My daughter was in the Brownies in England. She was also learning to play the tin whistle at Ceolthas Ceoltori classes, and decided to take the test for her music badge playing the tin whistle.

What does she need to know? asked her teacher. Two pieces in different times and the National Anthem, I said. Well, said the teacher, she knows a jig and a reel and can already play the National Anthem. Yes, I thought, but the tester will probably not be expecting The Soldier's Song. I taught my daughter God Save the Queen myself.