One of the most beloved Scottish airs. The Mist Covered Mountains is a very popular slow air written in 6/8 time, and it needs a steady, unhurried tempo to have the right flow.
Give every note in the triplet its true value. The dotted eighth note gets held, the 16th note is short, but the plain eighth note that closes the triplet is often neglected — it needs exactly one-third of the beat.
Don't rush embellishments from high A. Doublings coming from high A — like the F doubling and C doubling here — are a common spot where pipers rush; give the high A just a little extra so the doubling lands right on the beat.
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00:28Third Its True the Value Triplet's Giving Note🔒
01:46Taorluath The B-to-B🔒
02:34Very the A Short Before D Throw B🔒
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03:49A High from Coming Doublings🔒
04:40Clean, A Small Gracenote C D on🔒
04:58Tempo: Time Your Take🔒
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