BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle – 2011

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Keep your notes on your tunes organized with the Tune Success Log

Dec 30, 2011 Jori Chisholm Downloads, Featured, Practice Tips 1

The first and most important step in any practice routine is an effective and easy-to-use system for taking notes on your practice sessions to keep track of your progress. Previously, we learned...

Try This New Exercise to Achieve Greater Fluidity with your Playing

Dec 20, 2011 Jori Chisholm Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 12

One of the most prominent features of pipe music is the dot-cut rhythmic pattern. Almost every type of pipe music has lots of dot-cuts. The exceptions are jigs and round reels and round hornpipes....

Position your thumb perfectly for better bottom hand execution.

Dec 13, 2011 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 10

Your thumb on your the bottom hand is the only finger we use for piping that doesn't have a hole to indicate the proper position. As a result, it is important to make sure your thumb is in the...

Perfectly tune your pipe chanter with this amazing tuner app

Dec 09, 2011 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning 17

I've tested about every stand alone tuner and tuning app I can get my hands on and I'm been really impressed with Cleartune — an easy to use tuner for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android. There are many...

Cultivate the right mindset to maximize your potential

Dec 04, 2011 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, General Discussion 3

I've been reading a fascinating book called Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck. Her book and research tries to answer the question of why do some...