The Official HandBook For The Clarke Tin Whistle BK / 2CDs
Μέθοδος & Pεπερτόριο Για Whistle Tης Clarke
ΠEPIEXOMENA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOW TO USE (OR NOT USE) THIS TUTORIAL
INTRODUCTION
PART 1:
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY - INTRODUCING THE CLARKE TIN WHISTLE
- Robert Clarke (1816-1892): The beginnings of an enduring legacy
- Robert Clarke's story continued
- The Clarke Tin Whistle Company today
- 'Whistling Billy'
PART 2:
THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEED TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING THE LESSONS!
- The Clarke 'D' Tin Whistle
- Listen!
- Practising
- Posture
- Holding the whistle (so that it doesn't fall on the floor)
- Covering the holes (to make sweet music)
- Keep it clean!
PART 3:
THE ACTUAL LESSONS ("HOORAH!")
- Lesson One: Breathing (always useful).
- Lesson Two: Your first Notes - 'C#' (C Sharp), 'B', 'A' and 'G'.
- Lesson Three: More Notes - 'F#' (F Sharp), 'E', 'D' and 'High D'.
- Lesson Four: Another Note - 'C Natural' ('C').
- Lesson Five: More High Notes.
- Lesson Six: Tonguing.
- Lesson Seven: More about breathing.
PART 4:
READING MUSIC USING 'WESTERN NOTATION'
- Pitch: Why the notes sit on lines or occupy spaces
- Key-Signature - and the # (Sharp) symbol
- Rhythm: Why the notes are different shapes
- Time-Signatures
- Dotted Notes
PART 5:
THE CLARKE TIN WHISTLE AND IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC
- A little bit more history
- Whistlers past and present
- Newcomers to Irish 'Trad': Why do we like it and why do we want to play it?
- Listening... again
- 'Modal Keys'
- Tune Structures
- Tune-Types
- Lesson Eight: The Reel.
- Lesson Nine: The Jig (sometimes known as the 'Double-Jig').
- Lesson Ten: The Polka.
- Lesson Eleven: The Hornpipe.
- Lesson Twelve: The Slip-Jig.
- Lesson Thirteen: The Slow-Air.
- Rhythm: It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
- The 'Session': Be patient and 'Pay your dues'
- The nuts and bolts of Irish traditional music: How 'Style' is created
PART 6:
MORE LESSONS
- Ornamentation - a key feature of Irish traditional music
- Lesson Fourteen: Ornamentation - The 'Slide'.
- Lesson Fifteen: Ornamentation - The 'Cut'.
- Lesson Sixteen: Ornamentation - The 'Tip'.
- Lesson Seventeen: Ornamentation - The 'Roll'.
- Lesson Eighteen: Ornamentation - The 'Short Roll' (or 'Half-Roll').
- Lesson Nineteen: Ornamentation - The 'Triplet'.
- Lesson Twenty: An 'out-of-context' thought on C# fingering.
- Lesson Twenty-One: Ornamentation - The 'Cran'.
- Lesson Twenty-Two: Ornamentation - The 'Bounce', or 'Pat'.
- Lesson Twenty-Three: Ornamentation - The 'Trill'.
CONGRATULATIONS!...
PART 7:
TUNES!
INDEX OF EXERCISES