July 24, 2008
One thing that hasn’t increased in price in the last 5 years
When I first started playing pennywhistle in 2003, the Clarke Meg was just 3 dollars. It is still just 3 dollars. It’s hard to believe. I’m probably about to order a bundle; I always put them in my Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, and I like to keep some on hand for people who are interested in starting whistling.
So I’ll take this opportunity to make a plug for the humble pennywhistle. If you already know a bit about music and would like to branch out, you should try pennywhistle. If you know nothing at all about music and would like to start playing an instrument, you should try pennywhistle. If you think you have no musical ability whatsoever and there’s no way you could ever play an instrument, you should try pennywhistle. You don’t have to read music and you don’t have to put in long hours of practice; just keep it handy and pick it up and toot on it.
At 3 bucks, you haven’t got much to lose. You can’t even buy a gallon of gas for that!
Comments(2)
very cool – i’ve heard of ’em, but never actually seen one.
i find myself in your last category!! but i’d like my children to not be so inept – maybe if they could strike a balance of my art desire and matt’s music they’d be well-rounded!
i’ll have to look into one of those for the kiddos.
oh, and we love the operation christmas child!
Whistles are a great way to get kids started in music! If you’re interested, e-mail me and I’ll point you toward some resources to help you get started.