I've been trying to find sheet music for this, and I'm having a ridiculously hard time. The link on this video doesn't look like it matches up with the fingering, and goes lower than a D whistle can go... any suggestions? This is a wonderful song :)
The music in the link matches OK. It's in E dorian, which means that it's played in E but using the notes of the D scale. (If you notice, she finishes on the E, not the D.)
did u think it was hard to play the low d after playing the normal? (now im assuming that u started with high d) imean, with the fingering having to be strecthed out a bit more etc
yep, this needs more air and you grip it differently, using the middle of your fingers rather than the tips. so it took a bit of adjustment, but I got used to it eventually.
Great! All the stuff done for vinculating my old youtube account just for comment here comforts me at all :) I like so much the whistles, but I´m just starting with them.. I´m better wiht the bagpipes ^^ Good job, and keep as beautiful and artistic as you are. Greetings from Galicia
yeah, it's from memory :) It's the first tune I ever learned, so my fingers know it well.
Repeat the tunes over and over, and start forcing yourself to look away from the music for chunks of it. your mind will start to catch on and start making your fingers memorize the movements, rather than depending on your eyes. you'll make a lot of mistakes in the beginning, but give your fingers a chance to sort out what's right and what isn't.
Notice that you cover the holes not with your fingertips, but more with the middle of the fingers, between the first and second knuckles...interesting!
I've had no formal training on the tin whistle, so I had assumed it was played with fingertips on the holes, but you do it so well, I may have to try it your way!
@loondoo Hello loondoo. Because of the size of a low D whistle, and the spacing between the holes, it's not possible to play it by covering the holes with your fingertips. You have to use the "pipers grip" which is what is used here :)
@fatheroblivion45 Thanks for the info, fatheroblivion45! I've only played the standard sized tin whistles, but have been intrigued by the low D whistle, especially after the wonderful video @3rdDerivative posted for the Lark in the Morning contest!
ah, i'm flattered now :) yeah, fatheroblivion is right. you need that grip for the low whistle, but for the tin whistle, you maneuver the shorter spacing better with the tips.
Awesome! I've been waiting for this for a long time, I've forgotten how to read music altogether. Definately going to learn this before summer ends for those dropped-your-bus-pass-down-your-mates-car-and-need-to-busk moments. You're a beauty.
its that a tapered bore or just the video??? thanks?
ridgebackdk 2 weeks ago
tapered bore
3rdDerivative 1 week ago
Alright, so I should just move everything up one note?
FionavarFaire 2 months ago
Ri na Siog
BAC1954 4 months ago
I've been trying to find sheet music for this, and I'm having a ridiculously hard time. The link on this video doesn't look like it matches up with the fingering, and goes lower than a D whistle can go... any suggestions? This is a wonderful song :)
FionavarFaire 4 months ago
@FionavarFaire
The music in the link matches OK. It's in E dorian, which means that it's played in E but using the notes of the D scale. (If you notice, she finishes on the E, not the D.)
jdgrahamo 4 months ago
@FionavarFaire
-- to be more precise, it is the G scale, not the D, but played on a D whistle :)
jdgrahamo 4 months ago
did u think it was hard to play the low d after playing the normal? (now im assuming that u started with high d) imean, with the fingering having to be strecthed out a bit more etc
ollebrevid 5 months ago
yep, this needs more air and you grip it differently, using the middle of your fingers rather than the tips. so it took a bit of adjustment, but I got used to it eventually.
3rdDerivative 1 month ago
Great! All the stuff done for vinculating my old youtube account just for comment here comforts me at all :) I like so much the whistles, but I´m just starting with them.. I´m better wiht the bagpipes ^^ Good job, and keep as beautiful and artistic as you are. Greetings from Galicia
gaiteiru 6 months ago
so grt see another female play a low d
scottishwhistler888 6 months ago
same fingering like the tin whistle? :) if yes, i would learn it with this video, easier to see ;D
TheCovenant2 7 months ago
yes
3rdDerivative 7 months ago
King of the Fairies is such a beautiful song
kakashka18 10 months ago
nice stretch...
but you better work on your breathing....
otherwise beautiful...
raclick 1 year ago
Beautiful, you and the tune..:)
banjarens 1 year ago
MARRY ME !!
GLENLOWD 1 year ago
Should try a bansuri too ....
jazzflutist 1 year ago
Fair play to you USING a Shaw, they take a lot of breath! Lovely sound, though!
Legertymusic 1 year ago
Fantastic - enjoyed watching your band, too ! - Is it a one piece whistle or does it
come apart ? - HHH
b0dhran 1 year ago
one piece
3rdDerivative 1 year ago
yeah, it's from memory :) It's the first tune I ever learned, so my fingers know it well.
Repeat the tunes over and over, and start forcing yourself to look away from the music for chunks of it. your mind will start to catch on and start making your fingers memorize the movements, rather than depending on your eyes. you'll make a lot of mistakes in the beginning, but give your fingers a chance to sort out what's right and what isn't.
Close your eyes, and trust your fingers...
3rdDerivative 1 year ago
Tryin' it right now!
Tnx!
Slainte!
ceanadach 1 year ago
Nice :)
fatheroblivion45 1 year ago
Nice! Is that your Low D Whistle?
Notice that you cover the holes not with your fingertips, but more with the middle of the fingers, between the first and second knuckles...interesting!
I've had no formal training on the tin whistle, so I had assumed it was played with fingertips on the holes, but you do it so well, I may have to try it your way!
loondoo 1 year ago
@loondoo Hello loondoo. Because of the size of a low D whistle, and the spacing between the holes, it's not possible to play it by covering the holes with your fingertips. You have to use the "pipers grip" which is what is used here :)
fatheroblivion45 1 year ago
@fatheroblivion45 Thanks for the info, fatheroblivion45! I've only played the standard sized tin whistles, but have been intrigued by the low D whistle, especially after the wonderful video @3rdDerivative posted for the Lark in the Morning contest!
loondoo 1 year ago
ah, i'm flattered now :) yeah, fatheroblivion is right. you need that grip for the low whistle, but for the tin whistle, you maneuver the shorter spacing better with the tips.
3rdDerivative 1 year ago
wow i love you so much (L) i've always wanted to learn this song!!! thnQ SOOOO much :D
daantjuhlaura1 1 year ago
That was nice.
shinka1911 1 year ago
Very nice. What whistle are you playing here?
MissPickletoes 1 year ago
Very nice! That looks like a conical bore whistle. It sounds soft-spoken. What kind is it?
ubizmo 1 year ago
a Shaw D, i love it!
3rdDerivative 1 year ago
Sweetness! Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
I wouldn't mind if you would do one on the sleeping tune. (Hint, hint ;-) )
hellerZauberer 1 year ago
oy, but I put subtitles for that one! didn't that help at all?
3rdDerivative 1 year ago
@3rdDerivative Oh, did you? I didn't notice. I'll have to go through it and use them then!
hellerZauberer 1 year ago
Awesome! I've been waiting for this for a long time, I've forgotten how to read music altogether. Definately going to learn this before summer ends for those dropped-your-bus-pass-down-your-mates-car-and-need-to-busk moments. You're a beauty.
DCDUO 1 year ago
i love it so talented
95desired 1 year ago
hi very nice celtic tune
there's a wee bit irish in me
celtic4ever18 1 year ago