Prince Charles' Welcome to Lochaber
⚡ The Short Version
A friendly first four-parted tune. This competition-style march is a good entry point into four-parted tunes and 2/4 march competitions.
Double-dotted notes are the whole story. Hold the double-dotted eighth note for almost the entire beat and make its paired short note as short as possible — that's what gives the tune its lift and sparkle.
Watch your tempo on runs of even eighth notes. In part three especially — without a long note to anchor you, it's easy to speed up.
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00:03competition march four-parted for 2/4 A🔒
00:23short Double-dotted cut long, notes: hold🔒
02:21A from high The half F doubling🔒
03:01each end strike part at The closing of the movement🔒
03:59double-dotted Part stretching the two: A high🔒
05:19through watching Part notes tempo three: even eighth🔒
06:51the Part long grips stretching four: before notes🔒
08:01long-short-long-short group Breaking down the🔒
09:15second the Playing on ending the repeat🔒
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