This has been archived - it is now part of the Tin Whistle Tablature project.

musescore-tin-whistle

This repo provides an extra instrument file for adding High Tin Whistle types to Musescore.

The High Tin Whistle, which is a metal 6 hole Flageolet, comes in various tunings. These are listed in order of decreasing physical size:

• "B♭ Tin Whistle" tuned to key B♭, also used for keys Cm and E♭
• "C Tin Whistle" tuned to C, also for Dm and F
• "D Tin Whistle" tuned to D, also for Em and G
• "E♭ Tin Whistle" tuned to E♭, also for Fm and A♭
• "F Tin Whistle" tuned to F, mainly used for Gm as F can be played on a C whistle
• "G Tin Whistle" tuned to G, mainly used for Am as G can be played on a D whistle

Tuning to D is by far the most common, so "Tin Whistle" is the same as "D Tin Whistle".

Install

The file tin-whistle.xml needs to be installed as an instrument extension using the MuseScore menu. Use the same file for both MuseScore version 2.x and MuseScore version 3.x :

MuseScore 2.x

1. copy file tin-whistle.xml to Documents/MuseScore2/Extensions/tin-whistle.xml
2. within Musescore menu, navigate to MuseScore then Preferences... then Score tab
3. in the Default Files panel, add the file to 'Instrument List 2' extension by:
4. browsing to Documents/MuseScore2/Extensions/tin-whistle.xml and add to 'Instrument List 2'

MuseScore 3.x

1. copy file tin-whistle.xml to Documents/MuseScore3/Extensions/tin-whistle.xml
2. within Musescore menu, navigate to MuseScore then Preferences... then Score tab
3. in the Default Files panel, add the file to 'Instrument List 2' extension by:
4. browsing to Documents/MuseScore3/Extensions/tin-whistle.xml and add to 'Instrument List 2'

You may now add a tin whistle staff using MuseScore menu item Edit then Instruments..., where MuseScore lists these extra instruments under 'World Music' 'Woodwinds'.

Once a tin whistle staff is added to the score there is no need to keep the instrument file tin-whistle.xml in the 'Instrument List 2' extension.

The score tin_whistle_range_test.mscz is an example score showing all the High Tin Whistle staves.