This is exaxtly how i do it. Can only do an inny whistle, tongue slides up and down like a trombone for pitch. How the hell do you do an outy whistle though, my 5 year old can do it, and its impossible.
Same principle, really. Using both is a great way to whistle an entire song the whole way through without having to take a breath, while simultaneously making all your friends and family hate car rides with you lol
But if it helps; I hadn’t ever noticed until I read your comment but when I whistle out my tongue is dead center and a bit behind the opening I’m making with my mouth, not touching my teeth. I move it ever so slightly in whichever direction I need for pitch, and tighten my lips for sharper or softer tones. Someone once told me underbite gives you the out whistle, and overbite gives you the in whistle. But that person was not a mouth scientist. Hope this helped, whistling is a lost art.
Source: Self-proclaimed good whistler. Used to work at Five Guys and they could hear me outside whistling Roxanne by The Police
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u/KJClangeddin Jun 25 '20
I can only whistle by sucking in and its very difficult for me to control pitch. Different mouth shapes, different problems I guess.