How to make a clay whistle for a Peruvian whistling vessel

00:00:14 Method 1 - whistle 1
00:01:20 Step 1: Create hollow clay body
00:03:20 Step 2: Create right angle
00:04:50 Step 3: Attach mouthpiece
00:07:00 Step 4: Create aperture/window for splitting edge with "whistle tool" - link below
00:08:50 Step 5: Create air channel in mouthpiece that lines up with splitting edge
00:09:50 Step 6: Clean up, align, adjust splitting edge angle until whistle sound clear
00:11:35 Method 1 - smaller whistle 2 (fast forward)
00:14:31 Method 2 - whistle 3
00:20:42 Whistle becomes an ocarina
00:22:28 Cross section of whistle/ocarina

Prior to the "How to make a Peruvian whistling vessel" online course, I send this tutorial to students so that they practice making whistles.

To build the whistle tool in this video, follow this tutorial: Whistle Tool Tutorial - Part of the "...

Since most whistling vessels are activated with water, we need to use highly sensitive whistles in our construction. Once the whistle is attached, it's best to leave it be, so it's important to get your whistles right before attaching!

In this video, I make 3 whistles using 2 methods. The first method is the one I use for my whistling vessels, and the 2nd is possibly better for beginners, though both should work fine. There are countless methods out there, try and test them for yourself until you find a few that you like most.

**A note about clay consistency: Make sure to use clay that is not too soft and wet and not too hard. A bit softer than leather hard should work. Soft and wet clay will start flopping and disintegrating while making and testing your whistle - it's a total headache!**

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