Can't Sing, Can Whistle

[barry1010]

An old relative of mine has a horrible singing voice. When my daughter was a tiny baby she would cry as soon as he started singing and would carry on until he stopped.
He can whistle beautifully, note perfect with a wide range.
Has anyone else experienced this? I would have thought you could either do both or neither.

[emmie]

Al Jolson could sing and whistle, just thought i would throw that in...

[barry1010]

He could dance at the same time :D

[emmie]

and no i haven't come across that before..

[emmie]

who Jolson? or your relative...

[barry1010]

This is something else I can't figure - I've seen many people do it but I don't know how. Do the splits and pull yourself back up. It confuddles me. Seen at around 1 minute 10 here,

[barry1010]

Jolson. My relative has the grace and elegance of an elderly hippo

[emmie]

i remember the Nicholas Brothers from movies, i am a big fan of musicals, and i didn't know how they did it either.

[emmie]

amazing.

[barry1010]

I think they're fab - they were still doing it in the 90s.

[emmie]

as craig would say fab u lous....

[woofgang]

same as me I can whistle in tune but my singing makes strong men weep

[woofgang]

and of course you sing with your vocal chords but whistling used the mouth, tongue and lips

[emmie]

i can do neither....

[woofgang]

I desperately wanted to whistle when i was about 5. I practiced and practiced and practiced, drove my family mad.

[royfromaus]

This is something else I can't figure - I've seen many people do it but I don't know how. Do the splits and pull yourself back up. It confuddles me.
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They're surely pushing themselves back up rather than pulling?
Watch the arms.