All the tools the beginner, novice, and intermediate tin whistle player needs in order to progress to a high level of competence in Irish music. Includes an "Orientation to Traditional Irish Music", which puts the music in context, with information on scales and modes, dance tune types, the historical roots of whistle playing, and advice for learning by ear.

The book is full of thorough instruction, exercises, and musical examples: from holding, fingering, breathing, and blowing, on up to adv...