Double-Time It to Find the Real Rhythms The Black Bear's four-note groupings look intimidating, but thinking of the tune as four beats per bar instead of two reduces it to just three rhythms: the eighth note, the dot-cut, and the cut-dot.
Two Things Make a Short Note Short Holding the note before a short note its full value, and keeping your finger height low and close to the chanter on the short note itself — those are the only two ingredients you need.
Learn the Rhythm Before You Learn the Fingers For a rhythmically tricky tune like this one, I recommend getting the rhythm into your head first — by singing or clapping it — before trying to make your fingers play the notes.
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