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The Bird Chirp (sometimes called the Little Bird Chirp and indicated by the character “c”), is a figure comprised of two notes, a grace note above from which a very quick slide is made to a longer note below, thus;—

Be sure to slide smoothly from the grace note to the note below. When done very quickly, as in successions of chirps, the grace note comes a semi-tone above the long note thus:—

but is not expressed in writing on the staff. The figure has the sound of “hew”. The bird chirp is one of the downward figures and is always very short and quick. The following shows a succession of short chirps as expressed by note and character, and with piano accompaniment:—

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Play the upper notes very distinctly to insure correct intonation of the whistle. The half-step ascent (for piano only) to be clearly played to establish each new tonality; the small chord notes may be used if desired. It is not necessary to continue the upward progressions through the full whistle range; correct intonation being of first importance.

A succession of short chirps (the bird chirp whistled very rapidly and with the grace note a semi-tone above the long note) is produced by a succession of “hews”. Hit each note with this sound and whistle very rapidly. There will be a slight movement of the tongue with each stroke. The chirp is always the “hew” sound. Practice on different pitches.