European pan pipes

Subject: European pan pipes
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Dec 02 - 02:57 PM

Hi all, after many years of trying to get Mrs V into folk music she has decided to have a crack at the european pan pipes. So I got her a set, chromatic in G (2 octaves). But have searched everywhere for an instruction leaflet, video, tutor book or someone with knowledge of how to play and learn.

Any help please?

Cheers

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Dec 02 - 07:30 PM

Not much luck so far, anyone got any ideas?

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Cobble
Date: 31 Dec 02 - 04:38 PM

Buy her a melodeon you tight bag (plenty of instruction books for those).

          BAH HUMBUG   Cobble.

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Cobble
Date: 31 Dec 02 - 06:18 PM

Refresh.

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 31 Dec 02 - 07:15 PM

This might be a useful link Sounds pleasant anyway.

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 31 Dec 02 - 07:17 PM

And so might this.

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 Jan 03 - 03:07 PM

Kevin, you are a star!!!! Thankee kindly.

If I got her a melodian Brian, she might end up looking like you!!!!!!

'Appy new year all.

Cheers

Eric

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Mrs Cobble
Date: 01 Jan 03 - 05:58 PM

Take it from me Eric Mrs V should stick with the Panpipes.

All the best with your new project Mrs V :-)

May 2003 be full of music forr you.

Mrs C

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 02 Jan 03 - 11:46 AM

I'm a bit puzzled by "chromatic in G". Surely if they are CHROMATIC, they have all the sharps/flats in which case they can handle any key.
If on the other hand they can only manage G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G they are DIATONIC in the key of G. The only other arangement would be if the accidentals were in a separate row or something.

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 02 Jan 03 - 12:48 PM

Dave: possibly they are a modern version of pan pipes with a shift button similar to a chromatic mouth organ, which is tuned to one key, but with a button which 'sharpens' the notes played.

Nigel

Subject: RE: European pan pipes
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 02 Jan 03 - 03:42 PM

Look you clever buggers-in the shop they said they was chromatic, and in the key of G. That is to say whilst they can play in any key, their natural key is G (Could be first note-biggest tube!!!) as (I have found out from the site kevin sent me to) it seems most Romanian pan pipe music is in the key of G, though I now believe yoy can get them in the key of C as there is a piece of music wriitten especiallly for it!

Anyway that's whot I'm told.

They does have sharps/flats etc.

Byeeeeee 4 now