[P2P-F] Fw: Improvised Artwhistling. A New P2P Foundation Entry for the Music Section?

[Michel Bauwens]

hi robert,

I fail 2 see any p2p aspect 2 this ... but if you do, feel free 2 explain at
the beginning of the article ...

otherwise why not add 2 the wikipedia or a music contextopedia?

Michel

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 6:22 PM, robert searle <dharao4 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Michel,
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>           I hope you might include this new entry on the p2pfoundation in
> the Music Section. Again, it deals with a largely "obscure" area of human
> understanding which deserves some publicity....
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> In the context of this entry, Artwhistling can be seen as whistling of a
> high professional quality. If heard by chance it would be very difficult to
> determine whether it is whistling, or indeed, a wind instrument being
> played in a  "beauteous" manner. Improvised Artwhistling is another
> dimension which like Improvised Voice Instrumental Music is to a large
> extent uncharted waters. It may gain greater credence in time if the right
> performer, or performers appear. However, there is much material on
> Non-Improvised Artwhistling, or "good" melodic whistling in general.
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> What is perhaps surprising is that many people find it difficult, if not
> impossible to whistle well. As such whistling per se for "musical"
> entertainment should be seen as a serious, and credible musical exercise
> which is not easy as it may appear. The following is from Wikipedia...
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> ........many performers on the music hall<http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Music_hall>and
> Vaudeville <http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Vaudeville> circuits were
> professional whistlers, the most famous of which were Ronnie Ronalde<http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Ronnie_Ronalde>and Fred
> Lowery <http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Fred_Lowery>. Both had several
> notable songs featuring whistling.
> Pucker whistling is the most common form of whistling used in most Western
> music. Typically, the tongue tip is lowered, often placed behind the
> lower teeth, and pitch altered by varying the position of the tongue<http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Tongue>.
> In particular, the point at which the tongue body approximates the palate<http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Palate>varies from near the
> uvula <http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Palatine_uvula> (for low notes)
> to near the alveolar ridge<http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Alveolar_ridge>(for high notes). Although varying the degree of pucker will change the
> pitch of a pucker whistle, expert pucker whistlers will generally only make
> small variations to the degree of pucker, due to its tendency to affect
> purity of tone. Pucker whistling can be done by either only blowing out or
> blowing in and out alternately . In the ' only blow out' method , a
> consistent tone is achieved but a negligible pause has to be taken to
> breathe in. In the alternating method there is no problem of breathlessness
> or interruption as breath is taken when one whistles breathing in . But a
> disadvantage of this method is that many a times , the consistency of tone
> is not maintained and it fluctuates.
> Many expert musical palatal whistlers will substantially alter the
> position of the lips to ensure a good quality tone. Venetian gondoliers are
> famous for moving the lips while they whistle in a way that can look like
> singing. A good example of a palatal whistler is Luke Janssen<http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Luke_janssen>winner of the 2009 world
> whistling competition <http://www.whistlingiwc.com/>.
> The term *puccalo <http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Puccalo>* refers to
> highly skilled jazz <http://uk.mg40.mail.yahoo.com/wiki/Jazz> whistling.
> The most significant whistling competition is run by the International
> Whistlers Convention <http://www.whistlingiwc.com/index.html> in North
> Carolina, UA. Held every year (recently every other has been in other
> countries), it brings together whistlers from all over the world who battle
> for the crown of 'International Grand Champion'
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>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistling
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> Here, are some other links which maybe of interest.More maybe added.
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>  http://syntonia.org/artwhistling/guide/
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> A whole variety of whistling performances on the YouTube listings...a
> veritable potpourri!
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> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=whistling&aq=f
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> Another site is orawhistle which has an excellent forum
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> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Orawhistle/
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