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Why You Play Better at Home Than at Your Lessons

Oct 24, 2014 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Practice Tips 3

I was recently teaching a lesson and my student (who is a member of this Studio) was struggling to play through his new tune on the practice. He became exasperated and finally exclaimed "I was just...

How to Read Bagpipe Music

Oct 16, 2014 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos 6

In today's post, we'll go over the basics of how to read pipe music. We'll look at some general topics in reading music and then focus on the specifics of reading pipe music. We'll take a look at...

Competition Strathspeys and Reels (HD Videos)

Oct 07, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Tone & Tuning, Videos 7

On my recent trip to Scotland, I attended the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban. On Day Two, the light music events offered are Marches, Strathspeys & Reels, and Jigs. This year, the organizers opted...

Competition Psychology for Pipers

Sep 28, 2014 Jori Chisholm Competing & Performing, Downloads, General Discussion, Workshop 0

Today's course comes from Dr. Fiona McConnochie of the Chartered Sport & Exercise Psychologist and Director Sport & Psychology at Scotland's Abertay University. Dr. McConnochie has shared her...

What’s the best bagpipe case?

Sep 23, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Community and Interactive, Videos 9

Whether you are a frequent world-traveling piper or if you just take your pipes from home once in a while, you'll want a good case that protects your instrument and carries your supplies. This week,...

The complete guide to getting your new pipes ready to play

Sep 19, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Uncategorized 6

Today's post gives a detailed, step-by-step guide for getting a new set of pipes ready to play. You'll learn everything you'll need to know to get brand new set of pipes out of the box and go to go,...

Fix the hard parts of your tunes with a step-by-step approach

Aug 19, 2014 Jori Chisholm Featured, Fingering & Technique, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Tunes 2

There are many things that go into the thorough and complete preparation of a tune for competition or performance: learning the technique, memorizing, getting the tune up to speed, proper expression,...

New Exercise: The Anywhere/Anytime Birl Exercise

Aug 12, 2014 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 4

Today's post features a new and powerfully simple way to exercise your birl. A strong, consistent birl is important for pipers of every ability level.

Understand the Zeigarnik effect to remember your past accomplishments and build confidence

Aug 08, 2014 Jori Chisholm Uncategorized 0

As the weeks and days countdown to an upcoming performance or competition, it sometimes feels like things are getting worse. Or you might feel that your deliberate practice often leads to a...

Scotland Tour 2014

Aug 03, 2014 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, News & Announcements 0

In a couple of days, I'll be heading to Scotland for some of the piping world's biggest and most important competitions. The first big event is the biggest of them all: The World Pipe Band...

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