UILLEANN PIPE C# & DOTS

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​Watch the video below to learn to play C# and then try the exercise below. Take your time and double check to make sure you are playing each note correctly before moving on to the next lesson.

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​Things to Remember:
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• ​Use the pads of your fingers, not the tips.
• If the chanter makes a squeaky harsh sound that means your not covering the holes well enough.

• Your fingers should be arched slightly, but be mostly straight. 
• Take your time and don't rush.
• Chanter bottom should be against your leg.
• Keep fingers relaxed.
• Don't worry too much about tuning, you will learn that later.

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C# Exercise 1

Close the chanter holes in between each note.

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C#-B-A-G-F#-E-D & Dots 

In music notation, Dots increases the duration of notes by half of its original value. This means that a note worth 1 beat becomes 1.5 beats or that a note worth of 2 beats becomes 3 beats like the example below.

Dots and vary commonly seen in music that is in 3/4 and 6/8. You will learn more about this in lessons to come.