Going Home
⚡ The Short Version
A simple, gentle slow air in 6/8. Going Home has just a grip, single gracenotes, and strikes as its only embellishments, making it one of the more accessible slow airs for a piper still building technique.
Structured as first part, second part, first part. There are only two parts, no repeats — you play the first part, then the second part, then finish by returning to the first part.
Give the eighth notes their full rolling value. The tune wants that nice 6/8 rolling rhythm — eighth notes should never be clipped short, and the second part has some specific finger-technique details around the high A's, F strike, and thumb gracenote.
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00:04in slow 6/8, first-second-first traditional air structure A🔒
00:22Understanding timing 6/8🔒
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01:13grace grip, A technically tune: notes, and simple strikes🔒
01:56the rolling notes eighth Giving full their value🔒
03:05strike part: Second thumb two between A's high the🔒
03:19F-to-high-G strike The🔒
03:40high with High to a note G grace E A🔒
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