by 250 | Sep 1, 2023
The Swallowtail Jig Music and Tabs (Play along with Scott) The Swallowtail Jig is an excellent tune for us to learn as beginners. It is a tune we are able to play given the learning we have put in so far. It is also short enough for us to use in learning by ear....
by 250 | Aug 31, 2023
Irish Tune Types: Reel Hi, friends. In today’s video we look at Reels. As we learn to play our whistles it is good for us to have at least a basic understanding of the various tune types we will play in Irish music. If we understand the basics of a type of tune,...
by 250 | Aug 29, 2023
Learning to Play Faster Hi, friends. In this video I share my favorite ways to improve the speed at which I play. I am certain these exercises will help us, but we need to consistently do them if we want to play faster. With each recommendation I suggest we begin...
by 250 | Aug 29, 2023
Many Keys One Whistle or Many Keys Many Whistles Hi, friends. Our whistles are not intended for us to play every tune on one whistle. Whistles are designed so that we play tunes in the primary and secondary keys of each whistles. I primarily play a D whistle. This...
by 250 | Aug 29, 2023
D and G Scales Playing C Natural Hi, friends. In this video we learn that the D whistle plays in both the key of D and G. We need to learn to play the C Natural on our D whistles as part of the G scale. Learning to play these scales is important for our ability to...
