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HAND POSITION AND THE SCALE Place your hands on the
chanter left above right (some people reverse if they are left-handed),
knuckles in line with the front of the chanter and
fingers straight. Your
left thumb covers the hole at the back and your little finger on that
hand rests
away from the chanter. Place
your
right thumb on the back of the chanter between your index and middle
fingers.
Your wrists must be straight. This helps you be sure that only your fingers move when playing, not your arms as well.
In all of the diagrams that follow, “X” represents a closed hole and “O” represents an open one. Crossing sounds A 'crossing sound' is the additional, unintended sound that happens when changing from one note to another. This is one of the worst mistakes in 'piping and is to be avoided at all costs. We
avoid crossing sounds by making sure that we know which
finger causes the change in sound to the note which we are aiming to
play (i.e
the thumb makes the high sound or not sound) and when going to this
note, move
this finger first (when going upwards to the note from another) or last
(when
going downwards from another note).
slowly with a crossing sound (this is how NOT to play!!!!)
slowly and correctly, with no crossing sound - this is how to play correctly
quickly (normally) with the same crossing sound (this is how NOT to play!!!!)
quickly (normally) and correctly without the crossing sound - this is how to play correctly
Scale and Crossing Sound Exercises Please complete the following exercises. Remember to look at the how to practise page as this is key to making your progress as fast as possible.. Do the early ones at any speed which is comfortable. At the end there are three exercises to play along with the video. When you are comfortable doing this, it is a good sign you are safe to move on to the next section. Scale Exercise 1 Scale Exercise 2 Scale Exercise 3 Scale Exercise 4 Use the how to practise instructions and go through the five steps, speeding up so that you can play along with the video. As chanters can often sound very different and be out of tune, there are two versions - high pitch and low pitch. Low pitch play along video High pitch play along video Scale Exercise 5 Use the how to practise instructions and go through the five steps, speeding up so that you can play along with the video. As chanters can often sound very different and be out of tune, there are two versions - high pitch and low pitch. Low pitch play along video High pitch play along video Scale Exercise 6 Use the how to practise instructions and go through the five steps, speeding up so that you can play along with the video. As chanters can often sound very different and be out of tune, there are two versions - high pitch and low pitch. When you can play along with this you are safe to proceed to the next section - gracenotes and strikes!! Low pitch play along video High pitch play along video If you can comfortably play long with these videos, please move on to the next learning section - gracenotes and strikes! If you are struggling and want some feedback or advice, please make a private youtube video and send the link to Lindsay Davidson, and he will give you some feedback. This is free of charge, and can take a few days (please remember this is a hobby). |
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