Fordham University: Tin Whistle Exercise Video: Breathing

	Duration: 04:19 minutes Upload Time: 07-03-27 23:33:50 User: RyanDunsSJ :::: Favorites
Description: Fordham University's Introduction to the Irish Tin Whistle with Ryan Duns, SJ. This short exercise video is a complement to Week 9. It's focus is on the proper breathing technique to use to complement the music.
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clamchowdah11 ::: Favorites This is good. You made me realize that my problem is that I try to add too many rolls/ornamentations to notes that essentially end phrases--which is often when we should get air. Crap, I even end tunes with a roll. This I need to fix. On another topic, there are certain notes on which people sometimes use slides when they could probably throw in a roll/cut/tap--and when they do it, it seems just right, if you know what I mean. There's a secret formula to this isn't there? 07-03-28 23:57:17 _____________________________________________________
RyanDunsSJ ::: Favorites In a lot of cases, it's just a matter of preference and style. Listen to a lot of good whistle players and you'll pick up parts of their style and will, almost by osmosis, incorporate it into your own. 07-03-29 09:52:43 _____________________________________________________
Rickupinoft ::: Favorites Very true Ryan. If you look at the East Galway flute player Paddy Carty, he could play up to 8 bars of music (I think) without the need for breath and his breathing technique became known as "The Carty Flow". He didn't use too much finger ornamentation but his style was very expressive and that's what I'm aiming for. 07-03-29 12:35:50 _____________________________________________________
meganmurphy1212 ::: Favorites I love your work and how your're having such a positive influence on people and the music. What you are doing here is certainly no less important and noteworthy than what the Chief [O'Neil] himself did to preserve this important part of Irish culture and identity. Go mbeannaí Dia is Muire duit!!! ~Megan 07-03-30 15:08:26 _____________________________________________________
chade2112 ::: Favorites Very good information, Ryan! One of the hardest things for classically trained musicians to do, when learning to transition to Irish music, is moving from breathing in the same place -- generally between phrases -- to varying your breathing. Though it's good to practice the tune to the point where you know where you're going to breath each time, as I've often been a victim of running out of air. ;/ 07-03-30 22:30:26 _____________________________________________________
tritonator ::: Favorites back off hes a priest,if your under 16 BLOCK HIM!!!! 07-05-16 12:10:47 _____________________________________________________
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clue111 ::: Favorites not to be rude but with ur breathing to me it is giving off the empresion that u r not trying to streach ur lungs when u r breathing because to be when ever u breath u should streach ur lungs so that once u improve u can go longer without breathing 07-08-15 00:12:19 _____________________________________________________