"The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor"

Filled with good information. After a few introductory pages it dives right in to the tunes, so it might be helpful if you already know how to read music.

Too complicated for beginners. I didn't know how to rate this as it seems a good book but not useful for me. WAY too complicated and I dislike the use of music notes that look handwritten. They're just too hard for a beginner to read. Still the information is interesting and it would probably be a good book for people who can already read music and play some other instrument. Geraldine Cotter's Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor is a better choice to learn from. A CD did come with the book but is not useful for me.

As someone who has loved all kinds of music for more than 60 years and practiced playing numerous instruments (Ukulele, harmonica, kazoo, various kinds of flutes, recorders, numerous drums and other percussion instruments) for more than a decade I am always looking for interesting and unusual musical instruments to play. I recently purchased an Irish whistle and wanted a little more detailed text on how to play this instrument. I also purchased this interesting and informative manual (The complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor by L.E. McCullough 74 pages with a CD) from Amazon for a bargain price. Though I found this book helpful and learned a lot reading, but there is NO WAY you can properly learn to play the Irish whistle without getting some hands on training with an instructor. I found some free basic lessons on line and in combination with reading this book I am able to play a few toons with this instrument. This covers the following material: Some remarks on Irish music, historical notes on the tin whistle, choosing a tin whistle, holding the tin whistle, embouchure, fingering, articulation, ornaments, graces, triplets, rolls, trills, putting it all together, phrasing and breath control, airs, the tunes, reels, jigs, notes to the tunes. The real value of this book can be understood better if it is combined with actual training with an Irish Whistle instructor. Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Hanbo-Jutsu: Use of the Hanbo, Cane, Walking stick and Baton for Self-Defense).

This is perfect for the beginner to learn how to play the Irish Whistle. he scales in the book are very easy to read and the music is very easy to read.

I haven't listened to the CD but the book has been very helpful.

this book looks like its supposed to have a whistle and it doesnt. it was a let down

easy to use, I was able to start using my tin whistle right away with ease. well worth the price and will bring years of fun for my kids and grand kids.

More than just a 5-minute crash course, there's lots of history of the instrument and background on the songs. Given time, the beginner student can work up there proficency on this much under-rated instrument. The CD is also very helpful for nailing the phrasing of the many tunes in the book. Overall, this is a book for the person wanting to advance from the beginner to the intermediate stage. Recommended.

Sehr gutes Buch, erklärt alle Aspekte des Spiels. Viel Notenmaterial, allerdings mäßiges Notenbild stört etwas den pos. Gesamteindruck. Insgesamt empfehlenswert.

La letra es pequeñisima y no da opción de ampliarla en la pantalla, de haberlo sabido no lo hubiera comprado.

love the tunes in the back and the disk with the author playing them all is really great, its the best i have of exclusively tinwhistle music

This book is not really for a beginner but there are plenty of introductory books around. It provides detailed information on ornamentation in Irish music and lots of tunes to practise on. The book pretty well lives up to its claim of being complete - if you master all the exercises you will be an impressive whistler indeed. Needless to say, this won't take place overnight but,if you've already mastered the basics it doesn't take too much practice to see an improvement. It can be fun ornamenting non-Irish tunes with the knowledge gained from this book. Strongly recommended for serious whistlers aiming to progress their skills beyond the basics.

3世紀から現代にいたる歴史を約7000字を使って書き下ろしている。奏法ではアイリッシュのリスムや装飾音符を練習用譜を使って説明している。曲集は68タイトルもあって、最後に情報の出典や参考文献まで示してある。