KrisK Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 As a birthday gift to me...I bought the CD by Kent Kuykendall explaining whistles. On my drive to get my new ducklings, I popped in the CD, had my whistle with me, and tried my best to imitate the whistles I heard. I have to say, this is a great CD. He has a pleasant voice to listen to, and the whistles are clearly explained. so...my biggest challenge right now - I can get the high pitches on my whistle but dang it..I can't get the lower to mid range. Any suggestions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 LOL, no advice for you here - I can get the low notes just fine, it's the high notes that I'm really having to stretch to hit! I'm thinking it's that my plastic whistle really has a limited range, because I have pretty good control over it within the range I can manage (I can play Christmas carols and so forth). But I'd love to hear from others whether that's likely my issue. I was thinking of asking for a Corian whistle for my birthday or for Christmas - anyone know whether that does, in fact, have a greater range (esp at the upper end) than a plastic whistle? Or should I just keep working on trying to hit the upper notes? ETA: I second all the good things you say about this CD. I enjoyed it thoroughly. And it really helped a lot in watching subsequent trials - sure, not everyone uses the same commands, but I could definitely tell whether they were the same as Kent's, and I could also start to pick out the variations that handlers were using on each command to fit the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 That's the CD I used to learn to whistle. Don't worry, it will come. One thing I found that helped me is spending a bit of time blowing more than just whistle commands. I learned to whistledO Canada, Happy Birthday, and myriad Top 40 songs. By playing all kinds of songs on my whistle, I learned how to make more than just high and low notes, and as a side bonus annoyed the heck out of adjacent motorists! I'm learning now to finger whistle, and again, I am torturing co-workers and neighbours with very iffy versions of songs. Good luck with your whistles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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