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Old Wife of the Mill Dust

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Six parts of rhythmic drive. Make this jig longer and harder than most — the GDE gracenote combination is featured throughout and needs to stay controlled.

One traditional exception to the written rhythm. In the C-with-a-grip-to-E move (parts 3 and 5), the quarter note is shortened at speed so the grip can take up the missing eighth note — that's how it's actually played, not a mistake.

Watch the quarter-eighth pattern. In part four — overholding the quarter note shortens the eighth note and kills the jig's drive.

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00:06classic in 6/8 A six-part jig🔒

00:47combinations GDE Keeping the controlled🔒

01:32with jigs Playing on pulse beat light the a even,🔒

02:56parts 5 in and 3 move C-with-a-grip-to-E The🔒

04:49rhythm played and differ Why rhythm the written here🔒

06:17part again move 5 Same in🔒

06:46quarter part eighth Keeping in 4 notes and honest🔒

08:01Using a the fix metronome timing to🔒

08:45A A to the combination low chirps: Avoiding high🔒

09:42G doubling the high and phrase closing The🔒

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