Klarinet Archive - Posting 001292.txt from 2000/10

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pennywhistle Books
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 04:05:18 -0400

In message <16074-39F87D92-459@-----.org writes:
> I have a four year old pennywhistle student who is doing just great.
> However, it is going rather slowly since he can cover the holes with his
> left hand, and the right hand is coming along, but not quite there.
> I have attempted to start a children's pennywhistle method, just
> for him. I call it "Avery's Pennywhistle Pages". The only "tunes" I
> could come up with, using the 3 fingers of the left hand (B, A & G) were
> HOT CROSS BUNS and MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. I "added" one finger in the
> right hand (F#) and came up with RAIN RAIN GO AWAY. Then I added one
> more finger, (E) and came up with A TISKET A TASKET.
> Does anybody know of any children's (young) books for Pennywhistle?
> How about "memorable" tunes with 3, 4 or 5 note range? ANNIE
>
>
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Surely all the fun of a penny whistle is in learning it for yourself?

Roger S.
(who can play the whistle by ear, but not the clarinet)

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