The Bard's Craft

[pt_tangles]

I hear it calling to me again. The last time it got to the point where I couldn't ignore it anymore, I bought a tin whistle and amazed myself with the ability to remember the scale (go recorder lessons in grade 4!!). That was a couple of years ago now, and clearly the PTB are not satisfied (lousy demanding PTB!! :oP)

So, now I have to actually learn to play something on my whistle (which will likely not be my only instrument once I start down this path). I don't want to start with standard kiddie tunes ... I would like to learn to play Celtic folk music (it takes a little longer for me to get, but I have this thing about playing songs I don't like ... I will work harder to learn a more complicated song if I like to hear it played).

Thing is, I feel that my whistle (which is currently living at my brother's house ... I am going to pick it up on Tuesday) needs a name. Any ideas?

--Phae

Comments

[skulleigh.livejournal.com]

Only one of my whistles has a name, and it is not a complementary one, lol. It is called the "Shitwhistle" because it's the hardest one to play.

My favorite site to find whistle music on is YADT: http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/

Have fun :)

[pt_tangles]

Thanks ^_^ I picked up my whistle early, and I am proud to say that I have managed to hit all the notes in the scale (even the third high D ... which is hard, and is piercing when it comes out right and not flat, but I did it!)

So far, I think I have to build up my lung capacity some more, practising makes me out of breath fairly easily ... perhaps this will be a way to help my asthma as well? Hmmm ...

--Phae