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How To: Play a cut on a tin whistle

Watch this winds tutorial video to learn a basic but crucial ornament, the cut, on the tin whistle. The cut is very similar to the hit and is a good technique for beginners to learn, but it takes a lot of practice. Tin whistlers of every level will find this instructional video helpful in learning how to play the cut on a tin whistle.

How To: Play the roll on a tin whistle

Watch this winds tutorial video to learn how to play a more difficult type of ornamentation, the roll, on a tin whistle. The roll takes a lot of practice to learn, and it is a combination of the cut and the hit. Tin whistlers will find this how-to video very helpful in learning how to play a roll on a tin whistle.

How To: Make your own conditioning hair mask

Healthy, shiny hair is just an avocado away. In this tutorial, Roni Proter, host of Simply Beautiful, shows you how to make a conditioning hair mask using ingredients at home. All you need is some honey and a ripe avocado. Watch this how to video and you will have stronger, silkier hair in no time.

How To: Do a Charleston dance variation Savoy Kicks

Watch this dance how to video and learn the Charleston Variation: Savoy Kicks. The Charleston is a dance named after Charleston, South Carolina. The dance became popular in the USA after the swing jazz 1923 song "The Charleston" by composer/pianist James P. Johnson came out. The Charleston soon became one of the most popular hits of the time period.

How To: Barbecue chicken lollipops with bacon

This how-to video demonstrates how to make and cook chicken lollipops. Simply take your chicken wing drummette and cut around the base to scrape the meat to one end. Grab some bacon and wrap it around the meat portion of the chicken lollipop. To cook place them in a holder and place on top of the grill.

How To: Plan a karaoke party

If you're too shy to get up in front of strangers and belt out your best version of Hit Me Baby One More Time, then you can always share the moment with some close friends at home. Get ready to rock and roll, karaoke style.

How To: Play a drum fill on your snare drum

What is a drum fill? Simply put, it is a short rhythmic idea played by the drummer to fill a space at the end of a vocal or instrumental phrase. All you need is a drum kit with a snare drum, and you're set. Just don't steal it, please.

How To: Bandage an elbow

Bandaging an injured elbow is simply logical: if you physically compress the area, it won't be able to swell as it might if left to its own devices. It's also a pretty simple process.

How To: Do the double paradiddle

Learn the double paradiddle rudiment and a technique to "spice it up" a bit in this online video drum lesson. The double paradiddle is simply a rudiment to practice to improve coordination but can be used in your everyday playing.

How To: Hit a splash shot from the grass

If your golf ball is nestles down in deep rough around the green, the easiest way to recover from this nasty lie is to play the shot as if you would a splash from sand. Open up the clubface of your sand wedge, splash through the grass and watch as the golf ball pops up easily into the air and lands softly on the green.