Tin whistle of which tone holes the player should cover. The most common format is a vertical column of six circles, with holes to be covered for a given note shown filled with black, and a plus sign (+) at the top for notes in the second octave. Tablature is most commonly found in tutorial books for beginners. The tonic solfa is found in Ireland and possibly Wales, especially in schools. Many schools have printed sheets with tunes notated in tonic solfa, although in Ireland more have teaching by note. With the availability of good standard notation tutor books, teaching is possibly
Whistle post Whistle post A whistle post (or whistle board), in railroad usage, is a sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle. In Czech Republic, a whistle post is a red and white striped pole of different sizes and shapes and it's called "Pískejte" ("whistle"). In France, a whistle board comprises a black rectangular board bearing a white letter 'S' for ""Sifflez"" (= "whistle"). An additional white board with a black 'J' for ""Jour"" (= "day") indicates that the sign does not apply at night time. In Germany, a rectangular board bearing the