----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > very first lesson. Quite often the people who come into the Beginners > Whistle class have never played any musical instrument before, and my > aim is to get them playing a decent tune in a very short time, so that > they can look round at each other and say "Hey, we're actually playing > music!"
fwiw, the first tune I learned on whistle was O'Donnell Abu. I don't think it fits any of your criteria... I still enjoy playing it. The whistle tutor I have (by Cathal McConnell) starts out with that in D and G as the 2nd and 3rd tunes. I learned the first tune (It's Not Yet Day) later. Bob Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
