Whistle 0: What will I learn?

Whistle 0 is suitable for people who have never played whistle and will begin with ‘getting to know the instrument’ – what it can and can’t do. In the first session we will also cover breathing techniques and start to look at tonguing.


Week two will explore how to get the full range of notes from the instrument and work on fingering. This week we will also be able to start work on some tunes.


Following weeks will consist of a recap of previous weeks and further work on tunes.


By the end of the ten week course you will have a number of tunes which you can play and a good grounding in the basic techniques of whistle playing.


What you will need – a high ‘D’ whistle (that’s the most common one).

Sal Buckler

Sal Buckler has been playing whistles of one kind or another since she was 4 years old and has travelled the world with one in her bag, playing to and with people from Australia to Zimbabwe. Sal feels this simple but wonderful instrument is sometimes unfairly overlooked in favour of something more ‘difficult’ or sophisticated. The truth is, it’s a fantastically accessible instrument, robust and portable too, and capable of playing very beautiful music. She looks forward to introducing people to the wonderful world of the whistle!

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Registration Form

    3. Information Document

    4. Registration Completed

    1. Whistle fingering

    2. Beginners basics

    3. Skye Boat Song

    4. Skye Boat Song (slowish)

    5. Skye Boat Song

    1. Revision

    2. Uist Tramping Song “dots”

    3. Uist Tramping Song v slow and faster

    1. What we did

    2. Dots for Wild Mountain Thyme

    3. Wild Mountain Thyme audio

    1. Farewell to Govan

    2. Swallowtail Jig-Calliope

    3. harmony (long notes) with note names and fiddle fingering

    4. with note names and fiddle fingering

    5. harmony (long notes)

    6. Bowed

    7. harmony (long notes) with note names

    8. with chords

    9. with note names

    1. End of term Feedback Form

About this course

  • £132.00