How to Whistle

Posted on May 24th, 2009 by Carmelia

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Want to learn how to listen your own happy tune? All you need is a pair of lips and a deep breath. Learn how to whistle and be happy using these steps.

Puckered Lips Method

Have a glass of water nearby. Having a moist tongue, throat and lips will make whistling easier for you.
Pucker up your lips like you’re about to kiss someone. Make sure that you leave a little O-shaped opening in your mouth to allow air out.

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Lengthen your tongue inside your mouth into a V-shape. Place the tip of your tongue either against the interior side of the bottom of your gums or behind your bottom teeth.
You can try inhaling air through your mouth. If you produce a small whistling sound, it’s a sign that you’re doing the mouth formation correctly.
Take a deep breath, and feel your diaphragm expand as you do.
Gently exhale breath through your puckered mouth.
If no sounds come out yet, don’t despair. Just minutely adjust the positioning of the tip of your tongue until you hear a note come out.
Once you hear a note come out strongly, you can start experimenting how much air you blow out. The notes you produce by whistling is determined by minute differences in the air and how much you expel air.

Mouth Palate Method

This method produces a much stronger whistle, although you might found the range of notes available are limited. This is great for calling taxis!
Form an “OK” sign on your dominant finger, There should be a small gap between the thumb and your index finger.
Stick these two fingers slightly in your mouth, closing your lips just enough so air could pass through a small doorway both in your lips and your fingers. Don’t let your fingers touch your gums or teeth.
Your tongue should be behind the bottom row of your teeth or on the back of your lower jaw.
Take a deep breath.
Blow air through your lips, using your tongue to guide the air exactly into the opening in both your fingers and lips. Blow softly at first, and experiment with bursts of air.
Practice, and soon you’ll hear that whistling sound.