Almost every embellishment starts right on the beat — only the grip and taorluath come before it. Single gracenotes, strikes, doublings, tachums, and birls all begin exactly when your foot hits the floor. Grips and taorluaths start just ahead of the beat so they finish on it.
To stop rushing a short beat note, hold the note before it. Staring at the tricky spot is like a cyclist staring at a pothole — you ride right into it. Give the preceding long note its full value and the timing problem solves itself.
Train your hands to find low G automatically. Ring finger and thumb first on the top hand, pinky and index first on the bottom, then play low G and put the chanter down. Repeat 100 times a day until you land it without wiggling.
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Practice Chanter Session — December 19, 2024
51m · Full class available to Inner Circle members
01:14stiff fingers Covering the bottom-hand with holes🔒
04:47The G drill low 100-a-day🔒
06:11the place How on hands to your chanter🔒
11:14Scotland beat goes: the Where Brave the🔒
14:18Single gracenotes the beat on land🔒
16:08beat on the start Doublings🔒
19:18on beat Taorluaths the end🔒
21:03of come the ahead Grips just beat🔒
22:10D throw question The🔒
25:16The in Tachums Sheepwife🔒
32:01notes short beat snap Scotch The and🔒
37:32the before note The pothole hold rule:🔒
41:38Birls summary one-line and the🔒
45:56Building your practice precision beat into🔒
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