These are really good lessons. I followed them 2 to 3 years ago, then didn't touch the tin whistle for about a year. I am following them again, and the foundations that Ryan gives are coming back very quickly. This to me shows the quality of lessons, as long as you practice them them.
THANK YOU RYAN!!! After seeing your lessons I thought maybe I can play music too. I bought a tin whistle and am following your lessons. You are so clear and easy to understand. Thanks to you I can play several songs and have even been able to impress my niece and nephew! I never thought I would be able to play music. I'm having a blast. THANK YOU RYAN!!!!
This has been the easiest lesson so far for me. Its easier for me to play the higher notes than the lower ones. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this. God bless.
Thank you very much Ryan! Here is what I observed: Egan's (Peg Ryan's) Polka (lower cotave in caps) fABA fABA defedBA fABA fABA defedd (whole x2) fafeedBA defedBA fafeedBA defedd (whole x2)
Thanks for the free lessons brother...you are a great teacher. I have done some other introduction videos but yours is the best.......you teach at a very good pace.
Wow, several days on 30min sessions to finally master it as a beginner, how difficult it was (it still is) to change the flow of air so quickly without losing all my breath and making the whistle squeak. But it was very rewarding, really :) Thanks
it took me a long time to figure out that tonguing method but once i finally got it i could stop playing this tune :) thanks for the awesome lessons!!!
thank you so much ryan!!! i am not very good in understanding the english language...but its so easy to learn with your tutorials! (i can play the flute...so it isnt to difficult;))
Im new to tin whistling...and to traditional Irish music as well (im from Germany)..i got a Whistle including a Tutor-book on amazon but was hard for me to learn since i do not know how all these songs should sound in the end. Thats why i appreciate the videos and you introducing the songs very well. Though this Egan's Polka is a quite kinky one o.o
@Eirelav111 in this case, he tounges all of them. you usually only need to when you are playing the same not 2 or more times and you need to seperate them
Hello Father Ryan. I am learning Tin whistle an really enjoying it so far. Your tutorials are really helpful. I am curious though what is the brand of the instrument you are playing in this vid? It's beautiful and would like to find one for myself. Thank you so much again for posting all this amazing learning material.
I wrote out the sheet music for the song in this week's lesson, it has the actual notes as well as the written letters. Enjoy! You'll have to go to imgur.com and type in "/oCbrw.png" because you can't post links in youtube.
try working on your blowing, if htat dose not work in lesson one he recomends lifting your pointer finger on your top hand when going up to the next octave.
Are the score on the blog slightly different from what you play? I feel like the ending of the first part is different. Once again, thank you so much for the valueable job you share with the whole world on the internet.
i get an airy hiss when i go to the high octave... but i know all my holes are covered properly.. could it be the breath? or is it just my cheap GENERATION tin whistle?
I'm a beginner, just started last week. These lessons are very usefull, so thanks alot. I got one question: the harder I blow, the harder the tone will get... Am I doing things wrong, or is it just that such a tone can´t be played more silent?
How can i reach the high F from the low F, what the difference between these notes in playing? I couldn't understand that. By the way, congrats for the videos, just awesome!
Your tutorials are fantastic, but I finally realized what always seems awkward about them...You barely blink while you're playing! Not a bad thing. Just saying.
These are really good lessons. I followed them 2 to 3 years ago, then didn't touch the tin whistle for about a year. I am following them again, and the foundations that Ryan gives are coming back very quickly. This to me shows the quality of lessons, as long as you practice them them.
THANK YOU RYAN!!! After seeing your lessons I thought maybe I can play music too. I bought a tin whistle and am following your lessons. You are so clear and easy to understand. Thanks to you I can play several songs and have even been able to impress my niece and nephew! I never thought I would be able to play music. I'm having a blast. THANK YOU RYAN!!!!
This has been the easiest lesson so far for me. Its easier for me to play the higher notes than the lower ones. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this. God bless.
Thank you very much Ryan! Here is what I observed:
Egan's (Peg Ryan's) Polka
(lower cotave in caps)
fABA fABA defedBA
fABA fABA defedd (whole x2)
fafeedBA defedBA
fafeedBA defedd (whole x2)
I really appreciate these wonderful lessons. I just got my whistle and I am so happy to have these! Thank you so much. God bless you!!!
Thanks for the free lessons brother...you are a great teacher. I have done some other introduction videos but yours is the best.......you teach at a very good pace.
Thank you very much Ryan :) You are an angel in this way teaching us
Thank you so much for your gift of these lessons. I'm having so much fun with them!
Thanks so much!! I just got my first pennywhistles today and these lessons are really helpful.
Wow, several days on 30min sessions to finally master it as a beginner, how difficult it was (it still is) to change the flow of air so quickly without losing all my breath and making the whistle squeak. But it was very rewarding, really :) Thanks
it took me a long time to figure out that tonguing method but once i finally got it i could stop playing this tune :) thanks for the awesome lessons!!!
thx dude, i'm already bought the whistle, and easyly did understand that.
Thx again ;)
je viens de mettre toutes les vidéos en favoris javais jamais osé me lancer mais là je sens que c'est bien parti lol
Peg Ryan's/Egan's polka is song #46 ("Kerry Polka", page 30) in the "50 simple tunes for tin whistle" book.
thank you so much ryan!!! i am not very good in understanding the english language...but its so easy to learn with your tutorials! (i can play the flute...so it isnt to difficult;))
Another excellent tutorial.
Im new to tin whistling...and to traditional Irish music as well (im from Germany)..i got a Whistle including a Tutor-book on amazon but was hard for me to learn since i do not know how all these songs should sound in the end. Thats why i appreciate the videos and you introducing the songs very well.
Though this Egan's Polka is a quite kinky one o.o
@Eirelav111 in this case, he tounges all of them. you usually only need to when you are playing the same not 2 or more times and you need to seperate them
Hello Father Ryan. I am learning Tin whistle an really enjoying it so far. Your tutorials are really helpful. I am curious though what is the brand of the instrument you are playing in this vid? It's beautiful and would like to find one for myself. Thank you so much again for posting all this amazing learning material.
@Shannon Garde That is great! Are you planning to do some of the other lessons too?
thanks... will do so :)
I wrote out the sheet music for the song in this week's lesson, it has the actual notes as well as the written letters. Enjoy! You'll have to go to imgur.com and type in "/oCbrw.png" because you can't post links in youtube.
agreed i am strugglin and ive only been playin about 4 weeks
Loving this - so helpful but I can't find the music anywhere. Please can you tell me where to find it?
try working on your blowing, if htat dose not work in lesson one he recomends lifting your pointer finger on your top hand when going up to the next octave.
Are the score on the blog slightly different from what you play? I feel like the ending of the first part is different.
Once again, thank you so much for the valueable job you share with the whole world on the internet.
Thanks for the amazing lessons, does anyone know if you can take the tin whistle as an insturment for 3rd year music?
@Shannon Garde
I'm looking the notes that i play on a tuner and they are not very well tuned. Is the way i blow that matters in this case?
i get an airy hiss when i go to the high octave... but i know all my holes are covered properly.. could it be the breath? or is it just my cheap GENERATION tin whistle?
I'm a beginner, just started last week.
These lessons are very usefull, so thanks alot.
I got one question:
the harder I blow, the harder the tone will get...
Am I doing things wrong, or is it just that such a tone can´t be played more silent?
it would be a lot easier to learn if you could put numbers in the discription talking about the holes you cover.
can you please tell me the name of the tune
How can i reach the high F from the low F, what the difference between these notes in playing?
I couldn't understand that.
By the way, congrats for the videos, just awesome!
Could you please add numbers of this song ? Thanks
haha no problem
What are the cords for this?
CAN i have te tin whistle notes for that whole song
I need the notes!!!!
thanks =) that's really helpful (I'd give you a thumbs up if youtube let me)
numbers please)
he raises his index finger way to high. you sould never move your fingers far no matter what intrument, its less efficient and you can't play as fast
shouldn't you be teaching us the sheet music notes as well?
Your tutorials are fantastic, but I finally realized what always seems awkward about them...You barely blink while you're playing! Not a bad thing. Just saying.