BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle – 2011

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Featured Piper of the Day: Bill Urquhart

Jul 26, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Share Recordings, Uncategorized, Videos 0

Following the past week of posts about self-recording with video, today we have out second Featured Piper of the Day: Bill Urquhart of Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. In January, Bill entered the first...

Share your recordings with others to get a fresh perspective (Self-recording Part 3)

Jul 22, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Self-Recording, Videos 0

Self-recording and self-analysis is an important tool used by top performers to refine their craft. But why stop there? It's never been easier to make and share recordings with others. Consider...

Self-record and watch your videos with purpose (Self-recording Part 2)

Jul 20, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Self-Recording, Videos 0

We've discussed how useful it can be to record yourself on video. It can offer really good, factual information that can make your practice sessions more effective and can give you inspiration and...

Record yourself on video to take your piping to the next level (Self-recording Part 1)

Jul 18, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Self-Recording, Videos 2

Self-recording is one of the most powerful tools you can use to take your piping to the next level. A high-quality video recording gives you useful audio and visual feedback that can give your...

Studio Master Class: P/M Donald MacLean of Lewis (6/8 March)

Jul 14, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, General Discussion, Learning Tunes, Self-Recording, Share Recordings, Tune Workshop, Videos 18

Bill Peters of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is our first participant for the BagpipeLessons.com Studio Master Class. The concept of the Master Class has been around for generations. It is similar to...

Leumluaths vs. Grips: What’s the difference?

Jul 09, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique 0

So what's the difference between a grip and leumluath? Is there a difference? A grip is a low G based movement, played from any note to any note. It's very similar to the Taorluath. In fact, the grip...

Survey: What are you favorite bagpipe-related gadgets?

Jul 07, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Equipment & Gear, General Discussion, Practice Tips 34

We all have bits of equipment that make our piping lives easier. What do you use that you couldn't live without? What are your favorite piping-related gadgets? Suggested items might include:...

Technique Week: Day 5: Power Birls

Jul 01, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique 11

Download today's featured exercise: Power Birls. This brand new exercise follows the same 8-4-2-1 pattern as the other exercises in the Power series.