Whistleberry Tunes: Adventures on Irish Tin Whistle for Kids

Whistleberry Tunes: Adventures on Irish Tin Whistle for Kids, available at $29.99, has an average rating of 4.9, with 52 lectures, based on 41 reviews, and has 631 subscribers.

You will learn about play the scales of D major and G major with confidence perform beautiful Irish airs such as 'Dawning of the Day' and 'Mo Ghile Mear' play a lively traditional march called 'Song of the Chanter' let you fingers waltz along to 'The South Wind' play toe-tapping polkas such as 'Maggie in the Woods' play new tunes composed especially for this course such as 'Faolán's frolics' and 'Tradoodle Do'. know the difference between different traditional tune types such as airs, polkas, marches, and waltzes. feel the rhythm of a tune and keep a steady beat play your music along with other learners and friends play different ornaments in Irish traditional music such as cuts, taps, slides, vibrato, and bounces This course is ideal for individuals who are Children aged 7+ and their adults or Families who want to learn music together at home or Groups of children learning music in a school or community setting or Anyone, including adults, who want to learn basic skills and Irish tunes on the tin-whistle It is particularly useful for Children aged 7+ and their adults or Families who want to learn music together at home or Groups of children learning music in a school or community setting or Anyone, including adults, who want to learn basic skills and Irish tunes on the tin-whistle.

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Summary

Title: Whistleberry Tunes: Adventures on Irish Tin Whistle for Kids

Price: $29.99

Average Rating: 4.9

Number of Lectures: 52

Number of Published Lectures: 52

Number of Curriculum Items: 52

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 52

Original Price: €34.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

play the scales of D major and G major with confidence
perform beautiful Irish airs such as 'Dawning of the Day' and 'Mo Ghile Mear'
play a lively traditional march called 'Song of the Chanter'
let you fingers waltz along to 'The South Wind'
play toe-tapping polkas such as 'Maggie in the Woods'
play new tunes composed especially for this course such as 'Faolán's frolics' and 'Tradoodle Do'.
know the difference between different traditional tune types such as airs, polkas, marches, and waltzes.
feel the rhythm of a tune and keep a steady beat
play your music along with other learners and friends
play different ornaments in Irish traditional music such as cuts, taps, slides, vibrato, and bounces

Who Should Attend

Children aged 7+ and their adults
Families who want to learn music together at home
Groups of children learning music in a school or community setting
Anyone, including adults, who want to learn basic skills and Irish tunes on the tin-whistle

Target Audiences

Children aged 7+ and their adults
Families who want to learn music together at home
Groups of children learning music in a school or community setting
Anyone, including adults, who want to learn basic skills and Irish tunes on the tin-whistle

Welcome to Whistleberry Forest, a musical land of curiosity, creativity, and wonder!

Whistleberry Tunes�has been designed by Dr. Thomas Johnston, an Irish traditional musician, educator, and researcher, with over 18 years experience teaching the tin whistle in Ireland and internationally. �

Whistleberry Tunes�draws on Thomas’ experience as a traditional musician, but also as an educator and a researcher in the areas of Irish traditional music, music education, and theatre for young audiences. In designing Whistleberry Tunes, Thomas set out to create a series of music lessons that would be fun, meaningful, and engaging for children (and their adults) at home and at school.�

The course is suitable for beginner whistle players of all ages, but in particular, it is geared towards children aged between 7 and 77. �

How you will learn in Whistleberry Tunes is very similar to how you would learn in a traditional teaching and learning context. As Thomas guides you through each lesson, you will:�

begin by learning whistle basics such as (i) how to hold the whistle, (ii) the importance of warming up, and (iii) scales of D major and G major (i.e., the building blocks of all the tunes you will learn)
progressively develop your aural learning skills�
develop technical musical abilities�
learn lots of old traditional tunes such as Dawning of the Day, Song of the Chanter, and Maggie in the Woods�
learn some new tunes composed especially for this course such as Tradoodle Do! and Faolán’s frolics�
discover ways that you can decorate the tune with a range of ornaments such as cuts, taps, and bounces

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: How to hold the tin-whistle

Chapter 2: Let's stretch together

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to Stretching

Lecture 2: Let's stretch together

Chapter 3: Let's learn the scale of D major

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to D major

Lecture 2: Let's learn the scale of D major

Chapter 4: Let's learn the scale of G major

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to G major

Lecture 2: Let's learn the scale of G major

Chapter 5: Let's learn 'Tradoodle Do!'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'Tradoodle Do!'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'Tradoodle Do!'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'Tradoodle Do!'

Lecture 4: Let's play 'Tradoodle Do!' together (slowly)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'Tradoodle Do!' together (lively)

Chapter 6: Let's learn 'Dawning of the Day'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'Dawning of the Day'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'Dawning of the Day'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'Dawning of the Day' (A part)

Lecture 4: Let's learn 'Dawning of the Day' (B part)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'Dawning of the Day' (slowly)

Lecture 6: Let's play 'Dawning of the Day' (lively)

Chapter 7: Let's learn 'The South Wind'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'The South Wind'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'The South Wind'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'The South Wind' (A part)

Lecture 4: Let's learn 'The South Wind' (B part)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'The South Wind' together (slowly)

Lecture 6: Let's play 'The South Wind' together (lively)

Lecture 7: Let's decorate 'The South Wind' with some ornaments

Chapter 8: Let's learn 'Mo Ghile Mear'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'Mo Ghile Mear'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'Mo Ghile Mear'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'Mo Ghile Mear' (A part)

Lecture 4: Let's learn 'Mo Ghile Mear' (B part)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'Mo Ghile Mear' together (slowly)

Lecture 6: Let's play 'Mo Ghile Mear' together (lively)

Lecture 7: Let's decorate 'Mo Ghile Mear' with some ornaments

Chapter 9: Let's learn 'Maggie in the Woods'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'Maggie in the Woods'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'Maggie in the Woods'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'Maggie in the Woods' (A part)

Lecture 4: Let's learn 'Maggie in the Woods' (B part)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'Maggie in the Woods' together (slowly)

Lecture 6: Let's play 'Maggie in the Woods' together (lively)

Lecture 7: Let's decorate 'Maggie in the Woods' with some ornaments

Chapter 10: Let's learn 'Faolán's frolics'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'Faolán's frolics'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'Faolán's frolics'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'Faolán's frolics' (A part)

Lecture 4: Let's learn 'Faolán's frolics' (B part)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'Faolán's frolics' together (slowly)

Lecture 6: Let's play 'Faolán's frolics' together (lively)

Chapter 11: Let's learn 'Song of the Chanter'

Lecture 1: Faoláin the Frog's Introduction to 'Song of the Chanter'

Lecture 2: Let's listen to 'Song of the Chanter'

Lecture 3: Let's learn 'Song of the Chanter' (A part)

Lecture 4: Let's learn 'Song of the Chanter' (B part)

Lecture 5: Let's play 'Song of the Chanter' (slowly)

Lecture 6: Let's play 'Song of the Chanter' (lively)

Lecture 7: Let's decorate 'Song of the Chanter' with some ornaments

Instructors

Dr. Thomas Johnston
Irish traditional musician, educator, and researcher

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