Expert Irish Tin Whistle Lessons/ Tutorials from Online Academy of Irish Music with Thomas Johnston

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The Online Academy of Irish Music presents this introductory lesson for the course 'Expert Whistle Skills'. There is another totally free video of Thomas on our site. Just create a free account and head to the Free Lessons page. We have 15 free lessons to view altogether, spanning many instruments and levels.

Other tunes taught in his course -

Hornpipes: The Blackbird, Kit O' Mahony's
Jigs: An Sean Dúine, Garrett Barry's, Whelan's Jig
Fling: The Moneymusk
Reels: The New Policeman, West Clare Reel, The Swallow's Tail, The Crock of Gold
Slip Jig: Give Us A Drink of Water
Barndance: Vincent Broderick's Barndance

Opening credits - played by our very own Thomas Johnston on Low Whistle, courtesy of Rhythms of Ireland dance show.

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[JohnnyBoxer92]

What key tin whistle are you playing?

[irishmusicacademy]

@JohnnyBoxer92 Thomas is playing a D whistle.

[lilo621]

Irish music always makes me smile :)

[irishmusicacademy]

@hiair The whistle is a John Sindt, and there is no geographical difference between any kind of whistle. A whistle is a whistle :)

[keman25]

@irishmusicacademy Ow, greaaat! Thanks a lot! :D Great lessons, by the way!

[irishmusicacademy]

@keman25 type into the YouTube "learn irish music online" it should be the seventh video down. The thumbnail is the symbol for OAIM and it's called LEARN IRISH MUSIC ONLINE - Lessons etc

[keman25]

@irishmusicacademy Where can I listen to the full version of the song in the intro? It's great!

[AngelShadowsong]

What brand of Tin Whistles does most Tin Whistlers prefer?

[kingsize1313]

@irishmusicacademy What key low whistle is in the beginning? Do you have somewhere the whole tune? I love it...

[PipersGrip]

@Susq15 Just keep on working at it! It is a tricky one. I usually bounce the R1 and R2 fingers very quickly to where it sounds a bit like a crann. Tonguing can help give it more definition. Just keep on doing it over and over, from g to e to d fast, and maybe that would help.

[olajack]

it's fantastic...

[Susq15]

I can't get that "bounce" on the second phrase, coming down from G to E. Do you have to tongue that?