But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids· Folge 253

How do you whistle?

Freitag, 24. Januar 2025 · 28 min

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How do people whistle? How does whistling make a sound? Why does your tongue change a whistle higher or lower? Can you get a trophy for whistling? Can people with laryngitis whistle? Get ready, we learn all about whistling with musician and champion whistlerEmily Eagen (carnegiehall.org/Explore/Watch-and-Listen/Lear…) and musician Yuki Takeda. And who whistles our theme song? We'll hear from musicianLuke Reynolds (lukereynoldsmusic.com), and a kid whistling chorus from our listeners!
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