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I now understand why some folks buy many whistles to try out. I'm amazed at how different each whistle brand and key sounds and feels to play. Alas!īut even though I don't play a whole lot on the penny whistle, I do find I'm still sloooowly improving.
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so I don't progress as fast as i could if I devoted my full attention to one instrument and one kind of music. Because I like to play like six instruments and various genres/repertoires, I have to spread my music practice between them. They had to send me two more heads afterwards. Whatever you decide, be sure you order clearly- they automatically sent me one head and three bodies on my last order, when I had ordered three separate complete whistles. But maybe that wouldn't bother you, in which case you could save a few dollars.
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On their "M" series Kildares, it's one size head that can be swapped among all four sized Kildare bodies. Why?- because tho it's cheaper to keep swapping the one head onto two different bodies, I find it annoying to have to keep doing. not one whistle head and the various bodies that will fit it. If you order, be sure to clarify that you want complete whistles. I find it way easier to play the other three in my picture. The low G is the longest in my photo, and for a beginner it begins to get a little hard to play even with the helpful key. Those are the two middle whistles in my photo there. If you like the low tone but not too terribly long that it becomes difficult to play and reach, then I'd suggest their Kildare Bb (with no keys), and the Kildare in A (with one key). They offer a couple of cheaper models in their whistle lineup, but I get their best model which is the Kildare, which comes in various keys: Those irritated by grain of sand best avoid beach.īlondie I get them directly from Susato. That was so cool when I came to that realization! It kind of opened up my head to be able to access a lot of simple traditional folk tunes. on whistle the aeolian key note would be when the 1 hole at the bottom is left open. If playing dulcimer in Aeolian, the key note is when fretting fret 1. The holes on the whistle even echo the fretboard in that way- for example to play ionian you base the key note on fret three on dulcimer.and on whistle you'd base the ionian key note with the bottom three holes uncovered. 'cheerful' (ionian, mixolydian) or 'mournful' (aeolian or dorian). That's much like the mtn dulcimer, and knowing where the four common modes would lie on the diatonic fretboard.
Hearing whether the tune is major (cheerful) or minor (mournful) helps in locating where the tonic/key note can be located on the whistle.
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If the tune is really simple, I can usually figure out how to play it by ear. I don't even have to clear a space on the desk! lol However, I must say there is nothing easier than to just grab a penny whistle from my can of them on the desk, and quickly play a simple tune whenever the mood strikes to play a tune without having to fuss or tune anything. But I do love to play at it! It's very relaxing for some reason- I think because of the pure simplicity of the instrument. doubtless due to my very limited available practice time. I so much enjoy playing the whistles and it is nice to hear that there are a lot of other whistle players here on the forum. This is in fact necessary for the low D from Colin Goldie and I had to get used to it for a little while. Since I have relatively long fingers I can play the low A, G and F still with my fingertips and need no piper's grip.
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The Mac Nics are very easy to play regarding breath and getting into the next octave - the Overtons need more pressure. I love all of them and every one has its specific sound and need of breath. High D: Overton (Colin Goldie), Mac Nic, Susato
Please find attached a picture with my whistle collection (from left to right): I started with a Clare high D and "worked" myself down to an Overton (Colin Goldie) low D. What was different compared to the recorder playing was the typical Irish ornamentation like cuts, strikes, rolls, crans and slides and to not tonguing every tone. Since I have learned to play the recorder when I was a child and kept playing it all my life in recorder ensembles it was not difficult for me to learn how to play the whistle. When I was at a concert of an Irish band (Geraldine McGowan and band) in 2004 I was so fascinated by the whistle player and the beautiful sound of especially the low whistle that I immediately had the wish to buy a whistle.