"Apples and Chairs"

A tune I wrote in the style of Dixon. I couldn't really think of a decent name for it. I was videoing some extra material for the tutor book and thought whilst the camera was set up I should do another video cast. I didn't mean to look so miserable, serves me right for using the music even though I know it from memory. Sigh. Next time I'll force myself to look at the camera! Anyway, it was an experiment to get the accompaniment and my own playing synched up properly. I think it worked! You can find the dots here:
http://homepage.mac.com/smallpiper/site/thumbtwiddling/chairs.jpg
:)
Vicki

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Music

Tags:

• Scottish
• Smallpipes

[deurdicht]

The tune is wonderful, I play myself the France Cornemuse, and the elctronic Highland pipe, witch has also the possibility to play the scottisch lowborder.

Is there a possibility that you can send me the sheet music?

[pipervix]

@deurdicht a link to the music is inluded in the more info section on the right -->

Good Luck!

[LiftedElephant]

excuse me but is there a differance between how you play those pipes and great highland pipes?....and is there a diff in the hand holds of a irish uillean pipe and the high land pipes?....

[pipervix]

The fingering is the same as on the Great Highland Bagpipe, but they're smaller and have a different reed. I don't play Highland or Uillean, so can't say if there is a difference or not.

[pipernick]

do you play the highland pipes as well?

[pipervix]

nope, just the Scottish Smallpipes (and sometimes the border pipes)

[ApeX2411]

Just absolutely wonderfull... Very relaxing song

[DamianNixon]

Magical sounds. Keep em coming for the uninitiated. Great post.

[nkosb]

There are 3 people who have absolutely No Idea what music is. Such is Life.

[nkosb]

The flow of your melody is really neat. I like it heaps. Thanks heaps for posting this for us Vicky.

[sacredsong]

@pipervix the only difference between the great highlands and small pipes (apart from the reed and tone and what not) is that it's much more open to interpretation and ornaments are not so heavily used or focused on. it's much more musical rather than technical i think.

[locandro1]

I'm a musician of many years and enjoyed this very much, so don't be so hard on yourself (as you are in the caption).

[summc65]

amazing,wonderful xxxx

[Dunholmpiper]

Hi Vicky, nice tune!

[diabhal]

very nice tune..you look like you're thinkin of sitting in a nice comfy chair and eating a delicious red, or yellow crisp apple...