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Tin whistle scales explained

Tin whistles which play in the scale of D are by far the most popular tin whistle to play. The whistle comprises of a mouth piece and a tube made of tin or brass which has six ...More>>

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Tin whistle christmas songs

This christmas why not try a few christmas songs on your penny whistle. These are great for beginners, kids and folks of all ages!

Silent Night

ABAE ABAE F#F#CD# D#ABB D#CBA BAEB BDC ...More>>

Review of The Chieftain Low D Tin Whistle

The much sought after cheiftain Tin whistle is a right up there with the best money can buy and a real gem in any whistlers arsenal. It is a brand based on the original Overton design.

The ...More>>

Tips on teaching young children the tin whistle

Because children have smaller hands a higher key whistle might well help, in which case buy two Fs and work with your child. Make sure you try them out in the shop and get ones with decent tone tha ...More>>

How to play the Tin Whistle a quick guide

The Penny whistle or Tin whistle is probably one of the easiest instruments to learn, but before you go splashing out on a chieftain or dixon, you might wanna see if you can play it first. With the ...More>>

How long does it take to learn the tin whistle?

Oh, the question with a hundred answers!

Let's face it, you could pick up a whistle today and in an hour you could be playing a nice slow lullaby.

You could progress onto a jig ...More>>

Tin whistle ornamanetation explained

Traditional Irish whistle playing uses a number of ornaments to embellish the music, including cuts, strikes and rolls. Most playing is legato with ornaments to create breaks between notes, rather ...More>>