BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle – 2015

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May 27, 2015 J. David Hester Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Piobaireachd, Special Guest 1

Note: Today’s post is by David Hester, who has been exploring an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing at his website, altpibroch.com. The important thing is not what you sound like. It's...

Learn tunes faster by highlighting your sheet music

May 19, 2015 Jori Chisholm Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Tunes, Videos 28

To help learn and memorize a new tune, look over the tune to identify its unique and repeating elements. Before picking up your chanter to start playing, take a few minutes to look and understand the...

Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #4: D Throw

May 14, 2015 Jori Chisholm Beginners, Downloads, Uncategorized, Videos 1

Today's video gives a clearly detailed step-by-step video lesson on how to play the D Throw. Learn the secret to perfect timing, clean execution, and consistency. Watch, listen, and play along with...

Courage, Determination and Change

May 10, 2015 J. David Hester Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Member Posts 0

Note: Today’s post is by David Hester, who has been exploring an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing at his website, altpibroch.com. Many have remarked on the similarity between top-level...

Understanding music: Reading the repeats (HD Video)

May 04, 2015 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Learning Tunes, Videos 1

Bagpipe music is highly structured. Most of our pipe tunes fit a predictable pattern of bars, lines, parts, and repeats. Some of the instant appeal of traditional pipe tunes comes from the balance...