7. CRANNS

Purpose: More Rhythmic Stability.
Credit: Conor Crimmins - Limerick, Ireland 2016

The piping ornament ‘crann’ comprises two or three cuts and is performed as follows on low D;

Play D, then execute a cut on G (ring finger), followed by F# (index finger), and then E (long finger).

Perform the crann on the beat.
- This exercise is quite similar to ‘The Worm’.
- If executing the crann feels challenging at this moment, practice The Worm more slowly and gradually increase the metronome’s BPM.