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Tutti Fluty™
How our lessons listen and watch
The microphone hears your notes, the camera follows your hands and shows the fingering on them, and nothing is recorded: here is how it works.
Practicing at home, with calm and focus
Short, calm practice that a child looks forward to: a few minutes a day, listening first, and room for the child's own music.
For parents and teachers
What's free, what you can buy, how accounts work, and how a child plays safely with a grown-up's account.
The bansuri library
What is the bansuri?
The bamboo flute of India: how a simple tube makes its sound, its sizes and keys, and a little of its long story.
Famous music for the bansuri
Ragas, folk songs and film music: where the bansuri's voice is heard, and a few players who made it famous.
Make your own bamboo flute
A side-blown flute from a piece of bamboo or cane, made with a grown-up: what you need, where the holes go, and how to tune it.
The tin whistle library
What is the tin whistle?
The little six-hole whistle of Irish and folk music: how it makes its sound, its keys, and where it comes from.
Famous music for the tin whistle
Jigs, reels and slow airs from Ireland, the kwela of South Africa, and the old tunes everyone can play.
Your first tin whistle
For a beginner and a parent: which whistle to choose, how to hold it, how gently to blow, and how to look after it.