Pitchperfect week 8: “Femayle Saylor” (cover)

heatherthebard (60)in #pitchperfect • 6 years ago (edited)

I went about a 100 or so years “old-school” with this one, and decided to pull out an English country dance from around 1706 called “Femayle Saylor” (sic). It’s a fun one! 🙃

#music #celtic #english #tinwhistle

6 years ago in #pitchperfect by heatherthebard (60)

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yurche (65) 6 years ago

I think that with such a fun and groovy music spring will come soon. And it will be warm and joyful!

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heatherthebard (60) 6 years ago

I hope so! I am ready for flowers and sunshine and to not have to bundle up against the cold every time I step outside.

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yurche (65) 6 years ago

I wonder, @heatherthebard, why your avatar is lying on her side? :)))

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heatherthebard (60) 6 years ago

Hehe. :) I took that pic last summer while lying in the grass. I tried to get my kids to take it with me, but they were too busy playing to be bothered! Lol.

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alejandra23 (61) 6 years ago

Whaaaaat? You're amazing with the flute, the two times I've heard you I feel it's difficult to play that instrument by breathing, I loved it

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heatherthebard (60) 6 years ago (edited)

Thank you! The Tinwhistle (or Pennywhistle) is an older relative of the flute; all the fingerings transfer over, so it is easy enough to swap between them. 🙂 Breath control for playing a flute is actually not that different from breath control with singing. Good posture, keeping your air stream supported from your diaphragm is all necessary to a good tone.

The Tinwhistle is challenging sometimes, because it doesn’t require as much air as a flute, and a lot of the breath control goes into holding back and regulating your natural air stream. 😛 Sometimes I gasp a bit at the end of a long song because my lungs want to breathe normally, lol.

I am happy you enjoyed the song! 🙂

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