Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2003/04

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Help in finding good Celtic music for Katie
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 01:34:36 -0500

I need some of those. I've never been able to whistle-it's a disadvantage
in band music that requires whistling. Christy

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From: "B. Rite" <b1rite@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Help in finding good Celtic music for Katie

> <><> $10 bucks for a whistle
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> Heh! In many shops, you can buy _4_ whistes for $10. I bought 4
> differently pitched whistles for $10, and I heard a clerk mutter "Thank
> goodness for tourists or we'd never make any money."
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> Tin whistles are an important part of anyone's musical education
> because, once you've heard a skilled whistler play one to the limit, you
> begin to appreciate that the best music is possible on a $1.50
> instrument. This makes you re-think whether you need to spend mid-4
> figures in order to enjoy music. In the end, I suppose, concert
> performances *do* require expensive instruments, but a small dose of
> back-to-earth pragmatism never hurt anyone.
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