Shepherds Whistle

Instructions for use


Place the whistle in the mouth with the fold on the inside.
Hold it firmly with your lips closed surrounding the whistle.
Place your tongue against the back of the whistle to stop air from going under the whistle.
Your teeth should not touch the whistle.
Take a short breath of air and exhale from the diaphragm.
The whistle must be totally sealed all the way around.
Air must pass through the top hole only.
Vary the tone/pitch by raising and lowering your tongue.

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Explanation
>A shepherd's whistle is a specialized, modulatable, variable-pitch whistle used to train and transmit commands to working dogs and other animals. Unlike other whistles, they are placed inside the mouth. The pitch is controlled by the placement of the tongue; physically, shepherd's whistles are vessel flutes with the tongue forming one side of the resonating chamber, and controlling its size. Like tin whistles, while simple, they can be used as musical instruments in their ow