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Bagpipe Lessons: F Doubling

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Summary: Lift the index finger up and down twice on F in bagpipes. Learn how to play an F doubling in bagpipes with free video lessons from a bagpipe teacher.

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By Neil Hubbard
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Neil Hubbard has taught the Scottish Highland bagpipes to individuals and groups since the early 1990's. In addition to coaching the Seattle Firefighters Pipes and Drums, and providing...read more

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on 11/9/2008 As I take pipe lessons locally I find Neil Hubbard's doubling exercises helpful when practicing on my own.
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"The first doubling note we're going to show you is the F doubling. And it's pretty much the simplest one. You're on F, which is this finger position and you lift your left index finger up and down twice. So, basically, it's like two G grace notes in a row on F. That's an F doubling. So, I'm going to play the F doubling from every note on the scale, starting at low G. When these are played up to time, it's going to sound like this. Or."

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