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Practice Chanter Workout — December 9, 2021

The Short Version

Think of the B gracenote in a Rodin as huge, and the low Gs as tiny. Deliberately exaggerating the B gracenote's size while making the surrounding low Gs as small as possible helps the whole figure come out cleanly and consistently.
You can't simultaneously lift a finger and push it down. A student's simple observation captures why so many strike and grip problems really come down to timing conflicts between two motions competing for the same finger, not raw coordination.
Consistency within a tune matters more than which version of an embellishment you prefer. Whether you play a light or heavy D throw, or a light or heavy strike, pick one and stick with it throughout a tune — mixing styles reads as an inconsistency rather than a deliberate choice.
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Practice Chanter Workout — December 9, 2021
58m · Full class available to Inner Circle members

⏱️ In this class

01:33warm-up and Hand-stretching flexibility🔒
06:26Rodin the and Introducing the note B grace🔒
12:27Gs B huge low the Making and tiny🔒
20:07Rodin taorluaths Applying to technique the🔒
23:49a "You it down" can't and lift simultaneously finger push🔒
29:00Strikes: and hybrid doublings single taps🔒
32:44for of instead the target winding up Aiming🔒
39:48wire A keeping for close fingers guide🔒
50:06heavy vs. choice personal D throw: Light a🔒
55:20preference strike for Gillies's Alistair heavy the🔒

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