Lesson 1-2 - Thumb Placement
The standard tin whistle doesn't have any holes on the back (unlike the classical recorder), so thumb placement is usually a matter of stability, comfort, and facilitation of the best note possible.
You want to let your thumb land naturally on a comfortable position, somewhere close in position to the index finger holes. Whatever position you settle on should allow you to grip the tin whistle comfortably with only index and thumb, and should also ensure that the whistle does not fall out of your hands when you play notes that don't involve covering any holes (eg. C# on a Key of D whistle), where the thumb placement along with the mouth seal would be the only things holding the whistle up. |
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