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Story of the Bagpipe
or rest on the note over or under which it is placed. A direct
thus ~ is put at the end of a stave to show what note begins
the following.
OF GRACES.
A shake is an agitation or mixture of two sounds together,
which is performed by a quick motion of the finger, and is
commonly marked thus tr over the note that is to be shook.
The first shake on this instrument is made on E, and as this
shake is occasionally done two different ways on the same
note, I would advise the learner to be acquainted with both; it
is sometimes done with the chanter resting on the knee, having
every finger stopped except the two lower ones, and at the
same time beating quick with the first finger of the lower
hand — it may also be done with the chanter raised off the knee,
having every finger stopped except the one next the lower
finger then by a quick beating of the first finger of the lower
hand it is performed. All the rest of the shakes are done by a
quick motion of the finger above the note required to be
shook. For example, if G is to be shaken, the note A above it
must beat quick, as may be seen in the following example: —
Markd
Playd
Mark'd
Play'd
Appoggiaturas J H are little notes which borrow their time
from the notes before which they are placed. For example —
Mark'd Play'd Mark'd PW^
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