Adapting Fiddle Tunes to Tin Whistle
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Many tune collections are arranged for fiddle (most notably, "O'Neill's Music of Ireland"). This is fine in and of itself, but it can cause problems on some tunes if you are trying to play them on whistle or flute. Here are the differences and what you can do to adapt the tune:

The range of a fiddle is greater than that of a tin whistle. Most often, you will see a fiddle tune reach below the low D which is the bottom note on the whistle. You can usually find a way to take the bar or two that contains the offending notes and transpose it up one octave. In some cases, you can do this on a note-by-note basis, only transposing the notes below low D. Experiment and find out what sounds best and what is easiest to play for any tune you are trying to adapt.

Different ornaments are possible on fiddle. For example, on fiddle, you won't often see rolls made on the A or middle E, as these are open strings. So, you can substitute a roll on these notes where, for example, on fiddle you might see a bowed triplet (a triplet all on the same note). Conversely, on fiddle you can roll on C, C sharp, and middle D, which is downright impossible on whistle. On C or C sharp, substitute an equivalent melody figure for the roll; on middle D, try using a cran instead.

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