Any Pipers here?

[sixone]

Hey, it's Steve.

I can't remember where I left my phone, but I remember Steve.

 

[Steve]

Howdy do, Sixie Long time no see!

 

[nickbits]

My dogs name is piper

 

[sixone]

Howdy do, Sixie Long time no see!

Yeah, long time. How's the world treating you?

 

[Steve]

Not too bad, started a new job recently. Life is good.

 

[sixone]

Not too bad, started a new job recently. Life is good.

:thumbsup:

 

[pontifex]

for the tin whistle (and probably for any similar instrument), how do you hold the whistle and not have your hands cramp up? lol

I practice for a little bit and my hands feel like they're gonna be stuck in this sort cramped up position, especially when trying to use all of the notes.

so i've got Merrily We Stroll Along and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star down....lol

for some reason E is really hard for me to play. It never sounds right. I think F and E holes are too close together for my hands.

 

[Steve]

One of the most fundamental things I stress with my students is to keep their hands relaxed. With a practice chanter you have the luxury of resting the end of it on a table, this keeps the hands relaxed as they don't have to grip extra hard to hold it up in the air. Not sure how you manage that with a tin whistle as it's so short.

 

[pontifex]

One of the most fundamental things I stress with my students is to keep their hands relaxed. With a practice chanter you have the luxury of resting the end of it on a table, this keeps the hands relaxed as they don't have to grip extra hard to hold it up in the air. Not sure how you manage that with a tin whistle as it's so short.

i'm finding it almost impossible to keep my hands relaxed. i can;t seem to get a good seal unless i am pressing hard...

the whistle is really thin too which doesn't help

 

[lxskllr]

Experiment with finger placement. You don't necessarily want to use the tips. In fact, I'd recommend against that unless it's especially comfortable for you. Use the pad, or even move up a joint and use the space between the first and second joint from the tip. Also, keep your fingers straight, but not rigid. It shouldn't feel like work. Try to stay relaxed, and keep a light touch; just enough to seal the hole. You'll need the speed later as you advance. If you treat it as would a water leak(heavy hand), you won't be able to do the faster material, which is 90% of Irish music.