As a fellow tin whistle player, this is definitely the most fruitful and practical tutorial on tin whistle that I have come across for a very long time. It also serves as a great revision for me. Thank you immensely for making this tutorial. I will be trying out some of the techniques.
Thanks! Very cool. As an extra tip: the improv in the gaps and the percussion part is something you can fairly easily practice when you listen to Spotify or the radio. You can just try to improv to whatever gaps you hear in the songs.
Indeed! You don't even need a whistle to practise improv in the gaps. You can sing/hum little extra bits to the radio in the car and try and replicate them when you get home on tin whistle! 😁
You're amazing Stephanie, and great teacher! I use the "trill tonging" affect in Sea Shanties to great successes - particularly when the ship goes down! ;) Iused your 'Galway Girl' in a performance New years, thank you! If you haven't, please consider teaching at the Milltown Malbay Willie Clancy school. You'd do amazing! I had whistle lessons there, and you'd be a great influence! Cheers!
Another useful and amazing video. Stephanie, your videos have brought a lot of pleasure into my life, and enabled me to learn a musical instrument. Also your lovely smile and presenting style has brightened my day many many times. Bless you 💙
This is great. I never really wanted to play melodies. So, it's been kind of frustrating to find videos that are for accompanying. My inspiration is Tommy Maken. I'm not sure how you would describe what he plays, but maybe "riffs", "tasty licks" and "intros"? If you know, or can talk to someone who is familiar with his whistle playing, I'm sure others would be interest as well.
Great tutorial, Stephanie! 👏The ukulele, for example, is usually an accompaniment instrument that plays the cords while the melody is song. I, on the other hand, play only melodies on the ukulele and forego the cords. BTW: As with all my musical instruments, I only play melodies on the tin whistle.
Thank you! I play in an old time band and I play a d tin whistle. Sometimes the notes go below the d and I really didn't want to take the music up an octave. I'll try the other techniques.
Thanks for another great video. If I am not mistaken, one should also be able to play the melody in a different key as long it's either a major third, minor third, or a perfect fifth away, and the two players are using the same fingerings. Am I right? I am new to music theory, so still trying to work things out in my mind. But if the above is accurate, then to use an example, someone playing on a low D should harmonize nicely with someone playing any of the following: a mezzo A (a perfect fifth), an alto-F (a minor third) or my personal favorite F# (a major third). Can anyone confirm if I got this right?
I've tried this so many times and honestly it never seems to work. I think it was something to do with the fact the harmonising notes, as you went up the scale on the whistle, actually changes, so although you start on a third/fifth at D, by the time you get to F# you're not playing the right note...
@@CutiepieTinWhistle How interesting! Far it be from me to argue with your experience. I am just racking my brain to figure out why it wouldn't work. When I look at the circle of fifths, all the notes in the examples I gave are a constant interval apart. So if individual notes harmonize, as theory says they should, I struggle to see why the whole wouldn't. To take my first example of a low-D and mezzo A, every note from the bell note up is a perfect fifth apart: D-A, E-B, F#-C#, G-D, A-E, B-F#, C#-Ab/G#. I guess I just need to try myself to see if the theory is borne out in practice.
@@TonyTwoForks I think maybe it's because every note is a fifth it sounds weird. I honestly can't remember 🤣🤣🤣 I haven't tried it...since...this video actually, haha, but it just doesn't really sound as nice as you'd assume it would 🤦♀️😂
Hi, I appreciated your video. I still have one question. When you want to harmonize different keys which one do you choose. For exemple in key of D instead of taking the low octave could you just have another person play in F# or A, thank you
It doesn't really work that well unfortunately, as the harmonising 'intervals' are usually off, so you still have to play around a little to hit a nice harmony - it never really works that well both playing the same tune on different keys of whistle. It CAN be done, but usually you need a whistle in a key that no one actually makes 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
I want to attach two whistles together, tape all the holes but the third or fifth on one to be used as a drone, like bagpipes. Will that work? Thank you, Michael
Heyy , i have a question, I'm mainly a guitarist and I'm familiar with guitar , how am i supposed to convert a guitar tab to a whistle one ? I mean how should i transpose
Well, I'm not entirely sure how guitar tabs work, as I'm not a guitarist... But if the tabs tell you what note you're playing as a melody (rather than a chord) then you'll just be able to play those notes on tin whistle 😊 Like if you have a guitar tab for the note E...you'd simply need to play the note E on tin whistle. If you search online for Basic Scale: Tin Whistle Tab Creator, you can type those notes into it and it will show you the tin whistle tab below.
Sometimes yes, but you have the option to play down the octave, or one of the alternative harmonizing notes if you get into areas the whistle can't manage.
You have a few options: You could play D in the second octave (2 fingers up) 😊 You could play F# in the second octave (4 fingers higher for a fifth harmony) (You can also play D or F# in the lower octave too) You COULD go 2 fingers down and invert the harmony (sounds a little sad and dreary though) OR you could play the same note (you don't have to harmonise every single note)
You can harmonize B with E too, if your heart desires. Harmonizing with G is possible, as well. As long as you stay within the notes of implied chords (in this case B, E, and G), it will sound good.
As a fellow tin whistle player, this is definitely the most fruitful and practical tutorial on tin whistle that I have come across for a very long time. It also serves as a great revision for me. Thank you immensely for making this tutorial. I will be trying out some of the techniques.
Thanks! Very cool. As an extra tip: the improv in the gaps and the percussion part is something you can fairly easily practice when you listen to Spotify or the radio. You can just try to improv to whatever gaps you hear in the songs.
Indeed! You don't even need a whistle to practise improv in the gaps. You can sing/hum little extra bits to the radio in the car and try and replicate them when you get home on tin whistle! 😁
You're amazing Stephanie, and great teacher! I use the "trill tonging" affect in Sea Shanties to great successes - particularly when the ship goes down! ;) Iused your 'Galway Girl' in a performance New years, thank you! If you haven't, please consider teaching at the Milltown Malbay Willie Clancy school. You'd do amazing! I had whistle lessons there, and you'd be a great influence! Cheers!
Another useful and amazing video. Stephanie, your videos have brought a lot of pleasure into my life, and enabled me to learn a musical instrument. Also your lovely smile and presenting style has brightened my day many many times. Bless you 💙
This was the kind of information I wanted since a long time,
My plan is to by a looper and experiment with that.
I've been waiting for something like this for a while, thank you! I especially love the percussion idea!
This is great. I never really wanted to play melodies. So, it's been kind of frustrating to find videos that are for accompanying. My inspiration is Tommy Maken. I'm not sure how you would describe what he plays, but maybe "riffs", "tasty licks" and "intros"? If you know, or can talk to someone who is familiar with his whistle playing, I'm sure others would be interest as well.
Great tutorial, Stephanie! 👏The ukulele, for example, is usually an accompaniment instrument that plays the cords while the melody is song. I, on the other hand, play only melodies on the ukulele and forego the cords. BTW: As with all my musical instruments, I only play melodies on the tin whistle.
Terrific teacher ❤❤❤❤❤
Very comprehensive. Repeating the tune with a delay is kind like canon.
Thank you. I like the way you teach. I’m a beginner old guy with some clarinet experience.
Thank you.
Really helpful! I love playing thirds, and playing fills behind vocals
Thanks so much, very nicely explained. I needed this help.
Your hard work gives me the opportunity to listen to the most beautiful covers of this magical music.
Thank you CutiePie
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Thank you! I play in an old time band and I play a d tin whistle. Sometimes the notes go below the d and I really didn't want to take the music up an octave. I'll try the other techniques.
Thank u soooooo much! It is super useful ❤️
Very instructive! Thank you.
Lovely presentation for this so important subject! Bravo
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Great hacks! Thank you for those tips, so so helpful 😊
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I hope this video helps a lot of people out
really helpful, thanks!
Anyone have the tin whistle intro for the Fureys Prickle Eye Bush ?
I’m very new to this instrument, so can’t always distinguish what key ur playing in
@@derekcameron2227 the small one is a D whistle 😊 and the larger one is an F whistle.
Thanks for another great video. If I am not mistaken, one should also be able to play the melody in a different key as long it's either a major third, minor third, or a perfect fifth away, and the two players are using the same fingerings. Am I right? I am new to music theory, so still trying to work things out in my mind. But if the above is accurate, then to use an example, someone playing on a low D should harmonize nicely with someone playing any of the following: a mezzo A (a perfect fifth), an alto-F (a minor third) or my personal favorite F# (a major third). Can anyone confirm if I got this right?
I've tried this so many times and honestly it never seems to work. I think it was something to do with the fact the harmonising notes, as you went up the scale on the whistle, actually changes, so although you start on a third/fifth at D, by the time you get to F# you're not playing the right note...
@@CutiepieTinWhistle How interesting! Far it be from me to argue with your experience. I am just racking my brain to figure out why it wouldn't work. When I look at the circle of fifths, all the notes in the examples I gave are a constant interval apart. So if individual notes harmonize, as theory says they should, I struggle to see why the whole wouldn't. To take my first example of a low-D and mezzo A, every note from the bell note up is a perfect fifth apart: D-A, E-B, F#-C#, G-D, A-E, B-F#, C#-Ab/G#. I guess I just need to try myself to see if the theory is borne out in practice.
@@TonyTwoForks I think maybe it's because every note is a fifth it sounds weird. I honestly can't remember 🤣🤣🤣 I haven't tried it...since...this video actually, haha, but it just doesn't really sound as nice as you'd assume it would 🤦♀️😂
Hi, I appreciated your video. I still have one question. When you want to harmonize different keys which one do you choose. For exemple in key of D instead of taking the low octave could you just have another person play in F# or A, thank you
It doesn't really work that well unfortunately, as the harmonising 'intervals' are usually off, so you still have to play around a little to hit a nice harmony - it never really works that well both playing the same tune on different keys of whistle.
It CAN be done, but usually you need a whistle in a key that no one actually makes 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
@@CutiepieTinWhistle thank you ! So at least the same key from another octave will work
@@NickAnanas yes, and everything 2 holes up on the same key too. x
@@CutiepieTinWhistle thank you so much for the clarification
I want to attach two whistles together, tape all the holes but the third or fifth on one to be used as a drone, like bagpipes. Will that work? Thank you, Michael
Yup 😃 that'll work.
That’s already an instrument, called a drone flute. I’ve seen lots of Native American ones and they are beautiful. Good luck
Heyy , i have a question, I'm mainly a guitarist and I'm familiar with guitar , how am i supposed to convert a guitar tab to a whistle one ? I mean how should i transpose
Well, I'm not entirely sure how guitar tabs work, as I'm not a guitarist...
But if the tabs tell you what note you're playing as a melody (rather than a chord) then you'll just be able to play those notes on tin whistle 😊
Like if you have a guitar tab for the note E...you'd simply need to play the note E on tin whistle.
If you search online for Basic Scale: Tin Whistle Tab Creator, you can type those notes into it and it will show you the tin whistle tab below.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle thank you so much , yes it does tell me which notes to play .
I think you have to play C natural in the harmony because you're actually playing in G, not D
Hi!
What is the first whistle in THIS video???
I will surely by one!!
Chris Wall Celtic low F. There's a very long waiting list for them. A few years usually. From chriswallflutes.com
Very helpful, thank you!
If you play an octave higher won't some pitches be beyond the scope of your whistle?
Sometimes yes, but you have the option to play down the octave, or one of the alternative harmonizing notes if you get into areas the whistle can't manage.
Wait your name is Stefanie!? I had no idea
Nice video but more on chords!
Go raibh maith agat!
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Great tutorial, really helpful, thanks so much !
Very nice instruction. Thank you!
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What is the harmony note for B (in a D whistle)? Thank you for this tutorial.
You have a few options:
You could play D in the second octave (2 fingers up) 😊
You could play F# in the second octave (4 fingers higher for a fifth harmony)
(You can also play D or F# in the lower octave too)
You COULD go 2 fingers down and invert the harmony (sounds a little sad and dreary though)
OR you could play the same note (you don't have to harmonise every single note)
You can harmonize B with E too, if your heart desires. Harmonizing with G is possible, as well. As long as you stay within the notes of implied chords (in this case B, E, and G), it will sound good.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle thank you !
@@heavenlyboy34 thank you !
@@prifreds Ta failte agat! :)