Klarinet Archive - Posting 000065.txt from 2003/04

From: Elgenubi@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Help in finding good Celtic music for Katie
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 21:32:07 -0500

You don't mean Cathal McConnell's book and CD combination, do you? By the
way, Annie, your student might be interested in trying tin whistle. She'll
be able to pick it up almost instantly ($10 bucks for a whistle, a few more
bucks for a book of some sort), she'll be able to play zillions of tunes on
the instrument they lay well on, she'll be able to play with other
traditional players more easily, and none of this needs to interrupt her
clarinet studies. It's true that written whistle music may be confusing to
her clarinet reading (the issues are similar to recorder), but the tradition
is to learn to play by ear anyway. When I was in high school, taking my
clarinet seriously, I used to enjoy relaxing with a 'Song Flute'. It was so
easy, it seemed natural to pick out tunes by ear and to play as fast as
possible and so on. This is just a thought for you and her.

And of course, tin whistle played seriously is a wonderful music, worthy in
its own right.

Wayne Thompson

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