Bagpipe Essentials Collection #17: Introduction to Doublings
⚡ The Short Version
Doublings are piping's biggest category of embellishment. Every note on the nine-note scale gets its own doubling, so there are nine doublings in total.
From F on down, every doubling follows the same two-gracenote pattern. A high G gracenote to the theme note, then a second gracenote — G again on the top hand (F), or D on the bottom hand (C and below) — back to the theme note.
High A and high G doublings are different. Because they sit at the very top of the scale, they don't follow the standard two-gracenote pattern the other seven doublings share.
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Bagpipe Essentials Collection #17: Introduction to Doublings
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00:03on for Doublings: Scale Every the One Note🔒
00:16G The High Exceptions: and High A🔒
00:36Two-Gracenote The on Down Pattern, F Shared🔒
00:56Bottom Top vs. Doublings Hand Hand🔒
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