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Fishers Hornpipe
This hornpipe lends
itself to a pronounced dotted rhythm. The notation
might be written with no indication of dottedness
so it is up to the performer to put it in...if
desired!
In this tune the dotted triplets are produced by
blowing the first note (but not tonguing it)
tonguing the next note with a soft K sound and
tonguing the last note with a T. Here is a
clip of the first bit with dotted rhythm slowly.
Sort of like (hoo k t) you should hold onto the
first note as long as possible
slowly
Whole
tune slowly This is
played on a C whistle
Apologies for this image
I can't seem to get my photo editor to work and I am a complete dummy when it
comes to stuff like this. I usually get my son to
do it but he isn't here now. Anyway never mind.
The Homeruler
The Homeruler is a common hornpipe and doesn't need to
go fast. There are some long and short rolls and
also a few cuts. On the fourth bar second time
around there is a slight variation. As you can see
all I have done is substitute the A note for the D
above it. This works because the upper D note is
the home note for the D major chord so there is no
conflict. On the third beat of that bar there is
triplet instead of the B to D.
The dashes over some of the notes are cuts and if
the dash comes between a note the cut is executed
between the note. The fourth bar of the second
part the note F# there is a slide up to the note
on the first time. To get this you need slide the
finger off of the E note up to the F#.
I need to say here that I pinched the idea of
showing cuts like this from Grey Larson's book Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle
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The Homeruler |
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Chief O'Neil's Favourite
Another popular hornpipe.
I have used lots of triplets in this tune and
there is a variation on the last four bars of the second part which is optional.
I would encourage anyone playing this type of music to have a go at adding and playing variations.
One reason is that if a tune is played through three times with repeats (as is usual) it can get very repetitive.
A variation should be kept simple and not stray away from the basic tune.
The variation on this tune are triplets added to the basic melody.
In bar three triple tonguing can be used (when the tune is up to speed) but use single tonguing until it becomes difficult to articulate the notes cleanly.
Tonguing techniques can be practiced away from the whistle, as you are walking or watching the Box etc.
For double... taka taka taka etc and triple takata takata takata etc going as fast as possible without tripping over the tongue.
The consonants can be changed to daga daga daga....dagada dagada dagada or even tiddly tiddly etc.
Whilst you try these, notice how the tongue moves for each different articulation
There is a half holed note in the second part which is the only way this note can be produced, it can't be cross fingered like most of the other notes on the whistle.
For a cross-fingering chart go here.
The C natural can be half holed or cross fingered.
I prefer cross fingering on this because as this way works better for me.
Half holing this note can sometimes sound a bit slurry.
This isn't to say that slurring isn't okay on some tunes, it is a matter of taste.
This Hornpipe precedes "Off To California" very nicely.
Tom
Mcelvogue Hornpipe
A Hornpipe that I found on Tom
Mcelvogue's website. There are
lots of good tunes there. The same principle of
dotted triplets can used as in "Fishers Hornpipe"
at the top of the page can be used here, although
I personally don't do them on this tune (as I
recorded it some time ago) I reckon they should be
used to give it extra lilt.
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