Cork Hill
⚡ The Short Version
GDEs Are the Building Block Cork Hill is loaded with GDE gracenote combinations, common in 6/8 jigs — use this tune to build consistency and control, keeping the three gracenotes small, even, and equally spaced.
Give the Quarter Note Its Full Value The recurring quarter-note-eighth-note pattern only sounds right when the quarter note gets exactly twice the length of the eighth note — overholding it is a common fault that ruins the tune's flow and drive.
Choose the Heavy Strike for Consistency The D strikes in parts three and four could be played light (just the C finger) or heavy (all the way to low G) — I recommend the heavy version throughout, to match the tune's other low G strikes.
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00:04A Jig Introduction: Competition Popular🔒
00:26Jig Block Playing The of GDEs: Building🔒
02:27Low-G on The Strike C🔒
03:10The Quarter Pattern Note Note-Eighth🔒
04:26Using to Note Metronome a Lengths In Lock🔒
04:56The Closing Doubling C🔒
05:35in Avoiding Two Part Noises Crossing🔒
06:24Parts Four Three Strikes and in🔒
08:12Gradual Recap: Steady Fingering, Clean Beat, Tempo🔒
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