hi guys welcome to Tune Basics the series that teaches you how to play the basics today we'll
be learning how to play Twinkle Twinkle Little star by wolfgang amadeus mozart around 1781 on
the Penny Whistle also known as the Tin Whistle here is a penny whistle this penny whistle is in
the Key of C but don't worry if yours isn't in the Key of C because for this lesson it is the
finger holes that are important when holding your penny whistle remember that your left
hand is positioned closest to your mouth and uses fingers one two and three to cover holes one two
and three the right hand is positioned so that fingers four five and six can cover holes four
five and six for these lessons when you see a blue arrow pointing into the mouthpiece this means blow
gently enough to still produce notes when you see a red arrow pointing into the mouthpiece
this means blow a bit harder to produce a higher note so let's get straight into it here's what
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star looks like when the notes are written down in the Key of C you'll
notice that I've broken it up into five phrases but that phrases four and five are exactly the
same as phrases one and two here's what it sounds like c c g g a a g ffee dd c g g f fe e d g g ff
ee c c c g g a a g ffee dd c let's take a closer look at phrase 1 first cover all six holes with
fingers 1 to 6 and blow gently twice then cover holes 1 & 2 with fingers 1 and 2 and blow gently
twice now cover hole 1 with finger number 1 and blow gently twice and finally cover holes 1 and
2 with fingers 1 and 2 and blow gently once and hopefully you end up with something that sounds
like this for the second phrase you'll need to cover holes 1 2 & 3 with fingers 1 2 & 3
and blow gently twice then cover holes 1 2 4 with fingers 1 2 3 and 4 and blow gently twice
now cover holes 1 to 5 with fingers 1 2 3 4 & 5 & blow gently twice cover all 6 holes with
fingers 1 to 6 and blow gently once and after some practice you'll end up with something like this
for the third phrase cover holes 1 & 2 with fingers 1 & 2 and blow gently twice
then cover holes 1 2 3 with fingers 1 2 3 and blow gently twice now cover holes
1 2 4 with fingers 1 to 4 and blow gently twice and finally cover holes 1 to 5 with
fingers 1 2 3 4 and 5 and blow gently once and after some practice you should be able
to play it like this now after phrase 3 you then repeat phrases 1 & 2 again which are
exactly the same as phrases 4 & 5 so there's no need to go over them again now once you've
learned how to play these five phrases separately try putting them all together
and there you have it so thank you for watching and please don't forget
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