Everything you need to know about the Irish tin whistle, from playing your first notes to advanced solos and ornamentation. Includes: fully-diagrammed tunes for instant playing; graded scales and exercises; a wide selection of tunes specially chosen to demonstrate techniques and playing styles; a comprehensive guide to traditional ornamentation; key points throughout, highlighting essential aspects of tin whistle technique; a brief history of the Irish tin whistle and biographies of tin whistle legends; a collection of 99 great tin whistle tunes; and a tin whistle discography.