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Whistleberry Tunes: Adventures on Irish Tin Whistle for Kids
658 students
Whistleberry Tunes: Adventures on Irish Tin Whistle for Kids
Fun and engaging Irish traditional music lessons: researched & developed especially for children and their adults!
Created byDr. Thomas Johnston
Last updated 11/2024
English
What you'll 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
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Course content
12 sections • 53 lectures • 3h 22m total length
Requirements
- You should have a tin-whistle in the key of D
- You should be ready to learn and have fun!
Description
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 20 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
Who this course is for:
- 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