Tin Whistle Week Five

[Crabsdonthum]

Great demonstration of the cut.

[tothryan405]

what tin whistle is that? it sounds great!

[muirny]

i kinda liked it better without the cuts :P very happy i learned it though!

[gxaxbxbxy]

I have a question about which fingers are used to cut. I never had a proper tin whistle instructor, so I use which ever finger is playing the note to cut, rather than using the ring or pointer finger. For example, when playing E E E in Star of the County Down, I use the middle finger of my right hand. Is this wrong?

[drefnoxa]

Is it different from key to key wich fingers are used to cut?

[PerfectSaga]

It sounds like one of those annoying dogs. All yappy and whatnot.

[RemiFrance]

Ryan, you really keep me going here. Without your lessons I would have seriously given up already. I'm gonna follow all of them until I can actually play some cool tunes! Thank you SO much for putting these videos online!

[TheCherokeeboy]

Thank you very much mr. Duns, you are the best teacher i ever learned from. Finally i'm able to play this song without mistake (i'm learning your week 8 video now). i posted my first video. Again, thank you very much! i hope i can learn from you in person

[Saphira4Christ]

I have a question... I'm trying to do the cuts but i can't with my ring finger, i can get it some what with my pointer finger.

[buzzy918]

@JohnNoZ35 it's not like normal music. Generally woth Irish music it diesn't matter where the cut goes as long as you can still distinguish the tune. However, i usually play my cuts before the beat for safety. If you have a really long note though, on say a G or something, you can add cuts and hits to your hearts content as long as you get to the next note in time. It'sall about musical interpretation.

[JohnNoZ35]

You seem to be cutting on the beat. When does the cut come relative to the tonguing? Or are you still doing the tonguing, at all?

Thanks

[HEIGHTSIXFIVE]

I just realized that I had my hands on the wrong sides. Does it matter?

[makaitsuki]

It doesn't really matter no.

However, playing with the "correct" hands, you can go over to, let's say, uilleann pipes, without any problems at all! The hand positioning is the same, except for special-made lefty-pipes.

I started out with the wrong hands as well since im lefthanded! I learnt songs as Jim Ward's and almost The Silver Spear. But I figured I might as well switch to the correct positioning. :)

It's not more difficult, nor is it easier. It's just a matter of getting used to it. :)

[DWCox]

Ah, this is where it gets interesting! I'll be practicing cuts this week! I'm having pretty good success with my kids' cheap Clarke tin whistles, actually.  Thank you for these helpful lessons!

[rudiiwii]

how do you write that "cut" in am music form?

[WarBaboon]

I think the cut is not meant to be "written". It looks like an alternative to tonguing : notice mister Duns uses it to separate quarter notes on the same note. It just adds a personal flavor to the tune.

[mwj5368]

Hi! I was playing some before I found your lessons. I was already cutting by simply lifting my finger quickly off the next note up from the note I was playing. It sounds almost the same... but now I have the habit. Is that a bad habit and why?

[snowdog888]

it sounds awesome with the cut, but i can't do it well yet.squeaks.

[nickeax]

Thanks mate! I'm going to learn this instrument thanks to you.

[iorixs]

thanks man, God bless you bro

[selkirkmusic]

thank you so much for posting this! awesome help!

[gulas0000]

can we use other fingers for cuttin?

[Katzebob]

video is not available ? could you re-upload it please :)

[cq0]

I have a hard time using the fingers on my left hand fast... I'm much faster with my right hand

[Tenebrus0]

Thank you so much for posting these lessons! As someone with very little musical knowledge/ability, it has been wonderful to start making music with my whistle (although I suspect I might be driving my neighbor crazy...). I have a question about tonguing -- do you continue to tongue the note even when you use a different ornamentation like a cut? For that matter, are you tonguing every note in the Star of the County Down, like you were in the polka from lesson 3? Thanks again!

[piit05]

that's a great psalm, god bless

[superfebs]

...also, and by far more important.

Now that you break up the idenctical consecutive notes with a cut (and you don't tongue between them anymore), what about the others?

Do you tongue anyhow between different notes? I felt like ou "slurred", I mean, breathed with no interrupt, between all of the tune. Am I right?

Thank you!

[superfebs]

Wow. It's only me, or this requires to train even HANDS MUSCLES? My left hand (the one which... cuts) it's beginning to feel tired.

[ybuyjunk]

How do you do it so fast

[qec13]

That's a nice whistle. What kind and where could I purchase? I will continue to practice on my Clarke Sweetone but I think I am wanting a softer and not so tinny sound.

[o0dominic0o]

You might actually consider the Clarke Original. From what I gather it's a softer more woody sound (it has a wooden instead of plastic fipple ) it will have however more fuzz/wind... I don't know how to say. It's worth checking out. They're around 15 euro's.

[hugoestr]

I have made it so far. Thanks for your videos!