Learning a noisy musical instruments

[derrick]

Tacking a break from the saxaphones, as I have a perferated eardrum, doctors said take six weeks of. still do the finger work but no sound, feels a bit odd. have a couple of ukulele's to play with for the time being. easier to play than the sax, but not as good.

 

[dicko]

I bought my youngest son a Saxophone for Christmas to learn to play, he lives one and a half miles from us.

 

[briantrumpet]

I bought my youngest son a Saxophone for Christmas to learn to play, he lives one and a half miles from us.

Sounds like a reasonably safe distance, even for bagpipes.

 

[briantrumpet]

BTW, a saxophone is for life, not just for Christmas 😜

 

[Yellow Fang]

I have been studying the tin whistle. So far, I have tried Dirty Old Town, Dixie, The British Grenadiers, and What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor. I fancied having a go at Swan Lake next, but I am having difficult finding the music for it. I downloaded some music, but it was for the flute. The lowest note is B, and I think the highest note is B on the next scale up. For the tin whistle the lowest note is bottom D, and I think the top note is E. Is there a way of bringing the notes down on the flute music for the tin whistle?

 

[Drago]

BTW, a saxophone is for life

With no chance of parole!

 

[derrick]

Back on the sax, annoying the neighbours again. First christmas playing carols.

 

[briantrumpet]

With no chance of parole!

Take away the keys.

 

[secretsqirrel]

I have been studying the tin whistle. So far, I have tried Dirty Old Town, Dixie, The British Grenadiers, and What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor. I fancied having a go at Swan Lake next, but I am having difficult finding the music for it. I downloaded some music, but it was for the flute. The lowest note is B, and I think the highest note is B on the next scale up. For the tin whistle the lowest note is bottom D, and I think the top note is E. Is there a way of bringing the notes down on the flute music for the tin whistle?

Do tin whistle players read music? I always imagined that they were folky types who just played on their instincts in ragged trousers.

A recorder is a better option if you want Swan Lake.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Back on the sax, annoying the neighbours again. First christmas playing carols.

I’ve been playing christmas songs on my tenor sax for the past 3 weeks, ‘Have yourself a merry little christmas’ etc.

I’ve put the book away now.

 

[derrick]

I’ve been playing christmas songs on my tenor sax for the past 3 weeks, ‘Have yourself a merry little christmas’ etc.

I’ve put the book away now.

Nice easy play alongs. keeps neighbours happy.

 

[simongt]

Do tin whistle players read music? I always imagined that they were folky types who just played on their instincts in ragged trousers.

Some do, others learn using a form of tablature, others simply learn 'by ear' and much practice.
Once muscle memory kicks in, then the player can roam around the music score as is common with folky type music.
As Stephen Seifert said, if you're playing folk, you're off the hook because no folk musician plays the same piece of music the same way twice. If you make a mistake, pause then keep on playing - !

 

[secretsqirrel]

Some do, others learn using a form of tablature, others simply learn 'by ear' and much practice.
Once muscle memory kicks in, then the player can roam around the music score as is common with folky type music.
As Stephen Seifert said, if you're playing folk, you're off the hook because no folk musician plays the same piece of music the same way twice. If you make a mistake, pause then keep on playing - !

That’s what I was thinking.

Plus beard and woolly jumper.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I think I will have to give up on Swan Lake. The score for the flute that I found goes from G to B in the next octave. That is a wider range than the Tin Whistle is capable of. Shame.