tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580739118810387783.post3972106847380570238..comments2024-02-28T10:52:33.002-08:00Comments on Irish Trad Music Blog: Daughter's tin whistle is playing on my nervesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580739118810387783.post-91978926741335705692011-12-07T06:30:17.315-08:002011-12-07T06:30:17.315-08:00I hear you brother! I can strum about four chords ...I hear you brother! I can strum about four chords on the guitar. "That's nice", someone will say "play something else", and I say, no, that's it. That's all I can do. I'm a bit better on the piano, but I hardly ever play these days. And earlier this year I bought a tin whistle because I like the sound and portability of it. But I can't stand the sound of myself practising! I can play one tune well, but when I try learn a new one my poor playing is like cats fighting in my head. But at 42, I don't have to encourage myself. And I have no problem telling myself to shut up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580739118810387783.post-92231717088869585362011-12-06T05:14:07.463-08:002011-12-06T05:14:07.463-08:00lol. At least know that you are not alone. Back wh...lol. At least know that you are not alone. Back when I was in high school, I decided I wanted to be a flute performance major in college. For most of my high school career, my parents were forced to endure my long tone exercises (me holding out notes in registers that a dog could have trouble hearing, several times), often during the wee morning hours and naps. My mother tells me I made her eyes twitch. Then I too discovered the whistle, and did a brief stint with the fiddle. They've been put through a lot, but now that I am a little older, I really do appreciate it.<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com