Starts with choosing a tinwhistle and how to hold and blow it. He then moves on to scales and slides, articulation, phrasing, tonguing and the important ornaments of traditional Irish music. Each of the five sample pieces is broken down to its bare-bones melody then fleshed out with ornamentation and variations: "Down By the Sally Gardens," "Britches Ful of Stitches," "Hanging Out to Dry," "Off to California" and "Donegal Reel." Includes either a booklet or PDF file on the disc. 60 min.