In my experience, tin whistle is also the most ADHD-friendly instrument I've ever came across. I've had a guitar and a keyboard, but none of those stuck with me, leaving me with a great sense of shame about the investment my parents had made. But with the tin whistle, I bought it impulsively (as a good ADHDer does) because it was nice and cheap. Truth is, I barely even tried playing it for YEARS. But it was so small and cheap that I didn't feel bad and every time I moved, I brought it with me (unlike the guitar and piano that still gather dust at my parents' house). Then a year or two ago, I looked at it and it was just there waiting for me. As you said, it easy to start learning. It feels rewarding right away, if I start with an easy tune. It's challenging as I slowly try faster songs or adding ornaments, keeping it interesting. It trains everything that my ADHD brain lacks: memory, focus, patience, coordination. Its simplicity also helps clear my running-multiple-thoughts-all-the-time mind: no chords, only one note after the other. Still, it is surprisingly versatile. It requires almost no planning to play or practice: I grab my whistle, I open a tab, I play. No setting up, no tuning, no nothing. When I play poorly, it doesn't make me sad, it makes me burst out laughing. If I don't have time to practice, I don't feel bad because I didn't spend a lot of money on it and I know it's easy to pick it up again. Pretty much the most straightforward, fun, guilt-free, accessible, interesting instrument I know of.
The breath of life ; Living with chronic depression I was surprised to discover how taking up the whistle shifted the mood, furthermore after a lifetime of wanting to play a musical instrument but possessing large amounts of negativity, I find the whistle is the first instrument I have actually stuck with. Oh yeah and I do observe a spiritual element in playing the thing.
Nice one Stephanie: ten whole minutes extolling the benefits of tin whistle playing. The only downside to playing whistles as far as I can tell is the compulsion to acquire more whistles 😎
They are an easy and fun instrument to start playing. have you ever thought of fasting for a prolonged period to see if that helps with auto immune issues?
@@michk5149 I have been doing intermittent fasting and some keto to try and get more weight off my joints. I will look into prolonged. I do notice that flair ups can be intense due to sugar, so I avoid sugar like the plague. Thank you
I chose to play tin whistle because I’ve always been drawn to the sound. Growing up I learned to play piano, which I loved, but when I moved out of my parents house I was no longer able to play. Turns out pianos are huge and incredibly hard to move. Keyboards never did it the same for me, there’s something irreplaceable about an actual piano. So! Now that I’m playing the tin whistle, I love how incredibly portable it is!!! I can take it anywhere. I love that. I also have realized that having to learn breath control has helped with singing!
I am 72, long time whistle player, and I take a walk with my G whistle on the bikeway behind the mall along the railway (so absolutely no way am I disturbing anyone). Walking not only sets the tempo, but the breath control necessary while exercising is a whole 'nuther level of mental AND physical activity. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Cutie pie is absolutely right!
Great video. Another benefit is that even if I never fully master an instrument, learning it gives me greater appreciation of those who do play it well. I can better understand what they are doing.
Whistle helps me a lot to relax my brain. Playing an instrument is a completely different and new way of thinking for me. There are fewer negative thoughts and instead of them there are now various melodies. Now I listen to music differently, I have learned to hear and analyze it! I'm happy that I started playing the whistle! Thanks for your lessons!
As a retired Nurse and totally biased Irishman, I agree, thank you for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the wirral peninsula ,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea ,geography and rhyme. E
Because Stephanie plays tin whistle, and if she didn't then we wouldn't get her lovely channel with her on it. It also helps fascinate a person more toward practicing music to all kinds of things.
I think I wanted to learn how to play penny whistle when I heard that solo on Paul Simon's "You can call me Al" - but I'm nowhere near there yet!! :) I would never have dared to try an instrument that was expensive and required serious commitment in finding a teacher, etc. So tin whistle for me has opened up the possibility of making music in general.
Mental #4 is certainly true. I battle mild to crushing depression and notice when I practice and when some tunes start coming together, I feel some uplift. The difficulty is being depressed kills my enthusiasm to practice and a cycle of, I feel down so don't practice, I don't practice so I feel down.... begins and is hard to disrupt.
A great video. I picked up the tin whistle ' because of Irish musician Vinnie Kilduff. He had such skill' that I went out and bought a Clarks tin Whistle. I got a video he made' and imitated everything he did. It is a harder instrument to master ' more than any other one.
Interesting you mentioned the spiritual benefits, felt that big time. Though I generally play recorder/naf, I did get the c/d woodi whistles to see if I’d like them. I do but I’m particularly interested in a low d whistle…
I had started out attempting to play a replica Shakuhachi zen flute and while I found the experience to be rewarding, family and friends would routinely ask what songs I could play to which I was forced to respond that there were none, at least none they would be familiar with. So after considering switching to some other instrument, I just wanted you to know that you were very inspirational to me and while I did not choose the tin whistle, I have chosen the Irish flute in low D which has the same fingering, so all the whistle tabs apply. I cannot thank you enough for all your content, encouragement and enthusiasm for flute playing and music. It's very rewarding when I play something from the tabs and my son or friends actually recognize the music. I've a long road ahead as far as my playing ability is concerned but the rewards are already coming! Thanks again.
An amusing anecdote: I went to Japan in July of 1975, and one of the first things I did was buy a Shakuhachi practice flute (I played the recorder), but could not get it to produce any sound at all resembling a musical note. "Perhaps I have a defective shakuhachi" I pondered, and it being Obon season, and the shakuhachi being a regular instrument at Obon dances, I figured I would take my instrument to a Bon-odori and armed with the phrase "Shakuhachi wo fukimasu ka?" (Do you play the shakuhachi), I was determined to find a shakuhachi player who could tell me if my instrument worked or not. Now, I was new at the Japanese language, but I knew enough to know my question was understood, but I was not prepared for the responses. I would walk up to a group of Japanese (fortunately, I was aware that there were few female shakuhachi players, so no need to ask), show them my flute, ask my question, and then be regaled with laughter, which seemed to be covering embarrassment. It happened again and again, but finally, with the cajoling of his friends, one gentleman sheepishly took my cheap shakuhachi and produced some beautiful notes from it. "Well, I know it's not the shakuhachi." I thanked him, enjoyed the fireworks, and did eventually manage to "Shakuhachi wo fukimasu". [The amusing part] I later related this story to a Japanese friend and he roared with laughter, and then explained that the verb used for "to play" means "to blow" and shakuhachi is a unit of length, One shaku (about a foot long) and eight sun (ten sun to the shaku), so I walked around a festival asking men if they could blow 18 inches, which is slang for, what you would expect it to be.
Great video and so true! I started (seriously) during lockdown and that little tube with holes gave me so much. Plus I stumbled into a wonderful positive international community. Your channel was very helpful, please keep them videos coming and never stop to be amazing! ❤️
Gotta say, perfect analysis. I picked the tin whistle up 'cause it's a cool sounding instrument. Next because I wanted to just learn more music stuff in general(never grew up in a musical family or anything, but it's definitely easy for just... learning music, in my opinion, and I live in a town that I'm not able to get someone for lessons for any instruments). Can't say I'm good at any songs at all(couple tunes I feel I'm okay with at the least), but I'll say, playing one(even poorly) I can just sorta... relax and chill for a good bit of time, even if I just play a few random notes that I feel sound good to me for a few minutes.
Nice analysis, Stephanie. For me a great milestone was when I could send my grandchildren a video of me playing "happy birthday", followed by participation in some of your projects. As you mentioned most of the songs one likes can be played on a tin whistle. For me that is a mix of Celtic music, folk, pop, hymns and classic. So nice that you supply us with the tabs of so many songs, thanks.
Speaking of tin whistle being used in a variety of musical traditions. The book "Whistle Around the World" by L.E. Mccullough has 50 tunes to play from around the world.
There are som many reasons to play , I think you covered them all Stephanie, thank you for sharing all you do about this beautiful instrument. I find in the midst of all the pain going on in the world it’s a bit of joy. And it’s such a portable instrument easy to carry around with you and play outdoors or keep in the car with you and play if you have a spare 10 minutes somewhere.
I can attest to the mental and spiritual benefits. Playing tin whistle has definitely helped with my stress for the last few years. Then when I was sick last fall, it took a few months before I felt well enough to do any of my hobbies. I started by picking up a whistle and I finally felt like myself again after a few tunes :)
I have started to play tin whistle one year ago cause i wanted to learn some French folk songs that I liked. I couldn't do it at the begin, so I learnt first the easiest tunes that I found on UA-cam, like British grenadiers. Then I improved my abilities and I learnt a fig for a kiss and dixieland. I discovered that tin whistle is much used also in East European music and I learnt some songs from there. I like tin whistle because you can play almost any songs from folk to modern pop music and also I find it relaxing to play. Aniway now I learnt to play the French song because of I started (aupres de ma blonde)
For me the tin whistle was the only instrument I got really into besides the trumpet and a little bit of the piano. However I would rather play the tin whistle over the others.
TUNES IN THE BACKGROUND ARE: 00:00 - Da Lounge Bar: ua-cam.com/video/IEOLG5vyTdI/v-deo.html 02:09 - Spootiskerry Reel: ua-cam.com/video/KssVpbLRVHQ/v-deo.html 03:42 - An Lurgadan: ua-cam.com/video/owg53AvRoZI/v-deo.html 05:02 - Lunchtime Boredom: ua-cam.com/video/_S5CCjusmas/v-deo.html 08:29 - Fig For A Kiss: ua-cam.com/video/AqYqMOvlNHM/v-deo.html Mostly played with the wonderful LukeWebb on harp :) find him here: ua-cam.com/channels/d0yf4puKtnwiCR-4IMqNOg.html
Thanks for this discussion about the benefits of playing tin whistles. I agree with all said, and share the enthusiasm.I took up this addictive instrument soon after the Covid issue started, for something to do to pass the time at home. Such a simple, but versatile instrument! Have since developed a 'mental health' condition, Tin Whistle Aquisition Disorder(TWAD) 😳.Now have whistles in different keys.Learning tunes from different cultures.Will stop now, as could easily write a thousand words !!! Thanks again Carry on Whistling 🎶🎶
I'm a little late to this video so I don't know if anyone will see this comment. As someone who picked up the tin whistle after brain surgery I can say it really helped. I have no objective data showing my recovery was enhanced by playing but what I can say is it truly helped my mood. Having had a chunk of my right hippocampus removed I dealt with depression and sadness as that part of the brain is heavily involved in those emotions. So watching whistle videos and listening to great music gave me something to look forward to everyday. Due to my condition dexterity has been an issue so learning the fingering has helped that improve. Stephanie and another channel focused on whistling let me spend time with lovely encouraging people who had a positive impact during dark and trying days. Thank you so much Stephanie. I'm so happy to see your continued success. May all your dreams come true.
What a beautiful story. I'm so glad you've found something that brings you joy! That's really what is all about. 💚 Feel free to think the other channel below. Would be helpful for other whistlers to find 😊 the more resources, the more people can learn and enjoy for free! x
Thank you this is a very important information. It will help players have the words to speak intelligently about our feelings and love for whistles and flutes.❤✌🏽💐
I think I could benefit from having exercises or scales to play. When I was learning the flute I had a book of different exercises, and I really enjoyed playing that way. I always love just improvising, too, just start playing and see what happens!
Well after watching some of your videos I've got two tin Whistles now and starting to learn and well I did try the guitar and just couldn't get round it but I think the tin whistle is for me. Love your energy and keep up the great work . Your videos are very much appreciated.
This lovely goddess of Whistle makes us so awesome videos ! Once again, this one doesnt make exception !! Really well done and you will have my endless support :)
Learning to read the music is really not that hard. In fact, once you know how to read the music, it is so much easier than tab. You really will not look back. It also opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Do you have to? Absolutely not. But if you put in the effort to learn it, you will never regret it.
Stephanie makes it look seamless but I cannot get the hang of it. :( Still, these are great videos and, as I've said elsewhere, you have a great presence behind the microphone and in front of a camera.
Thank you Stephanie! But where to start? You have made so many tutorials. How to find one matching my very, very limited skills? Love to hear from you, Thomas
@@thomasstokhof5370 hopefully it'll give you everything you need to get started 😊 after that, choose slower tunes, ideally ones you already know and can hum in your head 👍
I’ve learnt it for a while the main reason was because my grandfather played folk Irish music by himself and I always thought “what a lonely whore”. Plus I’m Irish 🙋♀️
I have a favor to ask you. I’m engaged to my beautiful gf. Can you please do a tin whistle tutorial on the songs “right here waiting for you” by Richard Marx and the song “your the inspiration” by the band Chicago? Id love to play them for my fiancé at our wedding party. Thank you in advance. God bless you and your family.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle idk we haven’t set a date in stone we’re both in a similar situation. we both have toxic families and i’m saving up to move out west to be near her.after the wedding we might move to Denmark but i’d love to move to ireland. i’d move heaven and earth to be with her regardless of where she wants to live. are those 2 songs possible to play on the tin whistle?
You have a lovely channel here, thank you. I would like to make an observation. As you will know, musicians are "programmed" to listen to music. This has it's own problems, it's well known that if music is playing in the background, say in a pub, cafe, or a tutorial, musicians have trouble blocking it out. This gets in the way of concentrating on what people are saying. I'm a multi instrumentalist and singer. and have been performing professional, solo and ensemble gigs for 55 years. I can't focus and what you are saying in this video without a lot of work. The background music is too loud, it's repetitive and sticks in the mind. It sounds a little like random playing up and down scales, a rising and falling sound which soon became incredibly irritating. You are passionate in your videos and do speak rather quickly, sadly the music is fighting your words and winning. I had to stop watching it three minutes in, I was getting very tense. It’s a shame, I’m not trying to upset you, it’s more a plea for, not silence, but speech without background distractions. We don’t need muzak with everything we watch. Thank you and keep up the good work.
In my experience, tin whistle is also the most ADHD-friendly instrument I've ever came across.
I've had a guitar and a keyboard, but none of those stuck with me, leaving me with a great sense of shame about the investment my parents had made. But with the tin whistle, I bought it impulsively (as a good ADHDer does) because it was nice and cheap. Truth is, I barely even tried playing it for YEARS. But it was so small and cheap that I didn't feel bad and every time I moved, I brought it with me (unlike the guitar and piano that still gather dust at my parents' house). Then a year or two ago, I looked at it and it was just there waiting for me.
As you said, it easy to start learning. It feels rewarding right away, if I start with an easy tune. It's challenging as I slowly try faster songs or adding ornaments, keeping it interesting. It trains everything that my ADHD brain lacks: memory, focus, patience, coordination. Its simplicity also helps clear my running-multiple-thoughts-all-the-time mind: no chords, only one note after the other. Still, it is surprisingly versatile. It requires almost no planning to play or practice: I grab my whistle, I open a tab, I play. No setting up, no tuning, no nothing. When I play poorly, it doesn't make me sad, it makes me burst out laughing. If I don't have time to practice, I don't feel bad because I didn't spend a lot of money on it and I know it's easy to pick it up again. Pretty much the most straightforward, fun, guilt-free, accessible, interesting instrument I know of.
Wonderful comments. Thank you for sharing.
The breath of life ; Living with chronic depression I was surprised to discover how taking up the whistle shifted the mood, furthermore after a lifetime of wanting to play a musical instrument but possessing large amounts of negativity, I find the whistle is the first instrument I have actually stuck with. Oh yeah and I do observe a spiritual element in playing the thing.
Nice one Stephanie: ten whole minutes extolling the benefits of tin whistle playing. The only downside to playing whistles as far as I can tell is the compulsion to acquire more whistles 😎
autoimmune disease ruined my guitar playing but I can play tin whistle to a degree. such an amazing instrument
Well done sir..
They are an easy and fun instrument to start playing.
have you ever thought of fasting for a prolonged period to see if that helps with auto immune issues?
@@michk5149 I have been doing intermittent fasting and some keto to try and get more weight off my joints. I will look into prolonged. I do notice that flair ups can be intense due to sugar, so I avoid sugar like the plague. Thank you
I chose to play tin whistle because I’ve always been drawn to the sound. Growing up I learned to play piano, which I loved, but when I moved out of my parents house I was no longer able to play. Turns out pianos are huge and incredibly hard to move. Keyboards never did it the same for me, there’s something irreplaceable about an actual piano.
So! Now that I’m playing the tin whistle, I love how incredibly portable it is!!! I can take it anywhere. I love that. I also have realized that having to learn breath control has helped with singing!
I am 72, long time whistle player, and I take a walk with my G whistle on the bikeway behind the mall along the railway (so absolutely no way am I disturbing anyone). Walking not only sets the tempo, but the breath control necessary while exercising is a whole 'nuther level of mental AND physical activity. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Cutie pie is absolutely right!
Great video. Another benefit is that even if I never fully master an instrument, learning it gives me greater appreciation of those who do play it well. I can better understand what they are doing.
Now I gotta get a ton whistle 🤩
One of my favorite makers is Becker Whistles. Handcrafted PVC, well tuned and generally under $20!
I like playing hymns. 😊
So I finally decided to step outside my comfort zone and actually recorded myself playing and posted it on Facebook.
Whistle helps me a lot to relax my brain. Playing an instrument is a completely different and new way of thinking for me. There are fewer negative thoughts and instead of them there are now various melodies. Now I listen to music differently, I have learned to hear and analyze it! I'm happy that I started playing the whistle! Thanks for your lessons!
That's so lovely to hear ❤️
Yes it’s a lovely healthy escape from a lot of the crud going on in the world!!
As a retired Nurse and totally biased Irishman, I agree, thank you for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the wirral peninsula ,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea ,geography and rhyme. E
I chose the tin whistle because it was the instrument my grandfather used to play when I was young. It has such a spiritual connection for me❤️
Because Stephanie plays tin whistle, and if she didn't then we wouldn't get her lovely channel with her on it.
It also helps fascinate a person more toward practicing music to all kinds of things.
I think I wanted to learn how to play penny whistle when I heard that solo on Paul Simon's "You can call me Al" - but I'm nowhere near there yet!! :) I would never have dared to try an instrument that was expensive and required serious commitment in finding a teacher, etc. So tin whistle for me has opened up the possibility of making music in general.
Mental #4 is certainly true. I battle mild to crushing depression and notice when I practice and when some tunes start coming together, I feel some uplift. The difficulty is being depressed kills my enthusiasm to practice and a cycle of, I feel down so don't practice, I don't practice so I feel down.... begins and is hard to disrupt.
A great video. I picked up the tin whistle ' because of Irish musician Vinnie Kilduff. He had such skill' that I went out and bought a Clarks tin Whistle. I got a video he made' and imitated everything he did. It is a harder instrument to master ' more than any other one.
Interesting you mentioned the spiritual benefits, felt that big time. Though I generally play recorder/naf, I did get the c/d woodi whistles to see if I’d like them. I do but I’m particularly interested in a low d whistle…
I had started out attempting to play a replica Shakuhachi zen flute and while I found the experience to be rewarding, family and friends would routinely ask what songs I could play to which I was forced to respond that there were none, at least none they would be familiar with. So after considering switching to some other instrument, I just wanted you to know that you were very inspirational to me and while I did not choose the tin whistle, I have chosen the Irish flute in low D which has the same fingering, so all the whistle tabs apply. I cannot thank you enough for all your content, encouragement and enthusiasm for flute playing and music. It's very rewarding when I play something from the tabs and my son or friends actually recognize the music. I've a long road ahead as far as my playing ability is concerned but the rewards are already coming! Thanks again.
An amusing anecdote: I went to Japan in July of 1975, and one of the first things I did was buy a Shakuhachi practice flute (I played the recorder), but could not get it to produce any sound at all resembling a musical note. "Perhaps I have a defective shakuhachi" I pondered, and it being Obon season, and the shakuhachi being a regular instrument at Obon dances, I figured I would take my instrument to a Bon-odori and armed with the phrase "Shakuhachi wo fukimasu ka?" (Do you play the shakuhachi), I was determined to find a shakuhachi player who could tell me if my instrument worked or not. Now, I was new at the Japanese language, but I knew enough to know my question was understood, but I was not prepared for the responses. I would walk up to a group of Japanese (fortunately, I was aware that there were few female shakuhachi players, so no need to ask), show them my flute, ask my question, and then be regaled with laughter, which seemed to be covering embarrassment. It happened again and again, but finally, with the cajoling of his friends, one gentleman sheepishly took my cheap shakuhachi and produced some beautiful notes from it. "Well, I know it's not the shakuhachi." I thanked him, enjoyed the fireworks, and did eventually manage to "Shakuhachi wo fukimasu". [The amusing part] I later related this story to a Japanese friend and he roared with laughter, and then explained that the verb used for "to play" means "to blow" and shakuhachi is a unit of length, One shaku (about a foot long) and eight sun (ten sun to the shaku), so I walked around a festival asking men if they could blow 18 inches, which is slang for, what you would expect it to be.
Great video and so true! I started (seriously) during lockdown and that little tube with holes gave me so much. Plus I stumbled into a wonderful positive international community. Your channel was very helpful, please keep them videos coming and never stop to be amazing! ❤️
Gotta say, perfect analysis. I picked the tin whistle up 'cause it's a cool sounding instrument. Next because I wanted to just learn more music stuff in general(never grew up in a musical family or anything, but it's definitely easy for just... learning music, in my opinion, and I live in a town that I'm not able to get someone for lessons for any instruments). Can't say I'm good at any songs at all(couple tunes I feel I'm okay with at the least), but I'll say, playing one(even poorly) I can just sorta... relax and chill for a good bit of time, even if I just play a few random notes that I feel sound good to me for a few minutes.
Mental heath? My family members would strongly disagree! Beautiful video Cheers!
Hahahaha, well played.
Nice analysis, Stephanie. For me a great milestone was when I could send my grandchildren a video of me playing "happy birthday", followed by participation in some of your projects. As you mentioned most of the songs one likes can be played on a tin whistle. For me that is a mix of Celtic music, folk, pop, hymns and classic. So nice that you supply us with the tabs of so many songs, thanks.
Speaking of tin whistle being used in a variety of musical traditions. The book "Whistle Around the World" by L.E. Mccullough has 50 tunes to play from around the world.
Well said Stephanie! If I didn't already have a whistle I surely would have bought one after seeing this video. 🤗💕😘
There are som many reasons to play , I think you covered them all Stephanie, thank you for sharing all you do about this beautiful instrument. I find in the midst of all the pain going on in the world it’s a bit of joy. And it’s such a portable instrument easy to carry around with you and play outdoors or keep in the car with you and play if you have a spare 10 minutes somewhere.
I can attest to the mental and spiritual benefits. Playing tin whistle has definitely helped with my stress for the last few years. Then when I was sick last fall, it took a few months before I felt well enough to do any of my hobbies. I started by picking up a whistle and I finally felt like myself again after a few tunes :)
I have started to play tin whistle one year ago cause i wanted to learn some French folk songs that I liked. I couldn't do it at the begin, so I learnt first the easiest tunes that I found on UA-cam, like British grenadiers. Then I improved my abilities and I learnt a fig for a kiss and dixieland. I discovered that tin whistle is much used also in East European music and I learnt some songs from there. I like tin whistle because you can play almost any songs from folk to modern pop music and also I find it relaxing to play. Aniway now I learnt to play the French song because of I started (aupres de ma blonde)
Absolutely Stephanie! You have been my inspiration all through 🙏❤️
For me the tin whistle was the only instrument I got really into besides the trumpet and a little bit of the piano. However I would rather play the tin whistle over the others.
TUNES IN THE BACKGROUND ARE:
00:00 - Da Lounge Bar: ua-cam.com/video/IEOLG5vyTdI/v-deo.html
02:09 - Spootiskerry Reel: ua-cam.com/video/KssVpbLRVHQ/v-deo.html
03:42 - An Lurgadan: ua-cam.com/video/owg53AvRoZI/v-deo.html
05:02 - Lunchtime Boredom: ua-cam.com/video/_S5CCjusmas/v-deo.html
08:29 - Fig For A Kiss: ua-cam.com/video/AqYqMOvlNHM/v-deo.html
Mostly played with the wonderful LukeWebb on harp :) find him here:
ua-cam.com/channels/d0yf4puKtnwiCR-4IMqNOg.html
Thanks for this discussion about the benefits of playing tin whistles. I agree with all said, and share the enthusiasm.I took up this addictive instrument soon after the Covid issue started, for something to do to pass the time at home.
Such a simple, but versatile instrument! Have since developed a 'mental health' condition, Tin Whistle Aquisition Disorder(TWAD) 😳.Now have whistles in different keys.Learning tunes from different cultures.Will stop now, as could easily write a thousand words !!!
Thanks again
Carry on Whistling 🎶🎶
I'm a little late to this video so I don't know if anyone will see this comment. As someone who picked up the tin whistle after brain surgery I can say it really helped. I have no objective data showing my recovery was enhanced by playing but what I can say is it truly helped my mood. Having had a chunk of my right hippocampus removed I dealt with depression and sadness as that part of the brain is heavily involved in those emotions. So watching whistle videos and listening to great music gave me something to look forward to everyday. Due to my condition dexterity has been an issue so learning the fingering has helped that improve. Stephanie and another channel focused on whistling let me spend time with lovely encouraging people who had a positive impact during dark and trying days. Thank you so much Stephanie. I'm so happy to see your continued success. May all your dreams come true.
What a beautiful story. I'm so glad you've found something that brings you joy! That's really what is all about. 💚
Feel free to think the other channel below. Would be helpful for other whistlers to find 😊 the more resources, the more people can learn and enjoy for free! x
Thank you this is a very important information. It will help players have the words to speak intelligently about our feelings and love for whistles and flutes.❤✌🏽💐
You are just AMAZING!
I think I could benefit from having exercises or scales to play. When I was learning the flute I had a book of different exercises, and I really enjoyed playing that way.
I always love just improvising, too, just start playing and see what happens!
You can use the exercises in your flute books , and just do the ones that correlate to the key your tin whistle is in( most likely D and G )
Wonderful!
Perfect summary! Totally agree!
Well after watching some of your videos I've got two tin Whistles now and starting to learn and well I did try the guitar and just couldn't get round it but I think the tin whistle is for me.
Love your energy and keep up the great work .
Your videos are very much appreciated.
Awesome 😎
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and keep up the good work
This lovely goddess of Whistle makes us so awesome videos !
Once again, this one doesnt make exception !!
Really well done and you will have my endless support :)
I think this video is excellent as presented.
Good video 🙂
I thought a blow hard was just a pejorative until I bought a tin whistle.
Learning to read the music is really not that hard. In fact, once you know how to read the music, it is so much easier than tab. You really will not look back. It also opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Do you have to? Absolutely not. But if you put in the effort to learn it, you will never regret it.
I have no motivation to do anything anymore. There’s a lot of things I want to learn, just can’t get myself to do it.
Stephanie makes it look seamless but I cannot get the hang of it. :( Still, these are great videos and, as I've said elsewhere, you have a great presence behind the microphone and in front of a camera.
If I can't help you in some way just let me know. x
Thank you Stephanie!
But where to start? You have made so many tutorials. How to find one matching my very, very limited skills?
Love to hear from you, Thomas
How about my beginner's course? 😊
ua-cam.com/play/PLfUZy8uhccNge9K9DKDWi7Mzvq45QzMEs.html
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Thanks again. I should have looked beter, sorry 😢 for that.
@@thomasstokhof5370 hopefully it'll give you everything you need to get started 😊 after that, choose slower tunes, ideally ones you already know and can hum in your head 👍
I’ve learnt it for a while the main reason was because my grandfather played folk Irish music by himself and I always thought “what a lonely whore”. Plus I’m Irish 🙋♀️
Soxial Benefits??
You never heard of those? 😜🤣
How do I get my dog to stop howling when I played the tin whistle? He continuously Howells whenever I try to play.
You're not alone. I've experimented with my dog to help you out 🤣
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There's are a few easy ways to quieten your whistle though, which may help your dog out:
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I have a favor to ask you. I’m engaged to my beautiful gf. Can you please do a tin whistle tutorial on the songs “right here waiting for you” by Richard Marx and the song “your the inspiration” by the band Chicago? Id love to play them for my fiancé at our wedding party. Thank you in advance. God bless you and your family.
Congratulations ❤️ when's the wedding?
@@CutiepieTinWhistle idk we haven’t set a date in stone we’re both in a similar situation. we both have toxic families and i’m saving up to move out west to be near her.after the wedding we might move to Denmark but i’d love to move to ireland. i’d move heaven and earth to be with her regardless of where she wants to live. are those 2 songs possible to play on the tin whistle?
@@MyTransgenderLifeAsMTF You can play almost anything on tin whistle :)
@@CutiepieTinWhistle if i post my email can you email me? i need help with something please.
You have a lovely channel here, thank you. I would like to make an observation. As you will know, musicians are "programmed" to listen to music. This has it's own problems, it's well known that if music is playing in the background, say in a pub, cafe, or a tutorial, musicians have trouble blocking it out. This gets in the way of concentrating on what people are saying. I'm a multi instrumentalist and singer. and have been performing professional, solo and ensemble gigs for 55 years. I can't focus and what you are saying in this video without a lot of work. The background music is too loud, it's repetitive and sticks in the mind. It sounds a little like random playing up and down scales, a rising and falling sound which soon became incredibly irritating. You are passionate in your videos and do speak rather quickly, sadly the music is fighting your words and winning. I had to stop watching it three minutes in, I was getting very tense. It’s a shame, I’m not trying to upset you, it’s more a plea for, not silence, but speech without background distractions. We don’t need muzak with everything we watch. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Thank you, it's great feedback 👍