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- How do you want your bagpipe to sound? How would you define great bagpipe tone? How do you want your pipes to feel? How would you describe your perfect instrument setup? In today's post on the BagpipeLessons.com...
- In the past few weeks, the bagpipe internet has exploded with news of an unfortunate piper who died from a disease called "bagpipe lung". My email inbox was inundated with messages from friends around the world who...
- I'm really excited to launch my newest product. It's called The Piper's Ultimate Reed Poker. Check out the video that gives a close-up look at the poker and demonstrates how you can use it save your reeds. One of the...
- A well-tuned pipe band is a spectacular thing. A poorly tuned band can be hard to listen to. Many factors contribute a band's ability to produce a great sound, the process of tuning up a pipe band can be tricky. Today's...
- Here's a detailed look at the new Trap Dri water trap design made in Scotland by Alan Forbes.
- I recently had the pleasure of watching the wonderful BBC Documentary "The Glorious Effect". You can view the film below. It gives a fantastic snapshot of the state of piping, and particularly of piobaireachd, at the...
- A well-tuned pipe band is a spectacular thing. A poorly tuned band can be hard to listen to. Many factors contribute a band's ability to produce a great sound, the process of tuning up a pipe band can be tricky. Today's...
- In a recent podcast about music teaching and performance, I first learned about Harvey Penick -- considered to be one of the greatest golf teachers of all-time. I was intrigued since over the years I've always suspected...
- Today's post features my hour long conversation with Professor Noa Kageyama and frequent BagpipeLessons.com Studio contributor David Hester. We covered a wide range of topics relevant to practicing and performing music,...
- This coming weekend is one the biggest weekends of the year in the piping world: Kansas City Winter Storm. The event features world-class and amateur level competitions in solo piping and drumming, workshops, and one of...
- You may have already seen my recently launched brand new BagpipeLessons.com. The old site was functional but needed a redesign to make things easier to find and to work properly on mobile devices. Check it out if you...
- How do you want your bagpipe to sound? How would you define great bagpipe tone? How do you want your pipes to feel? How would you describe your perfect instrument setup? In today's post on the BagpipeLessons.com...
- A well-tuned pipe band is a spectacular thing. A poorly tuned band can be hard to listen to. Many factors contribute a band's ability to produce a great sound, the process of tuning up a pipe band can be tricky. Today's...
- Here's a detailed look at the new Trap Dri water trap design made in Scotland by Alan Forbes.
- I've been a huge fan of using dental floss of various piping-related applications. I love that the floss comes in its own plastic case with a small cutting tool for easy dispensing and storage. But sometimes good...
- Today's lesson is Part 7 of the Learn the Pipes video series and introduces a new embellishment, the High G Doubling. The video gives a clearly detailed step-by-step video lesson on how to play the High G Doubling — a...
- Today's post features a new exercise that will help you improve the control of your little finger on the bottom hand. The new exercise, Little Finger Control, will help you identify and eliminate the small crossing...
- Today's post features a new exercise that will help you improve two important areas of your piping technique: doublings and crossing noises. The exercise combines elements of some of my favorite exercises, Power...
- Today's post combines a previous post on crossing noises with a new three-page crossing noise exercise called Power Crossings, and the updated worksheet called How to identify and eliminate crossing noises. We've all...
- When getting a new tune performance or competition-ready, we have a long list things that need to be learned and problems that need to fixed. Most pipe tunes have some combination of tricky rhythms, a variety of...
- Today's lesson is Part 7 of the Learn the Pipes video series and introduces a new embellishment, the High G Doubling. The video gives a clearly detailed step-by-step video lesson on how to play the High G Doubling — a...
- Today's post features a new exercise that will help you improve the control of your little finger on the bottom hand. The new exercise, Little Finger Control, will help you identify and eliminate the small crossing...
- Today's post features a new exercise that will help you improve two important areas of your piping technique: doublings and crossing noises. The exercise combines elements of some of my favorite exercises, Power...
- Today's post combines a previous post on crossing noises with a new three-page crossing noise exercise called Power Crossings, and the updated worksheet called How to identify and eliminate crossing noises. We've all...
- Today I'm excited to announce a new feature called BagpipeLessons.com Studio Courses. Over the years we've built up a pretty huge library of lessons, videos, tunes, etc. Some of the questions I'm often asked...
- To learn tunes quickly and efficiently, you'll need a good system for taking notes on your tunes. Over the years, I developed a system for taking notes that is easy-to-use, makes note writing quick, and your...
- When getting a new tune performance or competition-ready, we have a long list things that need to be learned and problems that need to fixed. Most pipe tunes have some combination of tricky rhythms, a variety of...
- Pipers spend a lot of their practice time focusing on cleaning up their technique. Doublings, taorluaths, grips, d throws, birls, crossing noises, false fingerings -- it can feel like the list is endless. How much...
- In a recent podcast about music teaching and performance, I first learned about Harvey Penick -- considered to be one of the greatest golf teachers of all-time. I was intrigued since over the years I've always suspected...
- Today's post features my hour long conversation with Professor Noa Kageyama and frequent BagpipeLessons.com Studio contributor David Hester. We covered a wide range of topics relevant to practicing and performing music,...
- Today's post features master class on the beautiful piobaireachd, Fair Honey. The tune has been on the set list of tunes for many of the world's top competitions, including the Gold and Silver Medal events at Scotland's...
- Today's post features a 70-minute master class on the classic Piobaireachd Too Long in This Condition. Included are the course handouts and the complete audio recording from a seminar I taught in New York City. The...
- Today's lesson includes the four-page handout and full 90-minute recording from a seminar I taught called Practice Chanter Fundamentals. The seminar focuses on the bagpipe fingering technique and timing. Other...
- Today’s post is by BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Jack Lee, one of the world's most famous pipers. We're excited to have Jack join us on the Studio. For more about Jack, scroll down to read his piping bio....
- Today’s post is the first by the newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Jack Lee, one of the world's most famous pipers. We're excited to have Jack join us on the Studio. For more about Jack, scroll down to read...
- How do you want your bagpipe to sound? How would you define great bagpipe tone? How do you want your pipes to feel? How would you describe your perfect instrument setup? In today's post on the BagpipeLessons.com...
- I'm really excited to launch my newest product. It's called The Piper's Ultimate Reed Poker. Check out the video that gives a close-up look at the poker and demonstrates how you can use it save your reeds. One of the...
- A well-tuned pipe band is a spectacular thing. A poorly tuned band can be hard to listen to. Many factors contribute a band's ability to produce a great sound, the process of tuning up a pipe band can be tricky. Today's...
- You've probably played or at least heard of Ezeedrone brand drone reeds. They are the most popular and best-selling drone reeds of all-time. The reeds are reasonably priced, come standard with many sets of pipes, and...
- In today's post, we have an in-depth interview with our newest instructor and one of the piping world's most fascinating people, Matthew Welch. Matt has an incredible combination of experience and skills that are unique...
- Today's post features two versions of the well-known Irish tune The Dawning of the Day. It's often played as a 4/4 March and very popular with soloists and pipe bands. The second version is a Slow Air version based on...
- Today's video is Part 6 of the Learn the Pipes video series and introduces the first part of your first tune: Scots Wha Hae. Congratulations!!!! Scots Wha Hae is a beautiful 6/8 slow air. Many pipers learn it as their...
- Today's post features two hornpipes: Duncan Johnstone (by Donald MacLeod) and The Scotsaire Hornpipe (by William Baird). Included is a complete recording of each tune, a complete audio lesson on the tune with detailed...
- Today's post features a class on the piobaireachd, Struan Robertson's Salute. The tune has a nice melody and is relatively short. As a result, it's often one of the first piobaireachd that pipers learn. Included is a...
- Today's post features a two well-known tunes: a strathspey – Maggie Cameron — and a reel — Sandy Cameron. Included is a complete recording of the tune, a complete audio lesson on the tune with detailed tips...
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