Cross Buns, In G Major
  • Tin Whistle Tablature
  • Shady Hollow
  • Learn Your Fingerings By Heart
  • PRACTICING
  • Lonely Island
  • Introducing High-Register Notes
  • Lonely Peaks And Valleys
  • Introducing Bottom Hand Fingering With The Note Fs
  • Adding Standard Music Notation And Introducing Slurs
  • Smooth Sailing
  • Found A Penny On The Road
  • Introducing The Note E
  • An dro
  • Introducing The Note D
  • Two Fingerings For High D
  • Largo From Dvora!Kas Ninth Symphony
  • The Spade, At Last
  • A Deeper Look At Tuning The Whistle
  • Moving Groups Of Fingers, And Acrossing The Breaka
  • Introducing The Note Cn
  • Joy To The World
  • Ode to Joy
  • Using The Two High D Fingerings
  • A Fingering Chart
  • The Londonderry Air/Danny Boy
  • Letting Go Of Suit Code
  • Bonnie At Morn
  • Letting Go Of Tablature
  • Morning has Broken
  • Amazing Grace
  • Scarborough Fair
  • Simple Gifts
  • All The Pretty Little Horses
  • An Introduction To Irish Tin Whistle And Flute Ornamentation
  • We Shall Overcome
  • Star of the County Down
  • The High Caul Cap
  • The Leitrim Fancy
  • Collections Of Easy Tunes For Tin Whistle And Irish Flute
  • Continuing Your Journey