Tin Whistle Week Four

[shaka888]

Thank you so much for the videos. I am having one issue. I printed out the sheet music from the tinwhistler blogspot but the notes don't seem to match what is being played in the videos. For example, the sheet music starts with egaaafa but the fingers from the video seem to be gf#eeede. I'm confused..am I missing something?

[DavidTheDefender]

Playing no wind instruments aside from the recorder in the 7th grade. I find the penny whistle to be an easy to pick up and learn instrument and an easy to improvise on instrument. I do how ever have music experience in the stringed instruments which I know would have some effect on how easy it is for me to learn this instrument. But I still need lessons and these are some fine lessons you have here and I do enjoy learning music so I thank you.

[drboyak]

I know how to play this on recorder :D

[MrWest949]

Oh I did this song in band, except it was called Tha Ma Sgith { a fairy's love song }!

[magnentius]

This is not Star of County Down... does anyone know how this tune is called and where in which book it can be found? Tia!!

[clumpofdirt77]

@magnentius It is, in fact, Star of the County Down.

[bites]

I used to play the tin whistle and trumpet when I was part of a pipe and brass band back in Ireland when I was 7 up until I was 13. Unfortunately I forgot most of the tin whistle. These videos have seriously helped me, the polka was the first song I learned and as soon as I saw you playing it, it came back to me. I'm going to keep going with all the classes you have up.

Such a great help. Thank you so much for doing these videos. You've brought back something I once again cherish

[pennywhistledj]

Wonderful! What kind of whistle is that?

[bruceleeC64]

Musical priest?

[Annammg]

I have to learn a song on tinwistel for school i have to learn it in 2 days any ideas for a song

annamarie in ireland

[razr23134]

Thank you so much. I have learned a lot from you, you're a great teacher

[hohohotdog]

@Saphira4Christ my bad, thanks for catching the mistake, and yeah, to the people who said the F's should be F#'s, you're right, I just forgot to write the sharps in =P

[Saphira4Christ]

I had only gotten my Tin Whistle on the 21st for my 17th Birthday mainly because I'm in love with Irish music, not just because i'm 1/3 irish but because of the beauty of the tunes. I got a "C" and a "D" whistle and I'm hoping on getting a "D" Irish Flute. Your lessons really help me to know more about the music instead of just the sound I kinda get the whole "Spirit" of the Irish culture.

[TheCherokeeboy]

hello, can somebody post the musicsheet for this song? i've been looking for it on google, but the songs i found came out different. i wanna store the music sheet because when i learn like 3 songs or more, i start to forget the first 2 songs.

[TheCherokeeboy]

wow you pinpointed my weakness. i like to play fast, then mess myself up.

[axekag]

Thank you ryan!!!!you have done a very good job!!!i have one question though....I found on a website some instructions on how to play different notes by not covering the whole of a hole on the whistle...I'd like to ask you if this is an official technique used by musicians in traditional music....

[Thnielsen85]

is the tin whistle the best choice for a complete beginner? it haves such a nice sound. anyway, thx for uploading these videos. gonna use them to start learning to play as soon as i got a whistle. :)

[celtic4ever18]

your whistle is louder sound mine is a clarke  original

[celtic4ever18]

i need lots of practice i am a begginer

[selkirkmusic]

thank you so much for making these postings. it's so great to have a resource like this! -an elementary music teacher

[nathan314159]

Good stuff. You started on the wrong note the 2nd time through...

[RyanDunsSJ]

@nathan314159 The nice thing about Irish music is that there's a great deal of flexibility in it. Rather than seeing it as the 'wrong note' you might try to see it as another way of approaching the tune.

[MrJosemalones]

@RyanDunsSJ it is the wrong note, Irish music isn't that flexible, but if was live you wouldn't have really noticed before it was gone, sort of like a sand painting. but it was also a good lesson on keeping on going.

[skilladunge]

@nathan314159 Ownt.

[Martennl]

Dear Mr. Duns

This video made me so enthousiastic to play, that I

1) bought a tin whistle

2) watched the video as long as it took to see your fingers correctly

3) practiced it quite a lot...

It is now 'reasonable'... and I'm learning more tunes.

Thanks ever so much!

Seasons greetings from the Netherlands

Marten

[Benzoboy]

WHAT TUNE IS HE PLAYING

[philcom3]

star of the county down... verry sweet tune .. al love tune lol

[shas1814]

I'm enjoying these lessons a lot.

Thank you for taking the time to post them,

and for taking the care to present them so well.

Um, no doubt others have pointed this out,

but the sheet music you've provided

for Star of the County Down

is different from what you are playing here...

Same song, different version.

Is that something we can expect with traditional Irish music?

[AgnotTheOdd]

get used to it. There are a bunch of different versions for each tune.

[WeedSavage]

Traditional music will be written differently depending on what source you are finding your music from. I say find the version of each song that is the most enjoyable for you and learn it, then modify to fit yourself. This is how traditional music is passed on and the character of the songs grow.

[AwwSnap13]

I love how he throws in some subtle humor every now and then :)

[NSResponder]

Great lesson, Padre!

You remind me of something that Aly Bain always says about being able to play the essence of the song without ornamentation.

-jcr

[robinkane1]

Thanks for this. I am Irish from NI.and I'm slowly learning. You have a very nice and encouraging style. Hope I can play like you someday. God Bless. Robin

[falalala125]

Hi! thanks for doing this. I heard this song on Appalachia Waltz with Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor etc. I just wanted to mention that the sheet music is different from what you were playing, but it's not tough to figure out, although it's distracting to play by ear and perfect a new technique. God bless!

[Urshag]

Wow, I am loving these lessons! I had never head this song before even though I have listened to Irish folk music for a long time. I wanted to hear this song played by a band, so I did a search here on YouTube. I found the song sung by a group called "Orthodox Celts" and man, their version rocks! The tempo is sped up a bit but I love it! Check it out, do a search for "Star of the County Down Orthodox Celts"! Listening to it made me really get into this lesson. =)

[Hyde209]

Hi! I'm a swedish teacher student and I bought a Tin Whistle just for fun. Now I feel that I must say that your Youtube lessons are great and I'm playing this tune all the time ^^

[godskayakman]

Thank-you Ryan for your teching videos. What a gift they are. Ive been listening carefully to you.  The way you teach tinwhistle can be applied to other areas of our life that we dream to become even more beautiful in. A multi-fauceted gift!!! May the Joy you have given me...come back to you like bread upon the waters.

[EternalEaty]

I got a question:

When you play twice through the tune at 4:54,

you begin with a "A", but when there is no other part, which you begin with a "A".

The other parts first note is alwalys a "G", even when you start playing the tune the second time ...

propably i've missunderstood something, my English ist not that good :)

Btw, i really like your videos, they are very good.

Greetings from Germany

[JaveCZ]

Hello, i thnk that its only mistake in seccond play as discussed here before. It also starts every time with G in notation.. It always starts with GEEE

[EternalEaty]

Thx :)

[IcyIce17]

wenn du noch fragen hast oder hilfe brauchst...

..mein englisch is einigermaßen gut!

..so post me! =)

wie lange "bläst" du denn schon???^^

best regards from W-Berlin!

ps.: good job ryan! keep it up! THX A LOT for your teaching zen-master! =)

[barndogg]

hey man, i am from ireland and i still have trouble getting music lessons. playing along with these videos has been great, i am really enjoying learning to play this instrument.

cheers!

[JaveCZ]

do you use tongue to separate each note or just to separate notes that are repeating like EEE?

When i play, i separate each note, but I´m not sure if its right or wrong..

[SadPlumFairy]

Thank you for your videos! Your blog is really well made, I like all those written tunes to learn... here in Italy it's almost impossible to learn how to play instruments used in foreign countries so I really appreciate your work :)

[Avalanche015]

yesss, nailed it!

[nickeax]

Is the tin whistle chromatic?

[deterdettol]

No, the tin whistle is not chromatic, but you can force it to become chromatic by half-holing and cross-fingering.

[nickeax]

OK, thanks a lot.

[plszuts]

Has anyone noticed that the first time he plays it GFEEE... but the second time he plays it AFEEE. ;) Not a big difference though. Thanks for posting and keep up the good work. :)

[simfonee]

It would be lovely if you just had a couple of videos of you playing some songs. I learn by ear (and that includes any skills like tounging etc) so if I can't hear them in a couple of songs to understand the context of the piece it's hard for me to learn. Also, I don't need to know HOW to do it, I just need more tunes to hear to learn! Lol. Good job though!

[hampton4butch]

hampton4butch

58 years old learning first instrument,doing alright, find the written notes from stonebear really helpful.

[stonebear82]

Thank you very much for your videos. I just got my Whistle a little while ago but I'm learning a lot. Incidently for anyone who would like the notes I think I have them all correct... The (D) is the high D.

A G EEE D E GG

A G A B A G EE D

G F EEE D E GG A

G A B A G E D E

B (D) BB A G AAA

G A B A G EE D

G F EEE D E GG A

G A B A G E D E

[hohohotdog]

stone bear, you're a little off, this is how I'm pretty sure it's played:

GFEEE DEGGA

GAB ABEED

GFEEE DEGGA

GAB ABEDE

BD'BBAG AAA

GAB ABEED

GFEEE DEGGA

GAB AGEDE

[TheBluntNinja]

You can't play an F on a D whistle-- it's an F#

[Ckott72]

You can play an F on a D whistle by half covering the second-to-bottom hole.  But, you're right that the F's are F-sharps in this song.

Other than that, thanks hotdog.

[tawnytur]

thanks so much; its so dificult to play tin w. only with the video!

[Saphira4Christ]

@hohohotdog you've got it pretty much right except for the 4th line down when it goes from ABEDE it's really AGEDE but that's the only mistake...

[gkok1000]

Hi Ryan, I have bought a whistle and am following your lessons and they are very well thought out. I can already feel myself getting a bit of a grip.I am still on lesson 3 and all well so far. Thank you for such a wonderfully oportunity. Graham King

[oshanac57]

two for one, this song has another version-

it is also sung as an irish rebel song called "the fighting 69"

[Eirelav111]

I first heard it from the Dropkick Murphy's version. :)

[missingwink]

dude ur completely awesome. i bought a C tin whistle a few years back for fun. now im interested and my dad bought me a D tin whistle today! its only a generation but if i get better ill get a better whistle to suit it! being a good voilin player ive managed to learn the notes of the tin whistle and played the pieces from your blog!

[nader112389]

sounds like a variation of the parting glass.

[Eirelav111]

That's one of my favorite songs! I love the Pogues version.

[nader112389]

you're very philosophical haha. i like your videos, you're a very good teacher.

[superfebs]

Is that transposed down? Me too I can't find a matching score sheet. I'll follow your fingers patiently :-).

Also, this one remembers me of 'The dawning of the day'. It's only me or it is actually similar?

Thanks

[Ferali]

Yeah it's transposed down a bit. I've done it with a program called NoteWorthy, I can upload the sheetmusic Ryan played here if you want.

[superfebs]

That would be very fine, so if you'll go for it I'll be thankful.

:-)

See ya

[Ferali]

it wouldn't let me paste the link so I sent it in a pm

[Qbuntu]

Thank you! I'm beginning to get the hang of it. I noticed that the first time you play you start with GFEEE and the second time with AGEEE. Was that delibarate? The notes you play also seem somewhat different from the notesheets that you posted on your blog. For me that is a bit confusing since I have very little knowledge in notes to begin with.

[evillink33]

Very educational! I'll be sure to practice this song once i'm done with school. Keep up the good work Ryan!

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