The Clarke Tin Whistle Book, Deluxe Edition Book/CD Set: Compatible with any D whistle [Paperback]

If you want to learn to play the tin whistle, or if you've begun to play and need some direction, this set is by far the best available tin whistle tutorial on the market. Bill Ochs is a brilliant player and teacher. Buy this set, work through it, and then go to New York and take a lesson with Bill. You'll find all the information you need at his web site (look for the web address in the book).

Here are the contents of this book so you can see for yourself whether it is a match for your ability and interest, and whether there are enough tunes you don't already have to make purchase worth your while.

.....TUNES.....................................OTHER CONTENT.....
Au Clair de la Lune.......................ABCs of Music
Balmoral Castle...........................American Fife Tunes
Blue-Eyed Stranger, The...............A Note About Breathing
Boatman, The.............................C Natural
Bonaparte's Grand March..............Crans
Bonny, Bonny Broom, The..............Cuts
Boston March, The.......................Dotted Eighth Notes
Boy That Shaved His Father, The....Dotted Half Notes
Boys of 25, The...........................Dotted Quarter Notes
Brochan Lom...............................First Notes
Casadh An tSugain.......................Half Notes
Cat's Jig, The..............................High C# and D
Cion A' Bhuntata..........................History of the Tin Whistle
Clarke Tinwhistle Co, The...............Hornpipes
Clay of Cill Creggan, The................Ornamentation in Irish Music
Constant Billy...............................Playing With Other Instruments
Cutty's Wedding...........................Quarter Notes
Don Oiche Ud i mBeithil..................Reels
Drummond Castle..........................Reels With Rolls
Durham Rangers, The.....................Rolls
Eagle's Whistle, The......................Short Rolls
Egan's Polka.................................Sixteenth Notes
For The Sakes Of Old Decency.........Slow Airs
Fraher's Jig...................................Slurring
Gay Gordons, The..........................Strathspeys
Girl I left Behind Me, The.................Third Octave Notes
Go Tell Aunt Rhody.........................Tonguing
Governor King's March....................Transposing
Helston Furry, The.........................Whole Notes
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hot Punch
I'll Go & Enlist For A Sailor
Idbury Hill
Jim Ward's Jig
John In The Fog
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Johnny Mickey's Polka
Katie Bairdie
Kemp's Jig
Kilt Is My Delight
Kitty's Gone A Milking
L'il Liza Jane
Ladies' Pleasure, THe
Lads-A-Bunchum
Lewis Bridal Song, The
Little Bag Of Spuds, The
Little Fair Cannavans, The
London Bridge
Lyke Wake Dirge, The
Maggie Pickens
Mairi's Wedding
Marching The Soldier Along
Maurice Manley's Polka
Merrily We Roll Along
Mitty Matty
Morris Dances
Muckin' O' Geordies' Byre, The
Muffin Man, The
Nora Criona
Oats & Beans & Barley Grow
Old Cape Breton March
Old Grey Cat, The
On The Road To Boston
Oranges & Lemons
Over The Waterfall
Oyster Wives' Rant, The
Parting Glass, The
Pigtown
Poll Hapenny
Quaker's Wife, The
Quick Scotch
Rolling In The Barrel
Rolling In The Ryegrass
Rufty Tufty
Ryan's Slip Jig
Scarce O' Tatties
Scattery Island Slide
Sean Sa Cheo
Steamboat Hornpipe, The
Story of Whistling Billy, The
Sweet Betsy From Pike
Tarmon's Polka
That Night In Bethlehem
Tim Finnegan's Wake
Tralee Gaol
Trip To Tunbridge, The
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Twisting of The Hayrope, The
Uir-Chill A' Chreagain
Wagoner's Lad, The
Wallflowers
West Fork Gals
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?
Will You Go To Sheriff Muir?
Wise Nora
Yankee Doodle

Very clear instructions. This book is obviously designed by someone who enjoys teaching the tinwhistle. In addition to tinwhistle basics, there are clear explanations of the basics of reading music. The lessons are well structured. This book is a good guide to people who want to learn the instrument on their own. It also has a good selection of tunes. Well worth the price.

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