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GDEs are a combination of gracenotes found almost everywhere in pipe tunes: jigs, reels, strathspeys, marches. Today let's do some important work on GDEs -- the foundation of many tunes. Today's goal: deliberate practice towards achieving clear, clean, consistent GDEs.   The GDE gracenote combination can be played on the same note: Or on changing notes: Regardless of the melody notes, each gracenote of the GDE should be identical in size.  Make sure that the D and E gracenotes are just as crisp and clear as the G gracenote.  Rhythmically, the gracenotes should be evenly spaced so that the three melody notes are identical in length. The perfect GDE: all gracenotes identical in length all melody notes identical in length Today's exercise explores both kinds of GDEs, from the typical same note GDEs to some interesting combinations of changing notes. Download today's exercise Power GDEs. The first time through you play 8 repetitions of each ...