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🎧 Audio LessonIntermediateFree Preview📅 Posted December 20, 2011

Try This New Exercise to Achieve Greater Fluidity with your Playing

The Short Version

The dot-cut rhythmic pattern dominates most pipe music and requires special attention to fluidity. A new exercise alternates dot-cuts across a scale to develop smooth short notes.
Relaxed hands enable fluid movement; tension prevents clean execution. Focus on holding dotted notes and keeping short notes extremely short and flowing.

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