Sandy Duff
⚡ The Short Version
Cut Common Time: Two Beats, Not Four Sandy Duff is written in cut common time (2/2) — two half-note beats per bar — which is the key difference between a reel and a strathspey, even though both add up to four quarter notes per bar.
Play It in the Traditional Dot-Cut Style Reels can be played even, like a jig, or in the more traditional dot-cut style — Sandy Duff suits the springy, dot-cut approach, with short notes made short by really holding onto the dotted ones.
Bounce, Don't Squeeze, to Get Short Notes Short The secret to short, clean notes in this tune is light, loose fingers that bounce off the chanter, almost like a strike, rather than pressing down hard.
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00:04Common Time Cut Introduction:🔒
00:37or Two vs. Four Strathspeys: Reels Beats🔒
01:22in Traditional the Style Dot-Cut Playing It🔒
01:55The Sound: Notes Springy Hold the Dotted🔒
02:23and GDEs Tachums🔒
02:50Early: The Short, Rule Tachum Not🔒
03:08E Part: and Second Repetition Doublings🔒
04:11A's Low Short Bouncing for Technique🔒
04:57Wrap-Up: Light, Fingers Loose🔒
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