Seperating Notes

Irish Flute
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I was wondering how you should or maybe prefer to seperate two of the same note?

I am looking for what the default response is here. I know you could place a roll there, but when you first learn a tune do you glottal stop, tongue, cut, or just a tap_(lifting the same finger as the note. exp- for an ‘a’ lift the finger covering the ‘a’ up and down quickly)_?

So if you were learning twinkle twinkle, how would you separate the first two notes? If you are starting on “D” would you lift the D finger up quickly(tap), the A finger up quickly(cut), tongue, or glottal stop(cough diaphram thingy)?

What is the more traditional way of approaching the tune?

  • Craig






    [ This Message was edited by: CraigMc on 2002-03-22 10:03 ]
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common…somebody throw me a bone here!



[ This Message was edited by: CraigMc on 2002-03-22 15:28 ]

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Well Craig, I’m just a beginner so don’t pay too much attention to what I say. Most often I use cuts to separate notes. When the melody goes from a high note to a lower note, I play sometimes a tap before the lower note.

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Thanks Claudine,

That helps. I use a cut as well. I first learned to play from a Piper and so he never emphasized using tongue. Any other opinions out there?

  • Craig
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This is precisely what makes this music so much fun. The answer to your question: You can do whatever you’d like.
You can separate them with a cut between then; a tap between them; a cut before the first and tap between them; a grace from above or below between them (I’d probably come from an F# below); a long roll by holding the note (so now it’s One long A instead of two), or a short roll depending on your speed.
The possibilities are endless :slight_smile:
Just don’t lose the melody!

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Craig:
David brings up the most important point, that is don’t lose the melody. To be honest when I’m playing fast I’m not even sure what I’m doing, I think your mind is on auto pilot. Sounds strange but I would focus more on the melody and let your fingers do what they will. Your own style will emerge. One thing though having a background in Fifing, I’m guessing I play more stacatto on the Flute than many others / Ben