Very helpful tutorial! I especially like the jig and reel exercises with this tutorial, as they help build the technique with all the notes along the scale, up and down. This is great practice to form muscle memory!
This is probably the best exercise video on rolls I've found. I followed it up to the slow temp for basic roll technique. I will continue this lesson in my daily workouts.
@@LearnTinWhistle I am taking your “Technique Improver” course and love it, it is just what I needed and was looking for. The ornamentations and how to incorporate them into songs was confusing to me but now things are much clearer. Good course!
@@greadore Thanks! Glad you love the Improver Course (learntinwhistle.com/courses/improver/). If you have questions or need any help, feel free to get in touch anytime.
Demonstrating the short roll separately is a good idea to avoid confusion. However, the technique is very similar to the long roll. You basically skip the first note and play a Cut + a Tap. Focus on the exercise at 3:20. That's basically the same manner as the short roll. Feel free to check the full lesson here if you haven't already: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/
I suppose the trick is to play the roll exercise slow and and speed up very, very, very slowly. Unlike here where you went slow followed by very fast. Or is it better to do it slow followed by very fast?
Of course, you should always start slowly. The key is to grow your muscle memory and finger dexterity. Then you can start speeding it up at the pace that suits you best. The "fast" version in the video is for demonstration purposes, so you know what you are shooting for!
@@LearnTinWhistle I would like your opinion on a strategy. At moment I am working through Kevin Crawford lessons on Online Academy of Irish Music website oaim. But I am unsure of the right approach. For example all I am doing at momemt is transcribing by ear each tune writing down the notes and playing through phrases. So not really learning each song but instead learning all the parts of it enough to get notes down. Which is helping my ear a lot. But what I am not doing is learning the songs. Once I transcribed each song I move on to the next. But is it better to learn each song well before moving on. What is a good strategy?
@@TechTins_Projects Great question. I guess the strategy depends on your specific goals. I think it's best to do what motivates you the most, as it is crucial for further improvement. If you want to move on to the next song quickly, then go for it. As you develop your "musical ear", you will see that tunes are repetitive, and there are many "common patterns" in various tunes. If you haven't noticed, we have a tin whistle course specifically about it: learntinwhistle.com/courses/improver/ Feel free to ask if you have more questions, happy to help!
And also he is using three fingers to cover all remain holes, u are using only one Finger and covering only one hole Under. Can you please explain to me? Thank you m.ua-cam.com/video/H936JgpGF0c/v-deo.html
@@JS-dq7ck As far as I can see from the video you sent, he's also using both cuts and taps. A roll is a combination of a cut and a tap. You may want to check this article on our website for a detailed explanation: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/ Regarding one VS three fingers question, he's doing a roll on the note G, and it actually doesn't make any difference if you tap with one or three fingers below. But, tapping with only one finger is generally more recommended as the ornament sounds consistent across every other note. For example, on a note E, you only have one finger below. Hope that makes sense!
question, in the first part you are making the roll with the next note, in the last part you are doing the roll with G for the lower hand, and C for the upper hand, which is the way to go then? Im confused...
Sorry about the confusion, but I'm not sure if I can notice what you describe. For notes D, E, F# and G, we use the G (top 3) finger to do the cut. For notes A and B, we use the B (top 1) finger to do the cut. And it should be the same in all parts of the video. However, there are alternative ways. Please check the entire lesson on the website for more details: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/ Let me know if you need any further help!
It usually comes naturally by listening to the tin whistle trad. music. However, a good tip is that a roll can be placed whenever you notice that there are 3 repeated notes in a tune. For example, instead of tonguing the same note 3 times, you play the roll there. Does that help?
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Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Love to help!
This is great! Thanks
@@bube153 You are welcome! :)
I am trying to improve my ornamentation and finding the cut, tap and rolls tutorials very useful
Great to hear! Let me know if I can help with anything else.
Very helpful tutorial! I especially like the jig and reel exercises with this tutorial, as they help build the technique with all the notes along the scale, up and down. This is great practice to form muscle memory!
Thanks!
Great video :) just starting with tin whistle and found your content helpful and great place to start
Happy to help! Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for creating and posting these. They're very simple and to the point. Perfect for doing it again and again.
You are welcome! Let us know if you have any ideas of what would you like to see in the upcoming videos.
This is probably the best exercise video on rolls I've found. I followed it up to the slow temp for basic roll technique. I will continue this lesson in my daily workouts.
Happy to help! Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see in the upcoming tutorials.
Awesome! Really helpful and subscribed ✊
Happy to help!
This is brilliant! Thanks!
You are welcome!
Feel free to check the full lesson as well: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/
Great and helpful lesson.
You are welcome! :)
@@LearnTinWhistle I am taking your “Technique Improver” course and love it, it is just what I needed and was looking for. The ornamentations and how to incorporate them into songs was confusing to me but now things are much clearer. Good course!
@@greadore Thanks! Glad you love the Improver Course (learntinwhistle.com/courses/improver/). If you have questions or need any help, feel free to get in touch anytime.
Thank you so much for your video. I have been trying to learn the rolls in my music books you have been a big help. Straight to the point I like that.
You are welcome! Anything else you would like to see in the upcoming videos?
Do you have a video on the "short"roll?
Demonstrating the short roll separately is a good idea to avoid confusion. However, the technique is very similar to the long roll. You basically skip the first note and play a Cut + a Tap. Focus on the exercise at 3:20. That's basically the same manner as the short roll.
Feel free to check the full lesson here if you haven't already: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/
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Thank you!
I suppose the trick is to play the roll exercise slow and and speed up very, very, very slowly. Unlike here where you went slow followed by very fast. Or is it better to do it slow followed by very fast?
Of course, you should always start slowly. The key is to grow your muscle memory and finger dexterity. Then you can start speeding it up at the pace that suits you best.
The "fast" version in the video is for demonstration purposes, so you know what you are shooting for!
@@LearnTinWhistle Perfect that is what I thought. Thanks for confirming that. The exercises are very good.
@@TechTins_Projects You are welcome! If you have more questions just let us know.
@@LearnTinWhistle I would like your opinion on a strategy. At moment I am working through Kevin Crawford lessons on Online Academy of Irish Music website oaim. But I am unsure of the right approach. For example all I am doing at momemt is transcribing by ear each tune writing down the notes and playing through phrases. So not really learning each song but instead learning all the parts of it enough to get notes down. Which is helping my ear a lot. But what I am not doing is learning the songs. Once I transcribed each song I move on to the next. But is it better to learn each song well before moving on.
What is a good strategy?
@@TechTins_Projects Great question. I guess the strategy depends on your specific goals.
I think it's best to do what motivates you the most, as it is crucial for further improvement. If you want to move on to the next song quickly, then go for it.
As you develop your "musical ear", you will see that tunes are repetitive, and there are many "common patterns" in various tunes.
If you haven't noticed, we have a tin whistle course specifically about it: learntinwhistle.com/courses/improver/
Feel free to ask if you have more questions, happy to help!
Hey there sir, i just wanted to ask. I saw one guy, he is using taps to roll, but you are using cuts to roll. I dont get it which one is correct. 🤔
And also he is using three fingers to cover all remain holes, u are using only one Finger and covering only one hole Under. Can you please explain to me? Thank you
m.ua-cam.com/video/H936JgpGF0c/v-deo.html
@@JS-dq7ck As far as I can see from the video you sent, he's also using both cuts and taps. A roll is a combination of a cut and a tap. You may want to check this article on our website for a detailed explanation: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/
Regarding one VS three fingers question, he's doing a roll on the note G, and it actually doesn't make any difference if you tap with one or three fingers below. But, tapping with only one finger is generally more recommended as the ornament sounds consistent across every other note. For example, on a note E, you only have one finger below. Hope that makes sense!
@@LearnTinWhistle yea this is pretty helpful. Thank you very much for answer sir!
@@JS-dq7ck You are welcome! If you have any further questions, just let us know! :)
A roll is a combination of both
it is a sequence of
Note-cut-tap-note
Hey sir...what is the name of this tin whistle....i like the sound of this and i would like to buy the same....where can i find this?
It's Waltons Mellow D, a decent beginner whistle. You can find our whistle reviews here: learntinwhistle.com/resources/best-tin-whistle/
question, in the first part you are making the roll with the next note, in the last part you are doing the roll with G for the lower hand, and C for the upper hand, which is the way to go then? Im confused...
Sorry about the confusion, but I'm not sure if I can notice what you describe. For notes D, E, F# and G, we use the G (top 3) finger to do the cut. For notes A and B, we use the B (top 1) finger to do the cut. And it should be the same in all parts of the video.
However, there are alternative ways. Please check the entire lesson on the website for more details: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/
Let me know if you need any further help!
My trouble is knowing when to use the roll..
It usually comes naturally by listening to the tin whistle trad. music. However, a good tip is that a roll can be placed whenever you notice that there are 3 repeated notes in a tune. For example, instead of tonguing the same note 3 times, you play the roll there. Does that help?
@@LearnTinWhistle very much so.. Will give it some practise thank you
P.s keep the videos coming:)
@@tonygillespie6907 Will do! Anything you would like to see in particular?
@@LearnTinWhistlemaybe break down the roll on a tune just to take it in visually? I know this might be a bit much but im trying my luck lol
way to hard
Feel free to check the full lesson here: learntinwhistle.com/lessons/tin-whistle-rolls/
Maybe it will shed some light.