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I have decided to record myself every week to track my progress and identify my biggest areas for improvement, which, for now, are in every category! 🤪 However, I have already relearned how to read music notation, the basics of finger articulation, and breath control with the help of my whistle instructor, Ben Walker, over the past six months. ❤️🎶

This year, I will continue practicing my SFAEE routine (Scales, Finger Articulation Exercises, and Etudes) before working on my daily Mary Bergin's Irish Tin Whistle Tutorial with my High D whistles. Then, I plan to reward myself by memorizing a new slow air each week (or so). This project is designed to familiarize me with different traditional music modes. I will work on one slow air each week in the following modes for the four quarters of 2026: Q1: Dorian, Q2: Mixolydian, Q3: Aeolian, Q4: Ionian.

That is at least the current version of my 2026 plan! To be clear, I do not intend to participate in Irish traditional sessions. My goal is to use the whistle as an accompaniment instrument alongside my wife's hammered dulcimer in larger folk settings, including broader Atlantic traditional music and popular songs. I value the ornamentation I will learn from Mary Bergin and want to honor Irish traditional music by studying the history of my little instrument's culture. Still, I believe it’s important to clearly say that my goals differ from those of many others who play the Irish tin whistle.