About Irish Music
The term Irish traditional music is broad enough to encompass a lot of different styles, ancient and contemporary, instrumental and lyrical, traditional and innovative. The most widely known and most widespread is instrumental music, of which there are two types, dance music and song airs. There is a vast repertoire of Irish melodies, of which dance music, the repertoire of “tunes”, is by large the most important.*
The Instruments
Tin Whistle : The simplest, and most popular, instrument in Irish music. A small 6-holed flute, in D, like a simplified version of the classical recorder. It is easily played in the keys of G and D. It is simple and robust in construction, affordable and easy to play, and very versatile, it is often used as a repertoire-learning instrument, before progressing to more difficult instruments like flute, fiddle or pipes. In its present form, the whistle dates from the 19th century, and has changed little since then. The low whistle is the bass version of the tin whistle.
About Irish Music
Irish Music Books
Books in English
Book + FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD. 90 children’s songs from the Whistle for Kids collection
Books in English
Book with free audio download - 90 well-loved Irish and Scottish songs, chosen for beginners.
Books in English
A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle
Book with downloadable audio
TIN WHISTLE TUTOR - DOWNLOAD EDITION
Download edition of my tin whistle tutor, with 296-page pdf ebook + 429 audio files. Payment via Paypal; download link sent automatically on payment.
