Volume 1 - Beginner to Intermediate

• Guide to Written Music and CDs
• Background Information
• The ABC Notation
• The Staff Notation
• Guide to the Notation
• Notes and ‘Bars’
• Staff and ABC Notation Symbols Used in this Volume of the Tutorial
• Audio CDs
• Instruction Tracks

Lesson 1 - Getting Started

• Whistle Choice
• Holding the Whistle
• Fingering Guide
• The Scale of D Major
• Playing the Notes of the Scale of D - Upper Hand
• Exercise 1.1 - Learning the Notes (Upper Hand)
• The Scale of D - Lower Hand
• Exercise 1.2 - Learning the Notes (Lower Hand)
• Playing C Sharp
• Exercise 1.3 - Practicing C Sharp
• Playing High D
• Exercise 1.4 - Practicing High D and the Scale of D major
• Exercise 1.5 - Note Combinations in the Scale of D major
• Summary

Lesson 2 - Controlling Breath Pressure

• Octave
• Clarity and Pitch
• Exercise 2.1 - Gauging Breath Pressure - Low D to High B
• Exercise 2.2 - Low and High Octave Notes
• Exercise 2.3 - More Note Combinations in the Scale of D
• Speeding up Reactions
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 3 - Tonguing

• Introduction to Tonguing
• Exercise 3.1 - Tonguing Practice
• Exercise 3.2 - Tonguing Patterns
• Tonguing in Tunes
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 4 - Double Note Cuts

• Introduction to Ornamentation
• Double Note Cuts
• Exercise 4.1 - Double Note Cuts on the Note B
• Exercise 4.2 - DNCs on the Note A
• Exercise 4.3 - DNC Practice
• Additional Information Concerning DNCs
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 5 - The Scale of G Major

• C Natural
• Half Hole Method
• Exercise 5.1 - C Natural in the Scale of G
• Exercise 5.2 - C Natural Practice
• Cross-Fingering Method
• Recapping
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 6 - Movement and Flow within Tunes

• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 7 - Rhythmic Tunes

• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 8 - Introduction to Dance Tunes

• Polkas
• Practice Tunes
• Flings
• Summary

Lesson 9 - ‘Upping the Tempo’

• Practice Tunes
• Summary
• Recapping and Assessing Your Achievements
• Introduction to Volumes 2 and 3
• Volume 2 (Intermediate to Advanced)
• Volume 3 (Advanced to Professional)
• Index of Tunes