Here are 30 easy-to-play Christmas favorites arranged for tin whistle (also known as pennywhistle) and Irish ?ute. Chords are included for guitar, keyboard, or other accompaniment instrument. Also included with this book: ? Access to audio downloads for all 30 songs, with tin whistle, Irish ?ute and guitar ? Three duet arrangements If you don?t read music, you can still use this book! In addition to music notation, there is a specially-designed tablature for tin whistle and Irish ?ute. What makes these tune arrangements easy? ? They are played in the lower two octaves of the whistle and ?ute?s range, ascending no higher than B in the second octave. ? They are in easy tin whistle and Irish ?ute keys: D major, G major, E minor and B minor. No metal keys are needed on the Irish ?ute. ? They use only eight notes: D, E, F?, G, A, B, C and C?. ? They are also easy to play on soprano and tenor recorder, modern ?ute and piccolo. The author recommends using a tin whistle in D or a standard Irish ?ute (with or without keys) with this book. You can also use soprano and tenor recorders, modern ?ute and piccolo. However, the tablature in this book uses only tin whistle and Irish ?ute ?ngerings.

Perhaps the most readily identifiable sound of traditional Irish music is the sound of the Tin or Penny Whistle. Once mastered this simple inexpensive instrument can be played by a soloist or as an important element in a multi-instrument Irish music session. Expert player and instructor L.E. McCullough teaches all the basic techniques along with several tunes to get beginners off to a great start. No prior experience of this or any other instrument is required making this an ideal method for elementary players. Includes a booklet of all the music included in the DVD.