Can You Whistle?

[tulagirl]

I have been trying teach my R2 to whistle.  He can't learn it.  He says he has never been able to whistle. I can't figure out why.  So I was wondering how many of you can whistle, or do special whistles or can't whistle at all?  I wonder how common it might be.  Is it hard to learn?  Why can my R2 not whistle?  I never could learn how to do those louder whistles.

[Leave a Whisper]

Nope. Never could figure it out.

[melodys_angel]

not really.  I can get something that sort of sounds like a high pitched one but I don't think its legit xD

[tulagirl]

Nope. Never could figure it out.

Really? What part of it is difficult for you to grasp? I am trying to figure out what I am missing to teach R2.  He wants to whistle. LOL

not really.  I can get something that sort of sounds like a high pitched one but I don't think its legit xD

LOL this was me when I was young.  It was like roller skating and walking in my skates until Grandmother was like, "you are not skating."

[SourdoughStomper]

I can whistle out a quiet little tune and sound fairly melodic at it. However, I'd love to be able to do one of those heard-from-across-the-street kind of loud whistles.

[dragonfly]

no! I come from a family of whistlers but I never could. I can do one tone by pressing my tongue to the roof of my mouth. I could never whistle an entire song

[aluke]

I'm not a skilled whistler by any means, I can do a few different notes but can't reach any high ones when whistling a song. I only can do  basic whistle as well, no idea how people manage with their fingers, teeth, or even grass. 

I understand R2 though. I can't blow a gum bubble to save my life and it's more than a little irritating that I can't comprehend how to.

[Al-1701]

I can whistle with my lips and control the notes.  However, it is a relatively low octave for whistles.

[Harmonie]

I can whistle a little bit. Half of the time I try it doesn't come out, though. lol

[pinkkittywinks]

I can to a musical whistle with my lips, but I've never been able to do a loud whistle with my teeth/fingers. I'd love to be able to do that.

Love pkw xxx

[ghouldilocks]

I can sometimes like...make a whistle-like sound? But I can't manage it consistently, and I definitely can't make a tune lol. My dad is really good at all of that kind of thing, but I've never been able to figure it out. 

[Griffin]

I can to a musical whistle with my lips, but I've never been able to do a loud whistle with my teeth/fingers. I'd love to be able to do that.

Love pkw xxx

Me too! However I didn't learn until I was twelve or so. We had this song we were singing at school and there was a part where you were supposed to whistle. I was so embarrassed because I couldn't do it and I thought all my classmates could. I faked it then but after that I was determined to learn, so I kept rounding my lips and practicing until I figured it out. Learning tunes takes even more time but it took me a good while until I was able to make any kind of a whistling sound at all!

[BethyVic]

I can't whistle, I have tried all my life.  I never could get the right lip or tongue formation.  I think it is hard to teach someone how to do it if it comes naturally. 

[Mirnyj]

I can whistle quite complex melodies but I cannot do the loud one.

[Al-1701]

I can whistle quite complex melodies but I cannot do the loud one.

That's how I am.  I whistle actual songs, but I can't make it very loud.