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Practice Chanter Workout Session — October 14, 2021

The Short Version

Strathspey pulsing is really about lengthening the beat, not adding volume. Since bagpipes can't play louder for emphasis, that 'strong-weak' feel comes entirely from stretching the long notes and compressing the short ones — duration is the only tool available.
We don't respect the strict mathematical proportion of a dot-cut, and that's fine. Piping doesn't follow classical note-value math literally — the accepted, correct way to play a dot-cut deliberately exaggerates beyond what the notation technically specifies.
Choosing a competition set is about balance, not just difficulty. Picking tunes that feel balanced together in complexity, length, and transition difficulty matters as much as picking individually impressive tunes.
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Practice Chanter Workout Session — October 14, 2021
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02:00teacher Colin Remembering my🔒
06:40teaching piobaireachd in the Notable names lineage🔒
14:16The math behind a rhythm dot-cut🔒
17:04pulsing Strong-weak explained🔒
21:49software pulsing metronome Visualizing with🔒
32:10respect don't we math strict Why dot-cut🔒
35:25simple The a rule strathspey great for🔒
37:02the to Applying 2/4 marches same principle🔒
39:35Balancing competition complexity length a in set and🔒
44:10is personal really interpretation acceptable much How🔒
50:24is tune when a ready Knowing truly🔒

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