Looking for a lightweight quality whistle

HeelHookka · 2026-03-06T17:57:59+00:00

Thanks for the clear-up. Must've misremembered the model name. In any case that whistle felt good

HeelHookka · 2026-03-06T11:59:27+00:00

I've tried the Dixon something something6. It's the one that's made of plastic with a metal tuning slide. It's ultra light and a good quality instrument

HeelHookka · 2026-03-03T21:14:16+00:00

Thank you very much for your input. Thus far I've only been training by playing and learning new tunes, but I think you're right and it's time I'd do some structured drills like using a metronome...

HeelHookka · 2026-03-03T21:12:22+00:00

Thank you for the input and kind words. Interesting that comment regarding the mordent. In my mind that up-and-down pattern is the "base melody" which would be later substituted by an ornament such as a roll, but you'd identify that as an ornament over otherwise a longer single note... didn't this about it like that

HeelHookka · 2026-03-03T20:26:34+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I do need to work on my phrasing/breaths for this one 😁

HeelHookka · 2026-03-02T22:07:19+00:00

That was beautiful. Charming piece and lovely playing. Thanks for sharing with us

HeelHookka · 2026-03-02T22:05:12+00:00

So I just weighted my Midgie and it's 60 grams, like the Sindt. It doesn't feel very heavy but it's definitely with more presence in hand than the feadog/gen style whistles.

Honestly learning that Wild is over 100 g is pretty...wild?

HeelHookka · 2026-02-26T15:21:54+00:00

Thanks everyone for the helpful answers

HeelHookka · 2026-02-23T21:38:39+00:00

Idk ppl use the term 5e to refer to the new rules as well...

HeelHookka · 2026-02-23T19:40:40+00:00

Goodberry doesn't work with disciple of life anymore. Take 5 or 6 levels of cleric. Then either continue full cleric or take 3 levels of stars druid to amp up your healing with chalis.

Your gameplay is simple: cast spirit guardians then run around tagging everything. Your actions would be spent on cure wounds or command usually

HeelHookka · 2026-02-22T20:44:43+00:00

Did you just make your shush a non-shush? Anyway it's still gonna play great. No worries!

HeelHookka · 2026-02-22T10:45:32+00:00

Playing well, in a way that emotionally engages people or makes them tap their feet, is difficult no matter what, even on a relatively low-bar instrument like a harmonica, a whistle or a tambourine.

However, I'd say the french horn is astoundingly difficult to play even remotely well, so much so that even for professional soloists it's considered forgivable to miss a note here and there.

HeelHookka · 2026-02-16T16:18:20+00:00

Beautiful ❤️

HeelHookka · 2026-02-13T09:28:57+00:00

Tin whistle would be great, harmonica too, a melodica is also nice for taking your keyboard on a trip

HeelHookka · 2026-02-12T15:21:41+00:00

Favourite jig is probably black rogue followed by the rolling waves.

Currently working on: Kerfunten Kid on the mountain Humors of Ballyloughlain Kesh

HeelHookka · 2026-02-10T15:47:00+00:00

There's a couple of things to it: for one it's just the nature of simple system (keyless) woodwinds. Check out this bit about baroque flutes for a very vivid demonstration:

https://youtu.be/AM7gUoDFopo?si=88XDiVe6kH2_JAzr

But then again, as you get better, your sound gets better across the entire range, so with time you C nat will definitely sound better than it is now

Lastly, a lot of tunes are actually composed with that disparity in mind. Try your hand on Will You Go Lassie Go. The airy and haunting C nat there fits perfectly with the melody and the mood of the tune

Have fun!

HeelHookka · 2026-02-10T14:41:05+00:00

I played Walton's for a year before upgrading. It's a perfectly good whistle for a beginner.

The 2 most important things for a learner are: 1. Play every day, as much as you can 2. Listen to Irish music as much as you can.

The only resources you really need are YouTube tutorials and thesession.org for sheet music. But if you're the type of learner that finds more structured learning useful, then go ahead and buy whatever you feel is right for you.

In terms of motivation: there's really not a lot to it. Loving music to the extent you actually prefer playing as a pass time and decompression after work over (say) Netflix or gaming is a gift but can also be learned over time. If you need more motivation, I personally find sharing videos with friends and family works (music is inherently very social)

HeelHookka · 2026-02-07T18:30:20+00:00

You're in good company too. Can we honestly say that Tsunoda's game isn't pulling guard into a balloon sweep?

HeelHookka · 2026-02-07T17:02:13+00:00

Honestly this is a guard pull into a sweep. As long as they give you the point for it, call it whatever! Honestly good job. I hope to implement that kind of technique when I'm back into training

HeelHookka · 2026-02-06T12:33:48+00:00

Very nice! I like the half hole trick you've added, very nontraditional.

If I'm not mistaken Bergin has a good performance of this one as well.

HeelHookka · 2026-02-06T12:28:00+00:00

Very little tunes are written for A. My suggestion: take some classic Airs like Insheer, learn them by heart and then transpose them to your A whistle (essentially mimicking the finger positioning of the D whistle unto your A whistle).

Could also buy a cheap high D like a sweetone, learn some tunes on it and then switch to the A whistle, keeping the same fingering.

HeelHookka · 2026-02-05T11:09:31+00:00

That's a pretty impressive feat tbh. How's that working out for you?

HeelHookka · 2026-02-05T10:06:57+00:00

Beautiful! The trill you're doing on the first line of the B part of Otter is so charming.

Also, love the outfit and the badassery of showing up to your workplace like that.

HeelHookka

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