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Practice Chanter Workout — November 10, 2021

The Short Version

A 'crowing' high A is a reed problem, not usually a pressure problem. When high A cuts out or breaks unpleasantly, the more common cause is the reed's structural balance changing over its lifetime, not simply how hard you're blowing.
The chanter and drones interact acoustically in ways that affect tone. Some of what you hear as 'the chanter sound' is actually the product of interference between the chanter and drones — tuning the high A a bit flat is part of the trick to unlocking a fuller, less thin sound.
'Start from zero' is the fix for a short note that won't behave. When a short note keeps causing trouble, eliminate it completely, nail the surrounding notes without it, and only then sneak the smallest possible version of it back in.
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Practice Chanter Workout — November 10, 2021
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01:29Diagnosing 'crowing' A a high🔒
03:46A for rubber-band trick reed strength balancing🔒
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09:15the interact How and acoustically chanter drones🔒
12:31Was crowing considered a high ever A stylish?🔒
16:55A for visual seven-style target the birl🔒
20:40practice chanter a for Choosing reeds🔒
27:09a out Working timing passage dot-cut for tricky🔒
32:29from Introducing zero' method the 'start🔒
38:03Why rounding out it removing note beats a🔒
46:32trouble your spots to own 'start Applying from zero'🔒

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