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C DOUBLINGS

This is the same as a Low ‘A’ Doubling except that the note being doubled in the middle is ‘C’!

Order of Events:

1.         Starting note - ‘F’ in example 16.
2.         Open High ‘G’ gracenote.
3.         Change to ‘C’.
4.         Close High ‘G’ gracenote.
5.         Double ‘C’ with a ‘D’ gracenote.
6.         End on ‘C’.

 When coming from High ‘G’ remember to use the Thumb Gracenote (example 17):

1.         High ‘G’.  
2.         Open thumb gracenote.  
3.         Change to ‘C’.  
4.         Close thumb gracenote.  
5.         Double  ‘C’ with a ‘D’ gracenote.  
6.         End on ‘C’.

This is different when coming from High ‘A’ (example 18):

1.         High ‘A’.
2.         Change to ‘C’.
3.         Double  ‘C’ with a ‘D’ gracenote.
4.         End on ‘C’.

Example 16 -  ‘C’ DOUBLING FROM ‘F.

.XX XO XO XX XX XX
O O X X X X
O O X X X X
           
X X X X O X
X X O O O O
X X O O O O
O O X X X X
           
F Open G gracenote Change to C Close G gracenote Double C with a D gracenote End on C


Example 17 - ‘C’ DOUBLING FROM HIGH ‘G’.

XO OO OX XX XX XX
O O X X X X
O O X X X X
           
X X X X O X
X X O O O O
X X O O O O
O O X X X X
           
High G Open thumb gracenote Change to C Close thumb gracenote Double C with a D gracenote End on C

Example 18 - ‘C’ DOUBLING FROM HIGH ‘A’.

OO XX XX XX
O X X X
X X X X
       
X X O X
X O O O
X O O O
O X X X
       
High A Change to C Double C with a D gracenote End on C
 

Examples 16, 17 & 18

c doublings

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Getting Started

How to Practice

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Rudiments Index

Hand Position and the Scale
Crossing sounds
G Gracenotes
D Gracenotes
E Gracenotes
G,D,E Gracenotes exercise
Strikes
Throws
Doublings - general principles
Low G Doublings
Low A Doublings
B Doublings
C Doublings
D Doublings
E Doublings
F Doublings
High G Doublings
High A Doublings
Grips
Taorluath
Birl
Tachum
Hara

Moving on


Exercises
Tunes

Bagpipes

Transition to Bagpipes
Tuning a Bagpipe

Getting Better

Using Midi files
Intermediate exercises
Advanced

Band repertoire

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