Scott's Low D Whistle Journey
Please join me as together we learn to play the Irish Whistle
Especially the low D whistle
I’m currently updating the website. All content is still available, but you’ll notice a few changes to the pages, and possibly some incomplete work.
Welcome to my low D Whistle Journey. I decided to learn the Irish whistle after my wife and I finally spent a couple weeks in Ireland. Being there was like visiting the home I had never seen before. I have played woodwind instruments for decades, and while we were there I decided I wanted to learn to play the low D whistle. I decided to publicly share my journey so I could be in a whistle playing community, learn from others in the community, and help others in the community. Thank you for joining me on this exciting journey. Use the links below to access the different areas of my website.
The page for this course will be published soon (October 17, 2026) For now, I have a Getting Started playlist with the content on my YouTube channel.
Traditional Celtic Tunes
Select this link to access the page dedicated to introducing Traditional Celtic Tunes. The page for each traditional Celtic tune includes a link to the associated YouTube videos and a link to download the music and tabs for each tune.
Scale Exercises
Select the link below to access the page dedicated to scale exercises. Select a scale exercise to access the page from which to download the music and tabs for the exercise and to access the original video where I introduce the exercise.
Hymns
Select this link to access the page of hymns. The page for each hymn includes a link to the associated YouTube videos and a link to download the music and tabs for the hymn.
Beginner Tunes
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Beginner Scale Exericses
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ORNAMENTS
Irish tunes are enlivened by ornaments. Nothing will make us stand out more as a new player than a lack of ornament skills. Please select the link to access lessons and examples of ornaments.
Intermediate Tunes
Page Coming Soon
Intermediate Scale Exercises
Scale exercises are an excellent way to increase our skills on many levels. Please select the link to access these recommendations.
External Resources
I want us to take advantage of the wealth of free resources available to us as we learn to play our whistles.
My Whistle Journey Blog
Welcome to my Irish Whistle Journey
Hi, friends. I have primarily played saxophone, but in retirement I've decided to learn the whistle. I started with the Low D whistle, and this remains my focus. However, I soon found myself branching out because of the beauty of this great instrument. I knew from the...