Where it comes from
The musette is a French bagpipe dance in two-two time, with a drone as its hallmark.
Musette
D major · 2/2 · 18 bars
Score
- Level
- Intermediate
- Key
- D major · F♯ C♯
- Time
- 2/2
- Bars
- 18
- Range
- G4 – B5
- Fingering
- not marked
How to practise this piece
Take it at 77 BPM first, then move up to 96 once the notes sit under your fingers.
What this piece trains
Two-two metre and bow distribution across long slurs.
Where it usually goes wrong
Counting it as four-four halves the speed; the second half of each long note runs out of sound.
Does it need shifting?
Range G4–B5; the top notes go beyond comfortable first position, so expect shifting or an extension.
Practice steps
- Play one beat per bow first, then switch to one bow per two beats.
- Mark the halfway point of the bow so there is room left at the end of the note.