How to play the ancient hand whistle
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2010
- This video teaches the "ancient hand whistle" or "hand flute."
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I watched many videos and I can actually play a few tones but just for anyone who's complaining about their hands, it's actually not the problem. Your fingers don't need to follow the exact shape and placement as shown by all those videos. For example, for me, I had to cup by left hand under my right palm with only my left index and middle finger visible. As long as your chamber is air tight and you blow in the right direction through the right sized hole, there will be something. Also take not how hard you're blowing into the chamber and also the shape of your mouth as you're touching the knuckles. Make sure your lips are sealing them as well with the gap below your lips for the air to come back out. You can feel the vibration in in the chamber when you do get it right too.
Nice. Thanks.
@@banakulawow you’re amazing !!
@@banakula I was one year and 1 week when this video was released and I'm watching this right now because boredom is killing me and it still pisses me off when i can't do it till now, its been like 2 weeks now😭😭😭😭
Nice, thanks! With the video, this comment, and some trying around, I managed to produce my first whistle sound! For anyone else trying this: In the end, my problem was that I put my mouth too high up, i.e. too much of the hole was still left uncovered. Try experimenting with how much of the hole you leave open and how much of it you blow into!
THANK YOU. goddamn it this did it for me
I'm technically screaming into my hands
ZeAnimePerson :3 lol
Lol
Wow lol
lololol🤣🤣🤣
Lmfao
Instructions unclear. I have swallowed my hand.
Mason Wolgast omg I’m dying 😭
My teacher decapitated mine for doing this in class and now I have no hands and I'm typing with my toes
@@ilikebread5911 rip brotha
My older brother could always do it, but never wanted to share the secret. 40 years later, and a four minute video, and I made my first owl toot whistle!
I am RIDICULOUSLY chuffed right now.
I found this one when my classmates are just whistling like that
Not bad for 40s, huh?
@@kesyj13 It's a heavily curated photograph, but thanks.
@@LilMissMurder3409 Aren't most photographs?
What I am doing? I have a quiz tomorrow and I’m watching this instead of studying
same lmao
same...
HAHA IMAGINE HAVING SCHOOL...damn I'm a grown man and I can't even explain I'd much rather go to school then work I'd actually focus and go to college stay in school kid or you'll end up like me bored all day trying to learn how to whistle
If you can’t get it:
1. Check the space between your thumbs. (Too wide or too narrow)
2. Make sure there’s no air escaping (except between the thumbs)
3. Placement of the lips: place your lips loosely on the top knuckles and blow lightly DOWN into the whistle.
4. Don’t give up! Everyone’s hands are different, so you’ll have to keep making adjustments until you discover what works for you.
5. Blowing harder is not the issue. When everything is in place, blowing very lightly will be best.
Hal Walker lmao ten years later you post a comment ;p Anyways this video helped
10 years later lmaoo
Hal Walker it is easy I did it in just 5 minutes
Hal Walker its hard for me my hands are fat
i have gotten it down but cant do that hand shaky bit and blowing harder is only what works anyone got any tips
We must protect this man at all costs
Lmao
Lol
😂😂
Yes we should
It straight up almost looks like he was In prison doing this-
Once you master it you can destroy a mans brain through his eardrums if you go full force with it. Thats why he’s in jail
This guy is a bloody legend still replying after 9 years
The comments on this video have kept me entertained for years. Keep ‘em coming. :)
@@banakula I was 5 when this came out absolutely insane your still in this music grind and I’m a completely different person.
Replying after 10 years
@@banakula you have superman hands. You clench your fists so tight it almost looks like you’re about to density the intensity of matter and creating something like a white dwarf star. Your hands are that of a white dwarf star
Yes
1:21 "Don't get frustrated if you can't do it on the first try" - Dr. Steve Brule
Ummmmm...
I can see the montivation
Can’t believe this is the first thing I do after waking up
wth?? same thing just happened to me today 😆
i remember watching this in like 6th grade and it was the coolest thing ever. im in 11th grade now and knowing that this man’s health is declining is genuinely so upsetting. praying for this man
My uncle taught me how to hand whistle when I was 11. We were hiking through mountains.... good times.
Unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago. But as far as I can tell he lives on in my memories.
That’s so sweet 🥺
I hope he is resting in peace
i started my CZcams journey seeking homework help for Java programming, now I'm practicing hand whistling.....
Logono 00420 the recommended section works in mysterious ways.
Oh my goodness the feeling when it works is amazing
Thank you sir. Even 13 years later, you make a 13 year-old kid from different sides of the world do this trick. Thank you very much.
Guys, this glitch got fixed it doesn't work anymore since the V.1.1.2020
Works for me
@@sennasenna6023 do you already updated to the latest version
SasSes1&1 yeah I updated yesterday.
Hasn’t been patched
Damn, I knew I shouldn’t have updated. But my hands kept telling me to update and put in my password. I couldn’t get rid of it
No offense but he looks like some really smart scientist guy who escaped from jail
Man I started laughing my ass off as soon he’s started doing the national anthem lmfao
mine sounded like the death whistle
Apparently this is really loud, just woke my mom up at 4 am
Subjective Object Rest in Peace bro, you will be remembered 🙏☝️
David G Nothing, I’m 19 so all she did was walk in and say “what the fuck are you doing lol”
Subjective Object wait how long did this take you?
The Stealth the duration of the video
@@D1sc0rd- been trying for an hour help
For me it made a loud fart sound and then I knew I wanted to be a fart professional so thanks
THEODD1SOUT
Squishy MarshmelloLOL lol yea
Same lmao I got my first time on video and my best friend can't stop laughing XD
I think this video is going to go viral again
2023?🤣
He makes it look so easy
Fun fact: half of the people here didn't searched this, half of the people searched how to whistle.
Thank you jotaro very cool
I searched it up...... fuck
i searched for it...
I searched how to make frog sounds
I searched up how to do a loon call
This made this 10 years ago and still replying hes a awesome king
Thank you. Keeping up with the comments to this video over the years has been a joy for me.
I got a whistle sound within 10 minutes, once your brain picks up on the little techniques that make it after a few tries of tightening, loosening narrowing, blowing differently, you'll do it more consistently each time you try.
I'm pretty sure that I learned hand whistling from this guy 8 years ago from this guy before seeing him on tiktok and never knew it.
I’m pretty sure also. Ohio?
First the *creepy Aztec whistle* now this lmao
lmao sameeee
This was so creepy after watching those
Perched lips
Mr. Clean yo me too
Same, but two years later
After five years, I did it first try. I tried this 2 - 3 years ago and gave up, after that time I forgot about it and today I came back here accidentally and did this whistle FIRST try.
Thanks man. I’ve been trying to figure this out for a good 5 hours now, after watching Jonna Jinton’s video on the same thing. 😂
Just came across your video and figured it out in about 5 minutes.
same here! But I haven't been able to produce a sound.
I kinda got it but mine sounds more like an Aztec death whistle. I definitely will keep practicing. Thanks for the tutorial.
i would rather watch a tutorial from you
Video: over 10 years old
Comments: *2 hours ago* 👁👄👁
Look at the time on your comment rn
@SuhrabTM I look at mine
I thought he was an inmate
That explains why he has so much time to practice
Yah lol
Guys, I did it too.
Required me around 2h of continuous trying just to get a small whistle full of "wasted air".
Then I started to focus on where the air was escaping and I really clenched my fingers and palms on those spots.
Currently trying it since 3 days for 1h each and it improved drastically.
I'd say it's not impossible, you just have to spend a lot of time to understand the basics of the position, all the rest is practice.
If'll ever get close to get a clear sound that wastes few air, I'll update this comment and try also to add some suggestions on what helped me to improve the whistle.
But it's definitively easy to do, you just need patience and don't give up 'till you get the basics 💪
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9 days update: I can do the sound pretty easily now, but sometimes I waste too much air so the volume isn't high as it should be. I'm also playin' with squeezing and relaxing the palm to create different tones. Tbh it's pretty fun.
What I understood is that taking it as if I'm playing is the best approach, since the moment you're tensed/pissed off, you won't get any clear sound. Instead if you're relaxed it all flows naturally.
I also did it in a D&D session and my friend were impressed XD Definitively worthy my time.
I'll keep do it since I really wanna mimic what Tallahassee does in Zombieland :D
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Alright, 2 weeks update: I think by now I have mastered the technique. I can produce the sound on first try, and even changing the tones.
I can't do it perfectly as the guy in this video, we can tell he's training from years to literally whistle entire songs with his hands, but I can definitively change the tones when I want, or move my front hand to produce that nice "bird noise" sound.
I'll continue to practice it, but I don't think I'll update this comment further since most of the tricks are those I wrote.
What lead me here anyway was spending time on trying the technique. There's no magic around it, just try and try and try 'till you're satisfied with your result :D
Stay strong, peace~
how's it coming along?
@@Josuh Still working on the clear sound. There are attempt where it's perfect and I can even squeeze my hands to get different tones, plus the "flapping hand" effect, and others where I feel like I still waste too much air. But definitively day after day it's becoming better
@@00MajinVegeta89 I feel like I’m doing everything right and it’s still just a blowing sound, maybe my problem is sweaty hands? If it is then I might as well quit cuz they won’t stop and blowing air on them makes it worse lol
@@rhino5250 Tbh I tried it even with sweaty hands and it works once you get the position, so it's not about having your hands dry or not.
You need patience. As said first time I tried took me 2h or so of continous attempt and that day I just barely got to do the sound. My hands were tired and sore and I was pretty pissed off of course. But next day I tried again and took me less time.
And then less the day after, and so on.
Play with your hands, squeeze the palms closer on make them distant while being sure to seal the chamber with your fingers, move the hands up and down so the direction of the blow on the knocks of your thumbs will change angle.
And most importantly, blow gently. If you get pissed and blow too hard you won't get any sound even if you're doin' everything correct.
Keep try, trust me :D
I'm going to start the practice!
Dude, this is so fun, I’ve been able to do for 5 and a half years and every time I try and teach someone they just start screaming into their hands
Anyone else think he’s a prison inmate
Dude i remember watching this 3 years ago, and im just now realizing ur the legend that made that low key gliding masterpiece.
This makes me laugh. Thanks! Hal
I learned this hand whistle from u 1 year ago and now I'm a master at it
My mother taught me how to do it when i was 6, she was taught by her elder brother, and her brother was taught by the father of both. I am 16 now and just thought of this , i tried and after 10 years i again made it sound perfect as it was then, such is my muscle memory. My version is of interlocked fingers. Now i am learning to play different sounds and melodies...
Instructions unclear got my ass stuck in a soda can
Fuck....
Why am I here 10 years later
To learn
i’m not sure
Me neither
Idk
yo dude! I saw you on tik tok, and was like.... "is that the guy that taught me how to do the hand whistle like 5 years ago?" and you were! Crazy!
I was lucky enough to succeed on the 4th try, and the key point was in the space between the thumbs, it must be regulated very precisely. Thank you for not only teaching this, but also for your tips in the end.
Holy shit I've always thought this was kinda stupid, but the fact that he's doing actual songs is actually super cool
i’m literally butt naked on my toilet taking a shit learning how to ancient whistle
Me to
I’m with you brother
Why is everyone learning this in the last 2 weeks all of a sudden
Real children's games are back in style, spear headed by squid game
khaen remix
My cousin just learned one note
Idk I just searched stuff up about getting better at whistling really loudly and then stumbled upon handwhistling
The comments appear to be sorted by newest, so if you didn't scroll too far you'd only see comments from the past few weeks :)
I got so excited when I did it. I found blowing the air more out from my bottom lip helped.
Is this guy recording in prison?
LMAOOOOO
is it illegal to know how to “ancient hand whistle”?
😭😭😭
@@jvqdzn8931 that’s what I thought too 😂 with his orange clothes.
He’s probably bored in there
@@LilXancheX lol
I’ve finally done it after so many years
I always wonder is he in jail looks like he’s wearing a jump suit
For those of you still having trouble, think of it like a flute. You blow over the hole through your nuckles, not directly into it. Make sure your hands have a good seal too, or won't get a sound except air moving. Adjust your mouth on your knuckles until you get more than just the sound of moving air. The positioning of your bottom lip is more important than your upper lip. 👍
Ever made a bottle whistle? Same concept, blow over the hole!
I Am making the chamber air tight the problem is that the sound keeps coming as a air wooshing
Professional hand whistler!
Good luck to this guy.
By the way, my resonating chamber is super tight. Always has been, always will be.
dizzy covered in spit and sad
aw me too ;~;
Yuperoo
Cheers
I DID IT!!!!! Ive wanted to learn this my whole life im so excited!!!!
my father slaped me when i was doing this continuously for 1 hour. 😁
Same except i dont have a dad, it was just the pure pent up frustration from everyone ive ever annoyed. I no longer have skin or muscle on my face, full collosal titan style.
@@WeedBat 😂
That was epic😂😂😂
He looks like he is recording and in his prison cell 😂
I thinks its patched.
Caught me.
@@banakula 😂😂😂
I'm so excited right now...I was able to do it for about 30 seconds!!!! I had to tell my mom to record this historic moment 😂
I seen this video when I was kid and end up knowing he made that playboi carti type beat
huh 😂
Did anyone else notice that he looks like he's in jail
Dear god how did I get here
Today is 05.11.2023 and I was able to make this sound for the first time when I was 17 years old. thanks to you
Yay!
Oh, where are you in Europe?
Ah yess seems we all are here around the same time of 2023😂
Hhahahahahah wtf your right
Yup
this man is still responding to comments what a god
I still love getting comments on this video... 10 years later. Thank you.
I did it in first go. Can't waste my whole summer
Watching this in 2024
Same
After 2 years I finally got it my dream skill to learn and I finally learned it, it sounds so beautiful I love thid
u good bro are u in prison
Mf locked up they won’t let him out
I'm gonna pass tf out
Why is everyone here rn
Woah...
🤣🤣
idk man
Because Monke
@@zombieslayer9237 kill wife
I first found your videos when I came across the Low Key Grinding video, and I fell in love with it, and subscribed. Now, while searching for something completely different, I find this gem in the search results. Thank you youtube for showing me this, and thank you Hal for making this video.
Next video: How to do Aztec Death wistle by hand
Day 198 jail vlog how to ancient hand whistle
In 2009 I think it was, you came to my school (Northwest Elementary School) I was in 5th grade, I was in the group you chose to go to the Southern Ohio Museum and preform doing the hand whistle. We also done the mouth clap thing and made those balls on a string with BB's and clay, were they called bonokulas? Anyways I still have mine, no joke man I still do the hand whistle every single day and never fails to amuse people, especially children and I love watching them try till they get it the first time. One of the coolest memories i have of my childhood and school. I was only 11 or 12 then and I'm going on 25 now. Just wanted to let you know how big of a deal that was to me back then and how awesome it was of you going around and doing that! Something I will never forget that's for sure!
Gonna chart my progress here if I can.
Day 1: 15 minutes got a sound, cannot find it again. Size of chamber only affects pitch, angle of air blown in is integral to sound, possibility confirmed, skill issue remains.
Day 1 query: between the top half of the slit lies the index finger, perhaps resonance is done through airflow diagonally, like a reverse metal whistle?
Day 2: 7 Minutes
Getting faster finding the right resonance, starting to play with modulation, looking for ways to make louder, air efficient ways to make sound.
Lesson learned: the thumbs only need to be parallel to each other and perpendicular to the ground, but the knuckles don't need to be lined up perfectly.
Day 3. 15 minutes
Got kicked out of the classroom 😂
Day 6: Cannot get stable chamber when switching pitch, however I can now find the right position for resonance in under a minute.
Wait just a minute are you the guy who made the masterpiece of low-key gliding?(!)
That’s me. But this tutorial is the true masterpiece. 😂
Instructions unclear, I have just spat on my hands
I've been on a whistling binge for some strange reason and found this video from 12 years ago with the majority of comments ranging from a few minutes to a few days ago. Pretty weird coincidence!
I was one year old when this can out. I watching it now 13 years after, crazy
13 years 6k comments and i see this just one hour appart
I'm pretty sure I broke every finger on my hands doing this.
dude..............ok........................
jonah clearly has anger issues
howd you sneak a camera into prison?
im a simple man; when i hear the national anthem i listen, and proceed to like the video right after
I am so light-headed
*the gas is working*
I literally thought I was gonna pass out
@@cooperjennings6568 After a while i finally got it :)
Same lol. I figured it out literally just now, can't really change pitches nor can I think right because im also light headed
the moment he said "dont get frustrated" I was practicly eating my hand 😡
Ikr
XD oh my god
Sane
You don’t know how *_ANGRY_* I am right now
He didn’t need to flex that hard.
I’ve watched many different teachers on this and he is the only one that showed and explained what to do and I finally did it. Must patience a lot more but i did it. Thank you very much for the time you shared.
I did this first try and i love it
When you explained the three things I began getting it! Literally leaped around in excitement. Thanks!!
Thanks! Much love to this guy, absolutely love your music.
I was like wtf is a professional hand whistler but then 1:45 showed up
His performance of the American National Anthem was a zillion times better than Fergie's.
Oh my gosh, I was able to do this after a couple minutes! I've not mastered it by any means, but I can a single note! I love this so much!
Ok show off 👹
Wtf that frightened me - I did it straight away. Fella, am I genius hand whistler?
Definitely smarter than a 3rd grader..
You know you're accomplished when you become a professional hand whistler
Girl: so what are your talents
Me: I can blow into my hands and make noise.
Tried several videos. Only this one works out. Just 1 try. Thanks a lot i can now add it to my resume. Skill unlocked.
lmao
Im now an owl , great tutorial
I learned this in a bathroom at a Hollywood hotel.