
Whistle - Ireland & UK
Learn fun whistle tunes from England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dive down into each style and discover what makes each of them sound different and unique.
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With Tom's help, you can go from a beginner to a master. Learn fun tunes from England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dive down into each style and discover what makes each of them sound different and unique.
With Tom's help, you can go from a beginner to a master. Learn fun tunes from England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dive down into each style and discover what makes each of them sound different and unique.
Teacher: Tom Oakes
Instrument: Whistle
Browse the 20 lessons
- Introduction to the course
- Performance
- Holding the Whistle
- Fingering (Part 1)
- Fingering (Part 2)
- Articulation (Part 1) - Tonguing
- Articulation (Part 2) - Cuts
- Ornaments - Vibrato
- Ornaments - Slides
- Ornaments - Rolls
- Ornaments - Triplets
- Ornaments - Crans & Burls
- The 8-Step Waltz
- Because He Was a Bonnie Lad
- The Warlock
- The Millhouse
- The Dusty Miller
- The West Clare Reel
- The West Clare Reel - Advanced
- The Cock Crows at Dawn

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