About My Whistles

The word “whistle” implies one note, and an ocarina plays more than one note. However, I love the familiar and playful sound of “whistle” and so use it to describe all of my pieces though all have multiple notes.

The tiny necklace whistles play a high pitch, 3 note bird-like tweeting sound and the larger pieces play progressively lower pitches.

The raku polar bears have a soothing “arctic wind” sort of sound, rather like an alto Indian flute.

Most of the sculptural pieces are tuned to a 5 note scale (do re mi fa sol) which follows a very simple fingering system.

Each whistle, whether it plays 3, 4, or 5 notes, is tuned by ear to have a clear and pleasant sound. Playing instructions come with the whistle.

Mouse over this button to hear a small 5 note whistle:

Mouse over this button to hear a larger 5 note whistle: