Here are 30 easy-to-play Christmas favorites arranged for tin whistle (also known as pennywhistle) and Irish ute. Chords are included for guitar, keyboard, or other accompaniment instrument. Also included with this book: • Access to audio downloads for all 30 songs, with tin whistle, Irish ute and guitar • Three duet arrangements If you don’t read music, you can still use this book! In addition to music notation, there is a specially-designed tablature for tin whistle and Irish ute. What makes these tune arrangements easy? • They are played in the lower two octaves of the whistle and ute’s range, ascending no higher than B in the second octave. • They are in easy tin whistle and Irish ute keys: D major, G major, E minor and B minor. No metal keys are needed on the Irish ute. • They use only eight notes: D, E, F , G, A, B, C and C . • They are also easy to play on soprano and tenor recorder, modern ute and piccolo. The author recommends using a tin whistle in D or a standard Irish ute (with or without keys) with this book. You can also use soprano and tenor recorders, modern ute and piccolo. However, the tablature in this book uses only tin whistle and Irish ute ngerings.Here are 30 easy-to-play Christmas favorites arranged for tin whistle (also known as pennywhistle) and Irish ute. Chords are included for guitar, keyboard, or other accompaniment instrument. Also included with this book: • Access to audio downloads for all 30 songs, with tin whistle, Irish ute and guitar • Three duet arrangements If you don’t read music, you can still use this book! In addition to music notation, there is a specially-designed tablature for tin whistle and Irish ute. What makes these tune arrangements easy? • They are played in the lower two octaves of the whistle and ute’s range, ascending no higher than B in the second octave. • They are in easy tin whistle and Irish ute keys: D major, G major, E minor and B minor. No metal keys are needed on the Irish ute. • They use only eight notes: D, E, F , G, A, B, C and C . • They are also easy to play on soprano and tenor recorder, modern ute and piccolo. The author recommends using a tin whistle in D or a standard Irish ute (with or without keys) with this book. You can also use soprano and tenor recorders, modern ute and piccolo. However, the tablature in this book uses only tin whistle and Irish ute ngerings.
Making the Best Use of This Book
Further Offerings
What Is a Tin Whistle?
Acquiring a Tin Whistle
Anatomy of the Tin Whistle
Let?s Make Some Sound
Whistle-Friendly Notes and Scales
The Names of the Notes
The Relaxed Whistle Hold
Why Use the Left Hand as the Top Hand?
Seven Steps to Finding Your Personal Whistle Hold
Alternatives to the Bottom Hand Pinky Anchor Point
Training Your Bottom Hand Pinky Using a Rubber Band
Resting Position for the Fingers, and Economy of Motion
Tin Whistle Embouchure
Clearing the Windway
Breathing and Posture
Tuning the Whistle
Using Your Tongue
Conjunct and Disjunct Tonguing: Connected and Disconnected Notes
Tonguing a Low-Register Cs
Exploring Air Speed and Pressure
Try Disjunct Tonguing
Try Conjunct Tonguing
Playing a Low-Register B
Exploring the Extreme Low End of the Air Speed Range
Exploring the Extreme High End of the Air Speed Range
How Do We Increase Air Speed?
Vibrato
Two Groups of Three Holes, and the Fingering Patterns We Use
Suit Code: A New Shorthand for Tin Whistle Fingerings
Hot Cross Buns, in A major
Minimizing Finger Movement
Why Is It So Important to Memorize Fingerings and Note Names?
Merrily We Roll Along, in Two Keys
Finding and Sealing Finger Hole Air Leaks
Feel the Buzz
Hot Cross Buns, in G major
Tin Whistle Tablature
Shady Hollow
Learn Your Fingerings by Heart
Practicing
Lonely Island
Introducing High-Register Notes
Lonely Peaks and Valleys
Introducing Bottom Hand Fingering with the Note Fs
Adding Standard Music Notation and Introducing Slurs
Smooth Sailing
Found a Penny on the Road
Introducing the Note E
An Dro
Introducing the Note D
Two Fingerings for High D
Largo from Dvor k?s Ninth Symphony
The Spade, At Last
A Deeper Look at Tuning the Whistle
Moving Groups of Fingers, and ?Crossing the Break?
Introducing the Note Cn
Joy to the World
Ode to Joy
Using the Two High D Fingerings
A Fingering Chart
The Londonderry Air/Danny Boy
Letting Go of Suit Code
Bonnie at Morn
Letting Go of Tablature
Morning Has Broken
Amazing Grace
Scarborough Fair
Simple Gifts
All the Pretty Little Horses
An Introduction to Irish Tin Whistle and Flute Ornamentation
We Shall Overcome
Star of the County Down
The High Caul Cap
The Leitrim Fancy
Collections of Easy Tunes for Tin Whistle and Irish Flute
Continuing Your Journey
Further Offerings
What Is a Tin Whistle?
Acquiring a Tin Whistle
Anatomy of the Tin Whistle
Let?s Make Some Sound
Whistle-Friendly Notes and Scales
The Names of the Notes
The Relaxed Whistle Hold
Why Use the Left Hand as the Top Hand?
Seven Steps to Finding Your Personal Whistle Hold
Alternatives to the Bottom Hand Pinky Anchor Point
Training Your Bottom Hand Pinky Using a Rubber Band
Resting Position for the Fingers, and Economy of Motion
Tin Whistle Embouchure
Clearing the Windway
Breathing and Posture
Tuning the Whistle
Using Your Tongue
Conjunct and Disjunct Tonguing: Connected and Disconnected Notes
Tonguing a Low-Register Cs
Exploring Air Speed and Pressure
Try Disjunct Tonguing
Try Conjunct Tonguing
Playing a Low-Register B
Exploring the Extreme Low End of the Air Speed Range
Exploring the Extreme High End of the Air Speed Range
How Do We Increase Air Speed?
Vibrato
Two Groups of Three Holes, and the Fingering Patterns We Use
Suit Code: A New Shorthand for Tin Whistle Fingerings
Hot Cross Buns, in A major
Minimizing Finger Movement
Why Is It So Important to Memorize Fingerings and Note Names?
Merrily We Roll Along, in Two Keys
Finding and Sealing Finger Hole Air Leaks
Feel the Buzz
Hot Cross Buns, in G major
Tin Whistle Tablature
Shady Hollow
Learn Your Fingerings by Heart
Practicing
Lonely Island
Introducing High-Register Notes
Lonely Peaks and Valleys
Introducing Bottom Hand Fingering with the Note Fs
Adding Standard Music Notation and Introducing Slurs
Smooth Sailing
Found a Penny on the Road
Introducing the Note E
An Dro
Introducing the Note D
Two Fingerings for High D
Largo from Dvor k?s Ninth Symphony
The Spade, At Last
A Deeper Look at Tuning the Whistle
Moving Groups of Fingers, and ?Crossing the Break?
Introducing the Note Cn
Joy to the World
Ode to Joy
Using the Two High D Fingerings
A Fingering Chart
The Londonderry Air/Danny Boy
Letting Go of Suit Code
Bonnie at Morn
Letting Go of Tablature
Morning Has Broken
Amazing Grace
Scarborough Fair
Simple Gifts
All the Pretty Little Horses
An Introduction to Irish Tin Whistle and Flute Ornamentation
We Shall Overcome
Star of the County Down
The High Caul Cap
The Leitrim Fancy
Collections of Easy Tunes for Tin Whistle and Irish Flute
Continuing Your Journey
| Instrument | Whistle |
| Genre (Fx Pop, Rock, Barn m.m.) | Folk |
| Year of publishing | 2019 |
| Niveau | Låg Intermediär |
| Sidor | 40 |
| Media | Bog(softcover), Digital Audio |
| Publisher/Producent | Mel Bay Publications |
| Bidragsgivare | Larsen, Grey(Composer) |
| Språk | Engelska |
| ISBN | 9781513462820 |