A Jesuit's Introduction to the Tin Whistle: The Wild Rover

At long last, I'm back teaching! A viewer wrote me asking to teach this at a slowed down pace, so I've done my best. Remember: I'm doing this from home so the quality will suffer somewhat. Go to www.tinwhistler.blogspot.com to find the notes (letters) written out.

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[webbg6]

I'm really glad to see you back. I only discovered your videos a couple of months ago and you are a splendid teacher. I wonder why you have taken such a step backwards in these videos. Surely people will have progressed beyond the slow 'Wild Rover' by now, or is it to teach a new tune?

I never quite understood why there is a need to name the notes. Is there a need for this?

I like your style and your videos and I really am so glad you are back and still ministering.

[RyanDunsSJ]

This just happened to be a tune that I a number of people requested that I teach. I'm happy to teach lessons that people want to learn. It's my hope that, having followed the series, people can pick tunes up on their own. Sometimes, though, it's helpful to have some coaching.

Naming the notes isn't helpful to me, either. But it does seem to help other people learn, so I'm happy to do it.

[jperky28]

thank you for the lessons mate. they are a real help. god bless you.

from New Zealand

[oOBloodyAllyOo]

A really great help for me (:

[wadefite]

hi

your lessons are v good

i have two questions-

how do you stop your whistle becoming hard to play due to saliva?

can you identify a whistle tune.?

its on the first LP of the incredible string band . is played by robin williamson and is only identified as "whistle tune "

sorry if youve not heard of Rw or the ISB

[MrArchbishup]

k just saw this one ill be playing the whistle soon thx

[webbg6]

I understand now pKnot981. Like you say, I have no need for the notes because I play flute and whistle and flageolet but I do play mandolin and, again I don't need the letters of the notes for that. I suppose people play in different ways. I like to play without written music in front of me, which is only for learning the tune, so I can then play by memory. Whenever someone says "play a B" so instruments can be tuned, I just play a few notes and say "You tell me which one is a B".

[TheSlipKnot981]

@webbg6 There's a need because of other instruments. With the flute, it's very easy to go without knowing the names, but with piano or guitar, knowing the names of the notes is essential. So I would guess the only reason the notes are named here is because that's simply what they are.

[nicoleglackin]

What made you take an intrest in the irish whistle?....i myself am irish and am made do this instrument in music at my school along with the recorder and find it quite easy and handy to play.

[dnadub]

great work, ake a suggestion for you, instead of using the actuall proper not names, use voice notes, do re me fa so la etc etc ... then your lesson will work for what key whistle the user has ...

[noelclownhall]

Hi Ryan

I enjoy your lessons and now i am learning to play the whistle.

Please can you speak about breath control and tonguing.

I have brought a Generation D whistle and i use the numbers under each note method which i learnt from 'The Tin Whistle book' by Tom Maguire

Warmest regards

Norman

Thanks

Norman