My GF can't whistle and I've been tryint to teach her but haven't been making any progress. Since learning to whistle is in the vague cloudiness of my past I was wondering if anyone here had any pointers for learning to whistle...

You need to teach her acoustic and aerodynamics.

I don't think I was really taught to whistle, I just tried a bunch and eventually figured it out.

i cannot whistle, even if my life depended on it i still woudnt be able to. everyone just says "pur your lips like this, and blow" but no matter how hard i try, i just cannot do it. i think if you cant whistle you will never be able to whistle.

Quote: Original post by griffenjam
My GF can't whistle and I've been tryint to teach her but haven't been making any progress. Since learning to whistle is in the vague cloudiness of my past I was wondering if anyone here had any pointers for learning to whistle...

haha, same here. It is kinda hard to tell someone eh?

I just thought about it, and once I started thinking about I realized that it isn't 'just put your lips like this and blow'

Your tongue has to be in the right place, too. Try just putting your lips right without moving your tongue; you can't whistle then.

Your tongue should be arched so the top is closer to the top of your mouth.

Or is this just me?

You have to put your lips together, but having them arched, so they form a small tunnel. Then move the tip of your tongue close to that 'tunnel' and blow the air. Move the tongue until you find the optimal position.

I can whistle, but I can't do that really loud whistle where you put a couple fingers in your mouth. How do you do that?

Quote: Original post by mtw
I can whistle, but I can't do that really loud whistle where you put a couple fingers in your mouth. How do you do that?

Same here.

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I can whistle, but I can't do that really loud whistle where you put a couple fingers in your mouth. How do you do that?

You gotta move you fingers around (ie, closer together or farther) and output about as much air as you do to make a regular semi-loud whistle sound. Also gotta move your tongue around. I can sometimes do it, but it's easier for me to make a very loud whistle using no fingers.

Now something a lot of people I know can't do is click their tongue loudly. I can click loud enough that in the bathroom, it would make my ears hurt. I can do the same in my room (18ft x 18ft) but it won't hurt as much.

I can't whistle. I managed it with my fingers, but only once.