Getting started
GETTING STARTED WITH PLAYING YOUR LOW WHISTLE
Here's some suggested tips to help you along:-
// Holding low whistles
The most common frustration when learning. It's important to give your hands a little time to stretch out and get used to covering the holes. We'd suggest you try using the "piper's grip", which uses the middle part of each of the top two fingers on each hand (so the fingers are generally held more straight and the hand is rotated slightly). Although not strictly necessary, we'd recommend you do use your left hand to cover the top three holes, as this makes it easier to transfer skills onto other woodwind instruments should you ever come to do that.
// Go forth and meet the people!
Music has always been a social art, perhaps the most social, and it's generally the case that if you find people to play music with you're more likely to keep on playing and learning. We'd recommend that you go out and find local musicians, teachers groups and bands.
// Use what you have
Waiting for the planets to align before before you start learning often means you never will. If you can't find a teacher or a local music group then use books, online resources and anyone else around about you who knows about music, and the rest will follow. Many great musicians are self-taught and there is lots of music all around us.
