I'm amazed at how effective it is to first warm up the whistle. I've got a few whistles of very different brands and styles and they all respond very well to first being warmed up. They play more responsively and notes are hit more cleanly. The tone is better. I don't understand the reasons why, but it works!
Ive watched a number of your tutorials and find them very helpful. Thank you. I have a LIR whistle which sounds great. I practice at least an hour every day and can see improvement. My biggest challenge is trying to hit high B without sounding like pig squealing! ! ! I'm 74 and get much enjoyment from this. Again Thank you.
Thank you. I am so pleased to hear you're enjoying my content. Try this little trick (on the video below) You'll find the high notes much sweeter to the ear ❤️ ruclips.net/user/shortsnQ62rFyXe64?feature=share
Be careful - by the time you reach the age of 78 (Imperial, not Metric), like me, you might find yourself with 15 whistles (not including a Peruvian "Quena", and several native American whistles), with my name-engraved LIR in production! 16 tinwhistles - who "wudda thunkit"? "Whistle acquisition syndrome" they call it. I thought that I had it "cured" at #15 - I was wrong. And NO, I'm not selling my John Sindt.
About 5 months ago I bought a Generations D whistle, and even after watching your tutorials I was having trouble playing it and getting the right sound. Today I came across this tutorial, and I think that it will make a world of difference. I am also re learning the recorder, which I haven't played since I was a kid in grade school, and I also play harmonica. Thank you for your videos and inspiration.
2:32 what today sounded like, day 1 of learning down, lets hope tommorow is better😅 What a great video, glad to see you enjoying it and teaching so much
I do Like CutiePie, the more I play the more I appreciate her effort to help you through the first steps. I miss traditonal tunes Sometimes But She is special, a strong light in our dark days. She also tries to Please people which is the hardest thing to do. Almost impossible Great hug!
This is the video Iv been looking for. Very smart and well informed cutie pie here. She addressed some things Iv not been told. So I learned a thing or two here. Apache flute player here over in the plains of the US.
After playing at a very dusty event I found that using small "Go Between" brushes designed for flossing your teeth can help remove any gunk from the corners inside of the mouth piece.
Great lesson! I'm really looking forward to getting one in March and your tips will be a big help! Thank you very much for your time and energy you share with us!
This was what I needed. I noticed I was struggling to hit the lower octave of my tin whistle although having had no issues with it earlier, and it was sounding very off despite me barely blowing. A quick spit-clean and warming the whistle really made a world of difference!
I've always used a Generation in D key but I bought an Eb to try duets. It was awful! Squelched, squeaked, and was better off as a drinking straw. I did what you said and looked in it and poof there was metal shavings in it from the machining. Sanded it out and now it works beautifully! Thank you for the tip!
Hi CutePie, I’m enjoying your video’s very much, thanks fort that! I’m a beginning tin whistle-enthusiast from the Netherlands. In the dutch language I can hardly find any understandable video. I play on two generation Whistles (D / Bb) and a Tony Dixon (D) which I prefer the most. I learn a lot from your vdeo’s and I have to say it, your appearance and enthousiasm makes it extra pleasurable. Thanks for that.
Good show! I'm very new with this tin whistle. I received as a birthday gift (60th) I just assumed it was a cheap quality because of all the freaky sounds. Now I know "I'm the bad quality" lol Thanks.
Playing in a tent and the weather changed. I thought I had lost my mind. My Mk pro sounded awful then I remembered you saying it took a lot of warming up and I got the first part of "Unquiet Grave" to sound wonderful! Thanks!
@@kynaston1474 haha 🤣 hey it's fun to experience 😜 glad you found the music again! Heading into the winter here now, so I won't be able to get a decent sound out of anything for a while 😅😅😅
I’ve watched quite a few tin whistle videos and this has got to be one of the best I’ve seen. I’ve never seen where you blow harder and how for the higher notes. Thank you! I came here because my Clark’s D, all of a sudden can’t seem to get a high note to sound right. Maybe dirty? I see a lot of dust in there. I’ll give your how to wash s look see. Again, thanks.
Greetings from Andy and I in Orange County California. Thanks for the tutorial. Much of it I've heard before but it's always nice to have a fresh angle on it to see what might have been missed. Also, Andy (pictured) asked me to pass along to you that if you are doing the whistling gig for money you should put that second and try modeling. You should really trust him, he's usually pretty right about these things. Though sometimes his instincts are a little off. Like the time he told me I should apply at Chippendales. They did hire me...but as the night janitor.
Thank Andy for me, though I beat him to his suggestion 😉 it is part of my day job, though I don't enjoy modelling much, prefer the acting and VO work. Glad your enjoyed the video though!
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Well, Andy has always had a keen eye for talent. Let me ask you one question; Do you have any experience with and/or thoughts on the Dixon PVC Soprano D non-tunable whistle? A couple of people demonstrating various whistles seem to feel that it's the best in it's class, even though for Dixon it's supposed to be the lower start of their line. Dixon says on their web page that various retailers they supply tell them that many people use them in competition in Ireland. I was wondering if that could be true or if I was just some sort of bloviation. I ask because, if it's that good at that level, then I'm going to spend the £27 / $36, including shipping for it. But if it's a quality whistle for a low price that will still save me £15 / $20 I'm getting a Jerry Freeman modified one. This is a hobby for me and I do want a decent whistle the sound decent, but I really don't want to go into $100 plus range for the thing. Any thoughts or advice you have in that regard would be appreciated.
Hi, thx so much for this video and the one called Your First Lesson. I've got a Clarke in D. I'm a beginner on Tin Whistle, and your videos have really helped me. I'm a musician, but I play guitar, bass guitar, percussion, sing, etc..., but I'm branching out! I'm currently recording a bunch of Beatles covers, and working on Fool On The Hill, which has those beautiful flutes and recorder on it, but McCartney also overdubbed a few bits on a Pennywhistle, which I'm going to add to my recording. I'm letting a pro flute player handle the flute and recorder parts! Thx so much for your lessons again, and by the way, you are indeed a cutie pie, you're gorgeous actually! :)
Thank you for this video, watched it and after a half hour had fixed alot of my cracking and wheezing sounds. really enjoying learning the tin whistle and definitely will be picking up a higher quality one soon!
I am loving your tutorials, I have been watching over the last couple of days as I decided I really wanted to give Tin Whistle a go and I have just ordered two that are due to arrive tomorrow! I am too excited to get started!! Fingers crossed I can pick it up!
Thank you so explain things so well and your manner is so engaging :) I gave up trying to learn tin whistle due to horrible sound and illness where I didn't have any lung capacity. You have given me the desire to try again. :)
I love your videos i watch them all the time very entertaining. I don't even play the tin whistle lol. I am a guitarist but your videos have inspired me to start playing one i had floating around. Thanks, now time to go warm up my whistle ;)
@@fernanadablamey9357 Translate this in Google: Get a 'D' whistle. Listen to the music I play. Look at the dots and notes. Cover the same holes as I do. You can learn music with me!
I bought a whistle in Dublin and tried it all through the end, with no luck. However! In lieu of sandpaper, I had a tampon sitting next to me & that little sucker helped a ton, so perhaps wild tip, but one that worked (for me at-least!!!)
Hi. Great video. Thanks for the warming up tip. Ive never learned to play tin whistle apart from a few guitar lessons I took in primary school where the techer instructed a tin whistle before she got to the guitarists and picked up a few bits like the octaves and finger placing but didnt pick up a whistle until years later when I was in secondary school when in music class a band came in to do a tutorial and there was a guy talking about wind and he reckoned if you can play tin whistle you can play saxophone as there the same notes. As I said Ive never learned to play tin whistle apart from listening but that day I went home and thought myself Baker St. by ear on my sisters tin whistle. Since then Ive been playing plenty of sax tunes by ear but only if I get the hang of them quickly (I have no patience). Havent played my sax on whistle (well last I played on was a recorder) for almost 2 years. Very tempted to go out and buy a sax but want some practice so bought a whistle yesterday. Got my daughters santa presents already. got my youngest daughter (5) a set of Pearl Roadshow Jr. and older daughter (6) a mini Stratocaster. Trying to teach them some kids songs on whistle with little success but I dont want to force them, just let them do it in there own time but were talking about our little band. Im hoping there rock star instruments motivate them to want to learn but let them in their own time. After I got my whistle yesterday I was trying lessons on here for songs not so easy to pick up by ear such as pink floyd, us and them. That seemed very daunting so figured shouldn't I try starting from scratch with the whistle? so thats what brings me here. I must say so far your videos are very helpful espically the warm up the whistle. thats a handy trick i never knew about. What I'm starting with is one of the best tunes on whistle, Mna na h-Eireann (Women of Ireland) its a pretty easy tune but I seem to mess it up at the start and finish of each verse. Are you familiar with this tune? Have you any videos for it?Its pretty simple for a beginner but still I'm having issues and would love it if you could gives tips if you could. thank you!! ruclips.net/video/kW9N2TIiVd0/видео.html
thanks for the video. instead of using glue, you can attach a mouth piece on with bees wax using a low temperature soldering iron. then you can take it off when ever you want.
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Yeah, I found him later! Now I'm subscribed and following him on Instagram. But of course I will keep following both amazing contents, two masters. Thanks for your recommendation :)
The moisture removal is a technique passed on from the Vikings. They didnt mind being sprinkled by spittle during merriment round a campfire... So unless your listeners aren't Viking fans, wave your wand carefully!
Clark sweetones are easy but shrill The conical Clark with wooden plug has a very nice chuffy sound for only about ten bucks more. Some people get very nice sound out of generation whistles but I only found the b flat whistle to my liking. I play a burke low d and a high d a lot. Tuneable and fairly sweet but easy to over blow. If I had the money I would play a Copeland low d
The Generation brass, not chrome-plated, whistles are better in sound quality. It may be due to that thin layer of extra metal but the chrome-plated whistles always struck me as more squeaky. I have never encountered rust in a tin whistle. As CutiePie explains the strength and use of breath is all when playing. Now try a G whistle.......they shriek in high register. My Generation C whistle is somewhat battered, having been a bit bent in the past. But that's ok. My Eb Generation whistle is so old that the plastic mouth piece shrank and split, so I filled the crack with fast-setting araldite. It works. Which indicates that the "el cheapo" Generation tin whistles are pretty robust, or that I have lousy ears. I would like to find out more about the 'low' whistles; they have a lovely tone but seem rather expensive.
Great video! Loved the shout out....I believe it was to me. :-) Just wanted to let you know I have a Clarke Original and a SweetTone coming in the mail shortly. Looking forward to working with them both! :-D
Yes, thank you. I also do want to state that I don't have much time to practice right now. Unfortunately, my wife and I are at a Children's Hospital here in Philadelphia with our newborn son. He was born on June 7th and has been in the NICU since. So we are bedside, and I go home once every two weeks for a day or two to cut the grass, get the mail, etc. So that video I made you was from when I was home last. I can't really play the flute here in the NICU, as much as I'd like to. haha It's been almost two months, and he is progressing nicely now, so hopefully we can be home soon. Looking forward to continuing to work on the whistle. Oh, and my son's name is Finnegan. We are sticking with an Irish theme in the family. :-D I'm Kevin, my wife is Erin, and our three and half-year old daughter is Bridget. Take care, and thanks again! Looking forward to more videos.
Wishing Finnegan lots of strength so he can come home sooner than you hope! :) I bet you can't wait to get him settled. Congratulations to you all and fingers crossed for a speedy recovery! Bridget is very lucky to have a little brother, I'm sure she'll love and loathe him in equal measure! ;)
I love your music love your music. If I could ask can you do if I was a rich man the fiddler on the roof version. And indeed or low d so I can learn this song it's my favorite love you station your inspiration. Thanks Wendell
Question for you. So I've tried everything in your videos. I have a copper feadóg in D. Holes 3-6 open and all covered works great. However as soon as I open holes 1 and/or 2 it shrieks. Never had this issue on wood whistles or recorders. Any idea what it could be?
I've found that when I tune a whistle at room temperature and then check it in the morning at a much colder temperature it has gone quite flat. If you make whistles, keep this in mind. Michael
Hi again Stephanie, I left a link to a lovely song on your " Discussion " page and am wondering if you have managed to listen to it yet ? It's a song that I am learning to sing and am hoping to be able to learn and add in a whistle solo to play as an intro and perhaps also before the last verse.
Alan I'll be sure to take a look later today 😄 Unfortunately it's been a busy week in work so I've not had much time for the fun things like RUclips! 😋
Hey there, I hVe a question regarding the Feadog D whistle. Mine got an ugly dent just below the sticker that makes it sound awful on the higher octave, do you know what kind of glue do they use for the mouthpiece or what other glue is good so I can reattach it after I repair it? Love your videos, I learn a lot!
Cheers for the video! I bought a Clarke pennywhistle some years ago because I like the sound of tin whistles and I thought that it could be fun to learn a new instrument. It could be that the Clarke whistle is not the easiest to play, I seem to notice with a lot of the videos that this black "original" Clarke whistle tends to sound very different from the normal tin whistles with a plastic mouthpiece. The latter seem to have perhaps more clarity, better articulation? But anyhow, in my hands, Clarke whistle sounds exceptionally bad! :) But perhaps with these tips I can make it sound much better. I don't want to blame a faulty whistle, but I do wonder... If I look through the whistle, from the end towards the wooden mouthpiece, it becomes clear that the piece of wood there doesn't really fit perfectly. I can see light shining through small gaps. Is it just okay?
Thanks for what you do! Love the channel! Sometimes when I'm outside playing the wind will make it difficult to play the low D on my starter Clarke tin whistle. Any advice on getting a clear tone in windy conditions?
Cutie Pie, What a great channel you have... I wish that I had found it sooner. Do you like to be called Cutie Pie or do prefer something else? You have some really great tips.... Things that I didn't know... I've just been trying to figure it all out by trail and error. Thank you so much...I'll have more comments for you later . I'm going to study your videos for a while first.
I'm amazed at how effective it is to first warm up the whistle. I've got a few whistles of very different brands and styles and they all respond very well to first being warmed up. They play more responsively and notes are hit more cleanly. The tone is better. I don't understand the reasons why, but it works!
Ive watched a number of your tutorials and find them very helpful. Thank you. I have a LIR whistle which sounds great. I practice at least an hour every day and can see improvement. My biggest challenge is trying to hit high B without sounding like pig squealing! ! !
I'm 74 and get much enjoyment from this. Again Thank you.
Thank you. I am so pleased to hear you're enjoying my content. Try this little trick (on the video below) You'll find the high notes much sweeter to the ear ❤️
ruclips.net/user/shortsnQ62rFyXe64?feature=share
Be careful - by the time you reach the age of 78 (Imperial, not Metric), like me, you might find yourself with 15 whistles (not including a Peruvian "Quena", and several native American whistles), with my name-engraved LIR in production!
16 tinwhistles - who "wudda thunkit"? "Whistle acquisition syndrome" they call it. I thought that I had it "cured" at #15 - I was wrong. And NO, I'm not selling my John Sindt.
I bought my tin whistle yesterday and I'm having a hard time with it.Your tips helps me a lot
I've been playing for 2 or 3 years, and I had no idea a whistle needing "warming up." Great tip
Nobody ever mentioned that before!
warming up does not work anyway
Well it does. Because the player needs to warm up as any musician does, and the whistle warms up with airflow. Yes?
About 5 months ago I bought a Generations D whistle, and even after watching your tutorials I was having trouble playing it and getting the right sound. Today I came across this tutorial, and I think that it will make a world of difference. I am also re learning the recorder, which I haven't played since I was a kid in grade school, and I also play harmonica. Thank you for your videos and inspiration.
2:32 what today sounded like, day 1 of learning down, lets hope tommorow is better😅
What a great video, glad to see you enjoying it and teaching so much
I do Like CutiePie, the more I play the more I appreciate her effort to help you through the first steps. I miss traditonal tunes Sometimes But She is special, a strong light in our dark days. She also tries to Please people which is the hardest thing to do. Almost impossible Great hug!
This is the video Iv been looking for. Very smart and well informed cutie pie here. She addressed some things Iv not been told. So I learned a thing or two here. Apache flute player here over in the plains of the US.
Have you got any footage of you playing ? :)
Thanks for this video Miss Pie, it helped me a lot. Now do a hair tutorial please 😋
After playing at a very dusty event I found that using small "Go Between" brushes designed for flossing your teeth can help remove any gunk from the corners inside of the mouth piece.
You're always so clear in your explanations, and comprehensive (and let's not forget "Easy on the eyes"!)
This is fantastic! You have the best lessons on RUclips! I have been watching other lessons and they are poorly presented. You are great!
2:26 I am glad to hear the same sound I make with my whistle from someone else :)
Great lesson! I'm really looking forward to getting one in March and your tips will be a big help! Thank you very much for your time and energy you share with us!
Covering the sound hole and blowing hard that you did for warming up the whistle is also very effective technique for removing moisture.
This was what I needed. I noticed I was struggling to hit the lower octave of my tin whistle although having had no issues with it earlier, and it was sounding very off despite me barely blowing. A quick spit-clean and warming the whistle really made a world of difference!
Thank you. Some brilliant tips for beginners. 😀 This is the second video of yours I’ve watched now and they’ve both been so informative.
I've always used a Generation in D key but I bought an Eb to try duets. It was awful! Squelched, squeaked, and was better off as a drinking straw. I did what you said and looked in it and poof there was metal shavings in it from the machining. Sanded it out and now it works beautifully! Thank you for the tip!
How did you sand the whistle?
@@simonstruyf6640 Um, sandpaper.
Thank you for taking the time to make this great video for an absolute beginner!
Hi CutePie, I’m enjoying your video’s very much, thanks fort that! I’m a beginning tin whistle-enthusiast from the Netherlands. In the dutch language I can hardly find any understandable video. I play on two generation Whistles (D / Bb) and a Tony Dixon (D) which I prefer the most.
I learn a lot from your vdeo’s and I have to say it, your appearance and enthousiasm makes it extra pleasurable. Thanks for that.
Mathieu De Vos Thank you for your lovely comments. So glad you're enjoying my channel.
Thanks! I'm trying to beat anxiety during the quarantine by getting to practice a little every day. This has been helpful!
I have been trying to learn on my own and you have addressed many of my faults , I feel I have a better understanding now , many thanks .
Tim Caddey so glad I could help! If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask. x
Thank you for all these sharings in your videos! Love from Mauritius island
OMG your hair is so gorgeous
Good show!
I'm very new with this tin whistle. I received as a birthday gift (60th) I just assumed it was a cheap quality because of all the freaky sounds. Now I know "I'm the bad quality" lol
Thanks.
By the time you reach age 78, you may have acquired 15 more, like me.
Thanks this is very helpful and slowly but surely I am sounding better.
Thanks a lot for your tip. I am begginer and I am loving your videos.
Greatings from Brazil
Playing in a tent and the weather changed. I thought I had lost my mind. My Mk pro sounded awful then I remembered you saying it took a lot of warming up and I got the first part of "Unquiet Grave" to sound wonderful! Thanks!
@@kynaston1474 haha 🤣 hey it's fun to experience 😜 glad you found the music again! Heading into the winter here now, so I won't be able to get a decent sound out of anything for a while 😅😅😅
I’ve watched quite a few tin whistle videos and this has got to be one of the best I’ve seen. I’ve never seen where you blow harder and how for the higher notes. Thank you! I came here because my Clark’s D, all of a sudden can’t seem to get a high note to sound right. Maybe dirty? I see a lot of dust in there. I’ll give your how to wash s look see. Again, thanks.
the Pennywhistle is the first instrument where haveing huge monster hands has been a good thing :)
Very helpful and useful tips for beginners. Thank you so much.
OMG! This is unbelievably helpful!
Greetings from Andy and I in Orange County California.
Thanks for the tutorial. Much of it I've heard before but it's always nice to have a fresh angle on it to see what might have been missed.
Also, Andy (pictured) asked me to pass along to you that if you are doing the whistling gig for money you should put that second and try modeling.
You should really trust him, he's usually pretty right about these things. Though sometimes his instincts are a little off.
Like the time he told me I should apply at Chippendales. They did hire me...but as the night janitor.
Thank Andy for me, though I beat him to his suggestion 😉 it is part of my day job, though I don't enjoy modelling much, prefer the acting and VO work. Glad your enjoyed the video though!
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Well, Andy has always had a keen eye for talent. Let me ask you one question;
Do you have any experience with and/or thoughts on the Dixon PVC Soprano D non-tunable whistle?
A couple of people demonstrating various whistles seem to feel that it's the best in it's class, even though for Dixon it's supposed to be the lower start of their line.
Dixon says on their web page that various retailers they supply tell them that many people use them in competition in Ireland. I was wondering if that could be true or if I was just some sort of bloviation.
I ask because, if it's that good at that level, then I'm going to spend the £27 / $36, including shipping for it. But if it's a quality whistle for a low price that will still save me £15 / $20 I'm getting a Jerry Freeman modified one.
This is a hobby for me and I do want a decent whistle the sound decent, but I really don't want to go into $100 plus range for the thing.
Any thoughts or advice you have in that regard would be appreciated.
These Videos Are Really Helpful Thank You Sweetie Pie
On this second video I'm watching on this channel, I am now convinced that Stephanie is a real life Disney Princess
Haha, that opinion may change the more you watch 😉
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Haha! We'll see about that!
those are great tips, I just bought a generation C (cheap) and it does have some metal burrs on the top hole
It plays much better warmed up
Hi, thx so much for this video and the one called Your First Lesson. I've got a Clarke in D. I'm a beginner on Tin Whistle, and your videos have really helped me. I'm a musician, but I play guitar, bass guitar, percussion, sing, etc..., but I'm branching out! I'm currently recording a bunch of Beatles covers, and working on Fool On The Hill, which has those beautiful flutes and recorder on it, but McCartney also overdubbed a few bits on a Pennywhistle, which I'm going to add to my recording. I'm letting a pro flute player handle the flute and recorder parts! Thx so much for your lessons again, and by the way, you are indeed a cutie pie, you're gorgeous actually! :)
So glad I could help with some useful tips :) good luck with your tin whistle playing!
Thank you for this video, watched it and after a half hour had fixed alot of my cracking and wheezing sounds. really enjoying learning the tin whistle and definitely will be picking up a higher quality one soon!
Arthur Lowther Great news! I'm glad the video was helpful. x
I am loving your tutorials, I have been watching over the last couple of days as I decided I really wanted to give Tin Whistle a go and I have just ordered two that are due to arrive tomorrow! I am too excited to get started!! Fingers crossed I can pick it up!
I'm sure you will. If you need help don't be afraid to ask ☺️
Thank you! That’s really good of you. I was so unsure of what whistle to buy as a first one so I got two. Haha.
Thanks!
Thank you so explain things so well and your manner is so engaging :) I gave up trying to learn tin whistle due to horrible sound and illness where I didn't have any lung capacity. You have given me the desire to try again. :)
There are so many great whistles out there that don't need much air. I'd definitely recommend Chris Wall whistles, you'll find him on eBay 😊
Thank you CutiePie :)
I love your videos i watch them all the time very entertaining. I don't even play the tin whistle lol. I am a guitarist but your videos have inspired me to start playing one i had floating around. Thanks, now time to go warm up my whistle ;)
Thank you! So glad you're enjoying the channel and I hope you enjoy playing tin whistle!
@@fernanadablamey9357 Translate this in Google:
Get a 'D' whistle.
Listen to the music I play.
Look at the dots and notes.
Cover the same holes as I do.
You can learn music with me!
Thanks
Great tips!
I got my 1st whistle yesterday and have troubles getting the notes to sound right.
Your video was really helpful. It could not have been done better. Thanks.
I bought a whistle in Dublin and tried it all through the end, with no luck. However! In lieu of sandpaper, I had a tampon sitting next to me & that little sucker helped a ton, so perhaps wild tip, but one that worked (for me at-least!!!)
Hi. Great video. Thanks for the warming up tip. Ive never learned to play tin whistle apart from a few guitar lessons I took in primary school where the techer instructed a tin whistle before she got to the guitarists and picked up a few bits like the octaves and finger placing but didnt pick up a whistle until years later when I was in secondary school when in music class a band came in to do a tutorial and there was a guy talking about wind and he reckoned if you can play tin whistle you can play saxophone as there the same notes. As I said Ive never learned to play tin whistle apart from listening but that day I went home and thought myself Baker St. by ear on my sisters tin whistle. Since then Ive been playing plenty of sax tunes by ear but only if I get the hang of them quickly (I have no patience). Havent played my sax on whistle (well last I played on was a recorder) for almost 2 years. Very tempted to go out and buy a sax but want some practice so bought a whistle yesterday. Got my daughters santa presents already. got my youngest daughter (5) a set of Pearl Roadshow Jr. and older daughter (6) a mini Stratocaster. Trying to teach them some kids songs on whistle with little success but I dont want to force them, just let them do it in there own time but were talking about our little band. Im hoping there rock star instruments motivate them to want to learn but let them in their own time. After I got my whistle yesterday I was trying lessons on here for songs not so easy to pick up by ear such as pink floyd, us and them. That seemed very daunting so figured shouldn't I try starting from scratch with the whistle? so thats what brings me here. I must say so far your videos are very helpful espically the warm up the whistle. thats a handy trick i never knew about. What I'm starting with is one of the best tunes on whistle, Mna na h-Eireann (Women of Ireland) its a pretty easy tune but I seem to mess it up at the start and finish of each verse. Are you familiar with this tune? Have you any videos for it?Its pretty simple for a beginner but still I'm having issues and would love it if you could gives tips if you could. thank you!! ruclips.net/video/kW9N2TIiVd0/видео.html
thank you so much for this excellent video !!! very goods tips over blowing and tonguing
Chan el named accurately! Nice beginner info. My issue is s ratchy overly breathy sound vs pure flute like to e out of two identical models.
So is that where ‘Wet your whistle’ comes from??? Wow we learn something every day!💕💕💕👍
THIS helped me a lot! Thank you!
Thank you for all of your tips.
Thank you @CutiePie for the video and thank you RUclips for putting it in my suggestions.
Beautiful Teacher and nice lesson !
Thank you for the videos! 👍
thanks for the video. instead of using glue, you can attach a mouth piece on with bees wax using a low temperature soldering iron. then you can take it off when ever you want.
Thank you. This video has helped me so much.
Amazing! Thanks, very difficult to find this kind of content in Portuguese.
Do you follow Thon Whistler? Thon is amazing and has covered a lot of the content I have, but in Portuguese 💚 we've even made a few videos together!
@@CutiepieTinWhistle Yeah, I found him later! Now I'm subscribed and following him on Instagram. But of course I will keep following both amazing contents, two masters. Thanks for your recommendation :)
Lovely personality! :D Great video and explanations, thanks!
The moisture removal is a technique passed on from the Vikings. They didnt mind being sprinkled by spittle during merriment round a campfire... So unless your listeners aren't Viking fans, wave your wand carefully!
Very informative. Thank you.
Great video
Very helpful tips! Thank you!
Hi this has been a tremendous help precious thank you. Much appreciated thanks.
A really useful Video, thank you. I'll be watching this a few times too. Once I've overcome my infatuation!! Ha ha! ;-) Really, very good video.
Can't wait to show my dad the high registrar- he's gonna think it's some kind of magic XD
A clarks is a good starter, the block helps stable sound effortlessly... wet blowers or climate can swell the block to the point of pouched
Thanks for great video and tips...much appreciated!
just watching each of your videos.... thank you thank you thank you
This is fantastic, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! :)
nice tips for beginners
Thank you So much for this video, it helped me A LOT ! :) hugs from Brazil
Good tips!
How about a tutorial on May morning dew? This seems like a good one to explain ornamentation with. Thanks
Clark sweetones are easy but shrill The conical Clark with wooden plug has a very nice chuffy sound for only about ten bucks more. Some people get very nice sound out of generation whistles but I only found the b flat whistle to my liking. I play a burke low d and a high d a lot. Tuneable and fairly sweet but easy to over blow. If I had the money I would play a Copeland low d
The Generation brass, not chrome-plated, whistles are better in sound quality. It may be due to that thin layer of extra metal but the chrome-plated whistles always struck me as more squeaky. I have never encountered rust in a tin whistle. As CutiePie explains the strength and use of breath is all when playing. Now try a G whistle.......they shriek in high register. My Generation C whistle is somewhat battered, having been a bit bent in the past. But that's ok. My Eb Generation whistle is so old that the plastic mouth piece shrank and split, so I filled the crack with fast-setting araldite. It works. Which indicates that the "el cheapo" Generation tin whistles are pretty robust, or that I have lousy ears.
I would like to find out more about the 'low' whistles; they have a lovely tone but seem rather expensive.
Great video! Loved the shout out....I believe it was to me. :-) Just wanted to let you know I have a Clarke Original and a SweetTone coming in the mail shortly. Looking forward to working with them both! :-D
Kevbo Kev glad to hear it 😉 hope this helps clear up any remaining doubts.
Yes, thank you. I also do want to state that I don't have much time to practice right now. Unfortunately, my wife and I are at a Children's Hospital here in Philadelphia with our newborn son. He was born on June 7th and has been in the NICU since. So we are bedside, and I go home once every two weeks for a day or two to cut the grass, get the mail, etc. So that video I made you was from when I was home last. I can't really play the flute here in the NICU, as much as I'd like to. haha
It's been almost two months, and he is progressing nicely now, so hopefully we can be home soon. Looking forward to continuing to work on the whistle. Oh, and my son's name is Finnegan. We are sticking with an Irish theme in the family. :-D I'm Kevin, my wife is Erin, and our three and half-year old daughter is Bridget. Take care, and thanks again! Looking forward to more videos.
Wishing Finnegan lots of strength so he can come home sooner than you hope! :) I bet you can't wait to get him settled. Congratulations to you all and fingers crossed for a speedy recovery! Bridget is very lucky to have a little brother, I'm sure she'll love and loathe him in equal measure! ;)
Kevin all good wishes to you, Erin, Bridget and very especially to Finnegan from a whistling novice in Ireland. A.
Awe, thank you so much! :-) She loves him very much right now, but I agree. That will change in time. hehe
A video on my birthday! Woot woot! (Thanks for the tips btw! Great video!)
Happy Birthday :) Hope you're having a lovely day! x
CutiePie thank you! I hope you have a great day too!
Great!!! This video was so useful!!!
Window to the past pls!!! Love ur channel
yea I know that Shrill sound, came across it just recently, on my own whistle.
I love your music love your music. If I could ask can you do if I was a rich man the fiddler on the roof version. And indeed or low d so I can learn this song it's my favorite love you station your inspiration. Thanks Wendell
Question for you. So I've tried everything in your videos. I have a copper feadóg in D. Holes 3-6 open and all covered works great. However as soon as I open holes 1 and/or 2 it shrieks. Never had this issue on wood whistles or recorders. Any idea what it could be?
Great job
I've found that when I tune a whistle at room temperature and then check it in the morning at a much colder temperature it has gone quite flat. If you make whistles, keep this in mind. Michael
Awesome, it’s working.
“Excuse me…I just have to go ‘whip my whistle’ !”
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Omgggg. I’ve never heard of warming up. Why don’t more creators mention this at the start?
Thanks S for a great troubleshooting video. A.
Glad you like it! :) x
Hi again Stephanie, I left a link to a lovely song on your " Discussion " page and am wondering if you have managed to listen to it yet ? It's a song that I am learning to sing and am hoping to be able to learn and add in a whistle solo to play as an intro and perhaps also before the last verse.
Alan I'll be sure to take a look later today 😄 Unfortunately it's been a busy week in work so I've not had much time for the fun things like RUclips! 😋
Great help, thanks
Hey there, I hVe a question regarding the Feadog D whistle.
Mine got an ugly dent just below the sticker that makes it sound awful on the higher octave, do you know what kind of glue do they use for the mouthpiece or what other glue is good so I can reattach it after I repair it? Love your videos, I learn a lot!
Love your tutorial , I need some help with the tin and plastic ones.
What seems to be the problem?
Cheers for the video! I bought a Clarke pennywhistle some years ago because I like the sound of tin whistles and I thought that it could be fun to learn a new instrument. It could be that the Clarke whistle is not the easiest to play, I seem to notice with a lot of the videos that this black "original" Clarke whistle tends to sound very different from the normal tin whistles with a plastic mouthpiece. The latter seem to have perhaps more clarity, better articulation? But anyhow, in my hands, Clarke whistle sounds exceptionally bad! :) But perhaps with these tips I can make it sound much better. I don't want to blame a faulty whistle, but I do wonder... If I look through the whistle, from the end towards the wooden mouthpiece, it becomes clear that the piece of wood there doesn't really fit perfectly. I can see light shining through small gaps. Is it just okay?
Thanks for what you do! Love the channel!
Sometimes when I'm outside playing the wind will make it difficult to play the low D on my starter Clarke tin whistle. Any advice on getting a clear tone in windy conditions?
Thank you so much for the lot of information by you , I love and also the music ,.... with lot of wishes ,....srinivas
Greetings from Brazil!
Awesomeness!!
Cutie Pie, What a great channel you have... I wish that I had found it sooner. Do you like to be called Cutie Pie or do prefer something else? You have some really great tips.... Things that I didn't know... I've just been trying to figure it all out by trail and error. Thank you so much...I'll have more comments for you later . I'm going to study your videos for a while first.
Awesome video.
Hi sweety,nice video,i learned a lot,thanks
thank you for your help