Highland Bagpipe Embellishment Tree (HD) | An Overview on ALL Major Bagpipe Embellishments
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2023
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Links on how to properly play each of the embellishments on the tree:
Doublings: bit.ly/MWB-doubs
Half Doublings: bit.ly/MWB-halfdoub
D Strikes: bit.ly/MWB-Dstrike
B Strikes: bit.ly/MWB-Bstrike
Triplings: bit.ly/MWB-trips
Birls:
High A Doublings:
Birls: bit.ly/MWB-birl
G Grace Note Birls: bit.ly/MWB-Gbirls
Birls from Low A: bit.ly/MWB-birl
Low G & F Catches: bit.ly/MWB-catches
Grips: bit.ly/MWB-grips
Grips from D: bit.ly/MWB-oddballs
Taorluaths: bit.ly/MWB-taor
Taorluaths from D: bit.ly/MWB-Dtaor
Taorluaths from Low G: bit.ly/MWB-oddballs
Light D Throw: bit.ly/MWB-lightD
Heavy D Throws: bit.ly/MWB-heavyD
High G Doublings: bit.ly/MWB-highG
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You're a phenomenal piping teacher. Bad techniques are so hard to fix but you can explain everything in such a clear way for everyone to understand!
I appreciate the kind words!
This is an excellent presentation. What a great resource for some of the more visual learners.
Thank you very much for putting this out there. This may become required viewing for the bands that I mentor and participate in.
Cheers
Thanks very much for all of your videos. I started learning the chanter with my local competition band and while I still haven’t memorized the 10 songs, have already purchased a set of small pipes and GHBs. I’ve been told by several members of the band (as well as from my PM who I take private lessons with) and despite struggling with the GHBs that I am making really good progress. I feel much of my “success” is in direct relation to you. Thanks!
Great to hear!
Just ordered mine.. also, because of your videos, I have purchased the R.G. Hardie Twist Trap Practice Pipes and I have a set of P. Henderson’s on order as of this week.. all from Jeramy at Lonestar Piping.. he owes you a beer, actually a case!
Very nice work Matt! And a great visual aide.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You a very good teacher 👍😊
Thank you! 😃
Excellent video,Whats the cost for the poster and postage to Scotland. Thank you.
It should give you an estimate on the sales page... Unfortunately, likely not cheap...
Really tough for beginners like me. Oh shit, ... really tricky. Do I have to drink Scotch whisky for that? Much love, .... I like your style. (I have had my fourth lesson this Sunday, I cannot wait).
This is less about learning how to do these movements and more of a "refresher" on where they fall against the beat. I discuss this is each video for each embellishment, but wanted to have them all on one video (and I think the poster turned out pretty great!). At lesson 4, what all are you learning at this point?
Matt, the doubling side of your tree needs to start with single, high g gracenotes. This is the starting point on all doubling.
I chose not to include any of the individual lifting, tapping, or sweeping grace notes on this chart. The Low G and F catches included on the left side are not grace notes per se, but single sounding tone ornaments.
This is a rather lengthy rant, so I apologize in advance! I wish this could be implemented and put in practice across all pipe bands and teaching outlets. The way you described how embellishments fall on the beat is how I was taught with my local pipe band. But, we "talk" about it as you described, but don't actually implement it in actual playing and performance with the band. The biggest offenders are usually birls and doublings. Most of us instinctively play grips, toarluaths and D throws before the beat. We "talk" about playing doublings and birls "on the beat". But, when we "talk" about it, are we meaning starting the doubling and birl on the beat, or finishing them on the beat. In a sense, both are being played "on the beat", but which is it. There's a difference, as you demonstrated. If you can't tell the difference, then that can be a problem. Your video describes the way I always strive to play, particularly for my solo playing. I actually had a judge comment one time that I was playing my birls late on the beat? How can you do that? I don't know, maybe he wanted to hear it start before the beat and end on the beat. What can also happen with our band playing is that in some tunes, doublings are "started" on the beat, but in the same tune, the very same tune, some are jumped early and ended on the beat, talking time away from the note before it. Depending on what kind of note or embellishment precedes the note with the doubling, the doubling might be started on the beat, or ended on the beat. For instance, it appears to be generally harder to jump early on a doubling if it's followed by an eighth note D throw, or an E doubling proceeded by a cut F sixteenth note, unless you change the timing of the tune around. Sorry about the long rant, but I feel better now! And again, thanks for the video! Me talking about this carries much less weight than you talking about it!
You can find the details of how to play embellishments on the beat in Rhythmic fingerwork. For instance, in a doubling, let's say a b doubling, the g gracenote of the doubling would be on the beat and the D gracenote would be slightly after the beat. If your birl is late it is because your first low G of the birl was not executed on the beat but was late or after the beat. Learning to play with a metronome is important
Hi Mr. Willis. I´m alone for about 100 miles with my pipes. Was always wondering, if embellishments are played slower, if the tempo of a tune is slower.
Not typically. The embellishments are usually played at a constant (and relatively quick, though hopefully clean) speed regardless of the tempo of the time. Good question!
@@MattWillisBagpiper Thank you very much, Sir. 🙂
Every bagpiper has considered this.
I'm sure they have, I just wanted to put it all in one place for those in the process of figuring it all out.
@@MattWillisBagpiper honestly, nobody has ever laid it out like this for me. Possibly because it only comes up when your tempo is perfect.