Teaching tin whistle in primary schools easy guide
1. Teaching the “D” Tin Whistle
in primary schools
•East ways into teaching the tin whistle …. You can teach music and I will prove it …..
•Curriculum mentions either whistle or recorder in the strands for performance.
•How to hold it
•Tommy Thumb rhythm
•Left Hand … hold up your two hands in front of you which hand makes the “L”
•Notes
•Links to literacy
•Links to musical elements
•Performing singing
•Clean Hands
•Never run with the whistle in your mouth
•Never blow it into another Childs ear
•Keep it clean
•Wash it with suds and hot water
•It is not a weapon
•Practice your tune ten times a night
2. Buzzing Bee
The Note “B”
Where is B on the whistle
Left Hand on top
First finger down
Buzzing Bee Tune
BB
B
BB BB B
BB B
3. Annies Apple The Note “A”
Where is A on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Two fingers down
Annies Apple Tune
AAA
AAAA
AAA
A
4. Giggly Goat The not “G”
Where is G on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Three fingers down
Giggly Goat Tune
GGG
GGGG
GGG
G
5. The Bag Tune
BBBB
BB
AAAA AA
GGGG GG Put it all together
6. Friendly Fish New Note Tune “F”
Where is F on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Four fingers down
Friendly Fish Tune
FFF
FFFF
FFF
F
7. Ellie Elephant
The Note “E”
Where is E on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Five fingers down
Ellie Elephant
EE
E
EE EE E
EE E
8. Dippy Duck
New Note D (low D)
Where is D on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Six fingers down
Dippy Duck Tune
DD
D
DD DD D
DD D
9. Dippy Duck
New Note D’ (High D’)
Where is D on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Six fingers down
Dippy Duck Tune
D’D’
D’
D’D’ D’D’ D’
D’D’ D’
10. Clippety Clop
New Note C natural
Where is C natural on the whistle
Left Hand on top
Play G and take off the B finger TO GET C
NATURAL
Clippety Clop (c natural)
CC
C
CC CC C
CC C
11. Teaching High Notes
High
“ E’ ” same as E just blow harder
High “ F’ ” same as F just blow harder
High “ G’ ” same as G just blow harder
High “ A’ ” same as A just blow harder
High “ B’ ” same as B just blow harder
High “ C’ n ” same as Cn just blow harder
High “ C’ # ” same as C #just blow harder
12. Relate to Music Literacy
Now you can relate all of the notes and tunes
to music literacy classes
Show them each note on the stave
Explain why I don’t do all together
My experience has shown that it is too
confusing and you get faster results this way
Sound before symbol …..
Still using stave letter names and singing and
clapping etc., cross strand intergration
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13. Clickety Click
New Note C#
Where is C sharp on the whistle
Left Hand on top
All Fingers off C #
Clippety Click (C sharp #)
CC
C
CC CC C
CC C
14.
15. Next Step tunes…..
Next
Tunes to teach are
Mary had a little Lamb
Twinkle Twinkle
Titanic
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