Tin Whistle Sharps and Flats?!
Question: Tin Whistle Sharps and Flats!?
Can you play sharps or flats on an Irish Tin whistle!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Of course you can!. Learning how to half-hole is one of the most important techniques you can learn on the whistle aside from your finger articulation, because so many tunes have accidentals or keys that are not D!.
If you visit http://www!.chiffandfipple!.com/
you'll find that if you scroll down they have tutorials and fingering charts and all sorts of things that will help beginners with whistle, and this is a very reliable site!.
Too often players are freaked out by half-holing and just resort to purchasing whistles in different keys, and that isn't necessary!.
If you ever switch to trad flute, though, you'll have the option of adding keys to your instrument to help with the sharps and flats and that's definitely something you can pursure later on!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
If you visit http://www!.chiffandfipple!.com/
you'll find that if you scroll down they have tutorials and fingering charts and all sorts of things that will help beginners with whistle, and this is a very reliable site!.
Too often players are freaked out by half-holing and just resort to purchasing whistles in different keys, and that isn't necessary!.
If you ever switch to trad flute, though, you'll have the option of adding keys to your instrument to help with the sharps and flats and that's definitely something you can pursure later on!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Usually you can get a sharp or flat effect by covering half of the hole with your finger!. It take a good ear and some practice, but it is definitely possible!. Covering only half of the hole is also the technique used to slide between notes with the help of the mouth!.Www@Enter-QA@Com