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〰️ The Edre

One of piobaireachd's most important moves — two gracenotes on low A, projected out, then resolving to an E.

The Short Version

The edre's theme notes are two low A's, and it always ends on E. Playable from almost any note, it's built as an E gracenote and an F gracenote projected out of low A, then a resolution to E.
Think gracenote, gracenote, then the E — not "E to F." The proportions live in the low A's underneath the gracenotes. Rush it and it just becomes two random notes instead of the edre's real shape.
There's an open version, used in the crunluath a mach. Instead of resolving through low A, the bottom hand stays open on the C or B for the whole embellishment, closing only at the very last E.

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About the edre

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✅ The essentials

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⭐ Essential Highlights

“Let's talk about the edre. This is one of the most important moves in piobaireachd. The edre is an embellishment that can be played from almost any note. The theme notes of the embellishment are low A, and the note at the end of the embellishment is an E. You're on low A: E gracenote, F gracenote, projecting those two low A's out, and then you play E at the end of it.”▶ 44:38 · Piobaireachd Embellishments
“It is not rushed — those are the same notes, but then the proportions are all off. It's all about the low A sound: gracenote, gracenote, E. Don't think E-F; think E gracenote, F gracenote, and then play the E. The key thing is to get those gracenotes tiny.”▶ 45:48 · Piobaireachd Embellishments
“There is a movement that is similar to the edre, but we move everything up a note. Instead of E and F gracenotes on a low A, we lift this finger up and do F and G on an E — that's like an E doubling but backward. I always learned this embellishment as the cheri, but in the books it's dare, pronounced dari.”▶ 47:06 · Piobaireachd Embellishments
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What the edre is: two low A's into an E

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The edre family: dari and embari

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The open edre in the crunluath a mach

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Where the edre shows up — and why beginners start without it

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