I'm a piper (great highland/smallpipes) and this movement is very similar to an embellishment we call a light strike, made up of 3 grace notes (starting with a G, then the tone note, then a tap on the note below the tone note and ending on the tone note). I just have to wrap my head around G being a different finger!
Thanks for these great tutorials, very helpful. Most probably not original idea but I have a small SNARK guitar tuner that I use to measure the right force/intensity of my blow to obtain the right pitch, in particular I have found it very helpful in learning cuts and rolls. It is a great way to visually see what you are trying to produce in audio.
Thank you so much for your great tutorials Phil. I have just bought the Optima low D (only £49!). I love it. It's got a great tone and seems easier to reach than the Dixon I had already bought. As a complete beginner I am progressing through your tutorials and can't put it down (at the expense of practising my ukulele - haha!). I have just reached tutorial 8 (the cuts) and although it's not easy, I am determined to crack it. Your videos are inspiring me and my ambition is impress my family with my whistle playing as well as my uke. PS I am nearly 60!
If rolling F#, we are going F#->A->F#->E->F#. Why are we not going to G instead of A? Is this because of ergonomics (lifting the ring finger of left hand is way easier then lifting fingers on right) or because of music theory (it sounds better, altough I don't hear much difference)? Or because you like it that way? Or is it because songs tend to have patterns of notes, and this style makes things easier (since the whistles are diatonic) Rolling E goes to the A as well, instead of the F#. Other notes in tutorial 9 behave similar to rolling G, so I am wondering why F# and E are special. (Rolling D has to be obviously different).
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Loving these tutorials. Learning so much. Seeing improvement every time I practice. Thank you for giving these away. What a gift!
I'm a piper (great highland/smallpipes) and this movement is very similar to an embellishment we call a light strike, made up of 3 grace notes (starting with a G, then the tone note, then a tap on the note below the tone note and ending on the tone note). I just have to wrap my head around G being a different finger!
Stil a beautiful tutorials thx Phil
Thanks for these great tutorials, very helpful. Most probably not original idea but I have a small SNARK guitar tuner that I use to measure the right force/intensity of my blow to obtain the right pitch, in particular I have found it very helpful in learning cuts and rolls. It is a great way to visually see what you are trying to produce in audio.
Thank you so much for your great tutorials Phil. I have just bought the Optima low D (only £49!). I love it. It's got a great tone and seems easier to reach than the Dixon I had already bought. As a complete beginner I am progressing through your tutorials and can't put it down (at the expense of practising my ukulele - haha!). I have just reached tutorial 8 (the cuts) and although it's not easy, I am determined to crack it. Your videos are inspiring me and my ambition is impress my family with my whistle playing as well as my uke. PS I am nearly 60!
Well done Janmet, same age as me. LOL
Thank you very much man :D!! I was looking for tutorials like this as well!
This is helping me so much!
Tnx
This is good, really helpful. Really enjoying my V5!!
It all helps.
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If rolling F#, we are going F#->A->F#->E->F#. Why are we not going to G instead of A? Is this because of ergonomics (lifting the ring finger of left hand is way easier then lifting fingers on right) or because of music theory (it sounds better, altough I don't hear much difference)? Or because you like it that way?
Or is it because songs tend to have patterns of notes, and this style makes things easier (since the whistles are diatonic)
Rolling E goes to the A as well, instead of the F#.
Other notes in tutorial 9 behave similar to rolling G, so I am wondering why F# and E are special.
(Rolling D has to be obviously different).
Woo hoo!!!!! 😀