Almost every crushed grip or doubling comes from one linked habit, not two separate mistakes. When players cut a B note harder, their hands automatically shrink the embellishment right along with it, because both are wired to the same mental knob until you deliberately pull them apart.
The fix is a drill, not a thought: cut the B short while forcing the grip huge and slow. Practicing an exaggerated, almost oversized grip while cutting the note before it hard teaches your hands the two moves are independent — a move you can return to any time technique tightens up.
Pick tunes that match where you actually are today, not where you used to be. My advice for anyone easing back into playing or unsure what level to work at is simple: a clean, in-tune, well-timed simple tune beats an ambitious one you're just surviving, because performance works more like multiplication than addition — one weak spot zeroes out the rest.
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Practice Chanter Session — February 7, 2024
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25:02the fundamentals: Grip triplet sound🔒
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41:16to doublings the fix Applying🔒
44:39summarizing grip Wrap-up: technique🔒
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