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of

Mike Simpson's Semi-Comprehensive

Guide To Tin Whistle

Last Revision: September 1, 1996

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Objectives and Format
Care and Maintenance of Tin Whistles
Good Form
The D Scale
The G Scale
The A Scale
Reading Music
Types of Tunes in Celtic Music
Listening
Tonguing Vs. Slurring
Breathing
Jig (I Buried My Wife And Danced On Her Grave): Basic Tune
Jig: Cuts
Jig: Strikes
Jig: Long Rolls
Jig: Short Rolls
Jig: Crans
Reel (Spindle Shanks): Basic Tune
Reel: Ornamented
Patterns and Variations
Phrasing and Timing
Tone
Other Ornamentation
Adapting Fiddle Tunes to Tin Whistle
Session Etiquette
Proceeding to Flute or Low Whistle
Sources of Good Music

C E L T I C N O T S . C O M