![]() I've seen more than a few posts from people asking why it sounds wrong when they try to play along to a tune, only to find out they're playing a Bb whistle to a tab video made with a D whistle. For one, they both force you to think about music as a series of notes rather than a series of finger positions. In my opinion, tabs aren't the best form of written music to use (if you're going to use any at all), and I'd encourage players to become familiar with either standard or ABC notation as they learn. I use written music all the time when I'm having trouble making out a tricky bit by ear, or making note of variations, or even just jotting down the first few notes of a tune I can't remember how to start. Written music certainly plays a useful role too, even the purists will (begrudgingly) admit that. It's never too early to start, and for trad players especially it's a skill that pays huge dividends as you get better at it. That being said, I've been seeing a lot of content aimed at intermediate players that relies on tabs to do most of the teaching, and I think there are some good reasons why players might want to move away from tabs as you learn and improve.įirst, as I'm sure most people have heard repeated ad nauseam, learning by ear and playing from memory are two essential skills most players should strive towards. You'll never hear me saying that tabs are bad in fact I think they do a lot of good making the music more accessible and subtly teaching your ear where the notes are. It is all in the practice.I've seen a lot of tab content floating around whistle communities recently and I thought I'd share my thoughts on them and open the floor for discussion.įirst, let me say that I think tabs are an incredibly helpful resource, especially for new whistle players and double especially if whistle is your first instrument. ![]() However, on some notes like the lowest note, fingered vibrato is much more difficult than the breath vibrato. Between these two options, fingered vibrato is much more common than the breath (diaphragmatic) vibrato. In order to achieve this in a whistle, you can open and close one of the open holes or varying the pressure of your breath. This is the quick, successive variation of pitch or frequency in a note, by raising or lowering them over a small distance for the duration of the note. Its emphasis on notes, tonguing is good for the first note in a tune. Tongue a note, one briefly touches their tongue to the roof of the mouth at theįront, at the start of the note. Whistle layers, especially tin ones, do not use this on most notes. It is used sparingly and almost precisely for emphasis on certain Suggests, is using one’s tongue to vary the power of notes when playing the It usually takes a little more time than the taps or cuts and the listener should be able to perceive the change in pitch of the tone. A note is fingered, either below or above the intended note and then the fingering is shifted gradually to ensure a smooth lowering or raising of the pitch to the note. In classical music, there is a concept called portamento where there is a smooth transition from one note to another. Where a roll is impossible to use on a whistle, the crans are used, suchĪs when hitting the lowest note in the instrument. They areĪlmost like rolls except in crans, no strikes or taps are used. These are ornaments borrowed from the Uillean piping tradition. The first one has a cut while the second one has aĬrans. This is s group of two tones that are slurred, withĮqual duration and pitch. The first does not have a cut or a strike, the second one has a cut and the third one has a strike. This is a group of three tones that are slurred, with equal duration and pitch. They can also beĬonsidered as notes in groups that have similar duration and pitch with varied ![]() Instantaneously and the listener is advised to not view them as separate notes.Ĭuts and strikes. Quickly lowers or raises their bottom finger. Sounded note is lowered briefly to the whistle. ![]() ![]() A tap is similar to a cut except for one thing. ![]()
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