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Simply Informed Spring into Music

Run by: Andrew H

Venue: CAVA: Newtown Community Centre, Nuneaton

Welcome to the Simply Informed Spring into Music webpage.

This page covers the initial music for the Spring into Music Session run at the Newtown Community Centre in Nuneaton (just behind the Nuneaton Bus Station).

All you need to join the group is a Tin Whistle in D and a bit of humour :-)
Tin Whistles are very cheap (around £10 or even less), currently we use the FeaDog Tin Whistle in D, available on Amazon.
Here is a video by a popular YouTube Tin Whistle player known as CutiePie, evaluating the Feadog Whistle. Feadog Whistle review by CutiePie.

You can of course move onto more expensive whistles, e.g. The Eric the Flutemaker collection, The LIR Whistle, MCNEELA Music Instruments, in fact just search on the Internet and you will find many suppliers.

If you would like to know more about Spring into Music, then please email me Andrew H at overseer@simplyinformed.uk or call into to the Community Centre and enquire at the Office.

PLEASE NOTE, new tunes practised by the group can be found at this link Springboard into Music Catalogue; Visit this link for the latest song additions. The link also provides access to recordings for each new song, including whistle fingering for every note of the song. This features is very useful to the visually impaired who find it difficult or impossible to read sheet music.

At the top left hand corner of this webpage there are a few links that, you may find helpful, these include:
Go to page Controls link, takes you to the Accessibility Control Section where amongst other things you can change the size of any text that has been composed for this site, change text to white on black, re-instate defaults and reload page.
Go to Resourses link, takes you to the Resource Section of the webpage containing useful links to external sites focusing on music theory.
Information on Scales link, takes you to a new page with information and tables regarding musical scales.
Transposition and Chords link, takes you to a new page containing Transposition chord progression tables and more ...

If you come across any errors on this page, please email me, Andrew H at overseer@simplyinformed.uk
Many Thanks.

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Sample Music Session AJH MP3 Files

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Mary had a little lamb
Au Clair De La Lune
Happy Birthday_Intro
Happy Birthday
When the Saints Go Marching In
Lightly Row
God Save the Queen 1
God Save the Queen 2
Barcarolle
In The Bleak Midwinter
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Little_Donkey
Jingle Bells
Banks of the Ohio
Scarborough Fair
Love me Tender
Danny Boy
The Sound of Silence
The Wombling Song
Dirty old town in the key of D
Dirty old town in the key of G
Vincent verse 1
Vincent verse 2
Vincent verse 3
The Water is Wide

Sample Music Session Song MP3 Files

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Mary had a little lamb
Au Clair de la Lune
Happy Birthday
O When the Saints
Barcarolle
Lightly Row
White Rose of Athens
Banks of the Ohio
Bye Bye Love
Sound of Silence
Danny Boy
Amazing Grace
Scarborough Fair
Titanic
Annie’s Song
Greensleeves
Bright Eyes
In The Bleak Midwinter
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Little Donkey
Jingle Bells
Love Me Tender
The Sound of Silence
The Wombling
Dirty old town in the key of D (Harmonica Version)
Dirty old town in the key of G (Harmonica Version)
Vincent verse 1
Vincent verse 2
Vincent verse 3
The Water is Wide

Sample Music Session TuneText Files

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TuneText files are formatted so they can be played on your device (Android, Apple or Windows) using the 'DoReMi Play' online App; with this App you can step through a melody and hear the notes spoken to you, so even if you are Visibly impaired you can learn any Tune. There are many more options available when using the 'DoReMi Play' App, for more information or supplort using the 'DoReMi Play' App, please ontact me Andrew H at overseer@simplyinformed.uk

TuneText now files available for you to download:

Mary had a little lamb
Au Clair de la Lune
Happy Birthday
O When the Saints
Barcarolle
Lightly Row
White Rose of Athens
Lightly Row
God Save the Queen
In The Bleak Midwinter
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Little Donkey
Jingle Bells
Banks of the Ohio
Scarborough Fair
Love me tender
Danny Boy
The Sound of Silence
Wombling Song
Dirty old town in key of D
Dirty old town in key of G
Vincent verse 1
Vincent verse 2
Vincent verse 3
The Water is Wide

The above 'TuneText' files must be opened with the 'DoReMi App', see this link. DoReMi App

List of videos for current song list

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PLEASE NOTE

If you need to purchase lyrics or scores for the songs detailed below please visit your nearest Music Shop, carry out a search on the Internet, or perhaps visit either of these two sites: MusicRoom and Musescore.com.

Please take note, these YouTube tune versions might be in a different key to your Whistle; they are included to remind you of the tune.

Musixmatch

Youtube Whistle Musicians

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Please note that some of the music in these videos will have been mastered; this means the music has been altered by hardware or software to enhance its quality, by adding such effects as reverb (echo effect) or removing any unwanted squeaky sounds.

This is something anyone can acheive with the appropriate hardware or software, it's not magic.

Gabriels Oboe by CutiePie (Stephanie Burton).
Stephanie is a prolific Tin Whistle / Irish Whistle player and regularily posts videos on YouTube, if you want to see how well the Tin Whistle can be played, or learn some new tunes, I strongly suggest you visit YouTube and search for 'CutiePie'.

Some Thoughts on the Irish Pennywhistle by Eric the Flutemaker.

Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music 🎵🎵 [Doolin Style].

Epic Tin Whistle Bros.

Eanach Dhuin Low D Whistle.

"Celtic Hymn" on Tin Whistle in D--Original Composition.

Woodnitza - The Butterfly (Irish folk song - Tin Whistle & Acoustic Guitar).

Different Types of Flutes

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Sir James Galway plays a few McManus flutes.
MacManghuis Flutes Belfast

American Native flute, discussed by Gina Luciani.

Chinese Whistle played by Johnny Lipford.

Brazilian Major - Bamboo Side-blown flute, played by Johnny Lipford.

Indian Bamboo flutes, discussed by CutiPie.

Susato, Shearwater bass whistle, Bansuri and Chinese Dizi. Review by CutiePie.

Erik The Flutemaker Arabian Pennywhistle, discussed by CutiPie.

Eric the Flutemaker's main website.

The Spiel by Eric the Flutemaker.

Easy Tin Whistle Songs

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youcanplayit.com Recorder, Tin Whistle, Piano... Videos, playback normal and slow speed.

www.musicianwave.com 10 Easy Tin Whistle Songs for Beginners (With Videos).

tinwhistlemusic.org Easy Category for Beginners.

learntinwhistle.com Tin Whistle Tabs & Sheet Music Notes.

whistletabs.com Songs and Tunes plus Practice Tunes.

Irish-Folk-Songs.com Pop Songs.

Irish-Folk-Songs.com Christmas Carols.

Irish-Folk-Songs.com Irish Folk Songs.

www.8notes.com Tin Whistle (Penny Whistle) Playalong Jam Tracks

Useful Resources

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Adding ECHO to Tin Whistle Recordings in Sony Vegas Movie Studio by CutiePie

Tin whistle + large acoustic reverb = heaven music

Best Mic for Tin Whistle: Plus Tips For Recording

Roland Cube Street for Native American Flutes. Review by Jonny Lipford

Learn TIN Whistle

Fiddling with my Whistle

8 Notes

Ultimate Tabs: Lyrics + Chords

Your Chords: Lyrics/Chords - Search by Song/Artist

MuseScore.org

(Draft) Circle of Fifths + Tips

Online Guitar Chords

Auto Chord Progressions

Online Piano Scales

Fordham U's Intro to playing the Irish Whistle.

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