Play lighter, not harder, and you'll get the same sound with less effort. I show a homemade foam thumb rest that eases bottom-hand tension, then drill taorluaths with eyes closed and with no sound at all to train players to feel a light touch instead of forcing it.
Playing by feel, not by sound, is essential once you play in a band. You can't hear yourself in a pipe band, so practicing taorluaths silently and with your eyes closed builds the tactile awareness that keeps your fingers accurate when the sound disappears.
Musicality comes down to matching the length of short notes that need to match. Whether it's the short note before a doubling strike, the low A inside a birl, or the dot-cut before two different embellishments, consistent timing between matching notes is what separates technically correct playing from playing that actually sounds musical.
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Practice Chanter Session — July 31, 2023
56m · Full class available to Inner Circle members
18:41drills: Taorluath low theme-note pattern G the🔒
20:46taorluaths with eyes closed Playing🔒
21:49of compensation The science sensory🔒
24:26to A taorluath A low Full-scale high drill,🔒
28:31Taorluaths that C end on B and🔒
31:01B-to-taorluath and MacLeod Donald the🔒
34:59the doubling Breaking down strike🔒
41:17Minch the B doubling and the Crossing strike🔒
44:12lengths Matching musicality note for🔒
47:40movement 'pseudo The tachum'🔒
52:20tricky for ornaments A ladder drilling🔒
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