2026-11-09 22:15 UTC
Think of it as using the back of your mouth and your tongue to shoot air through your lips. Usually takes a lot of fiddling around and trying slightly new positions before you can get a shadow of a note, but then you have something to hone into. Whistling different notes requires you to change how big the inside of your mouth is and how large the hole at the front is. The larger your mouth, the lower the resonant note, and the smaller your mouth the higher the note will resonate. Lower notes are easier to hit, but you can only go so low. There is no real limit to how high you can learn to go.
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@vladmech@lemmy.world 2026-11-10 00:46
No joke, I’ve never heard about the back of mouth / tongue portion before and just from a couple minutes of testing low notes with that I got a single time I’d almost charitably consider a whistle. Seriously thank you for the detailed information on what’s happening inside too!
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@proudblond@lemmy.world 2026-11-10 07:27
Since you helped the other guy, I wonder if you can help me with a different but related inability? I can whistle terrifically, but I’ve never been able to do the really loud one that some people use their fingers to do. My dad can do a killer finger whistle and I’ve always wanted to be able to do it, but alas, no amount of trying or YouTube video promises have made it possible for me.