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An amazing gadget you’ll want to get for yourself.

Jun 02, 2015 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Videos 1

Here's an example of how the right tool can make simple work out of a tricky job. Check out today's brief video and see if you might want to get one of these inexpensive tools for yourself. Here's a...

Tell the story

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...

Iain MacDonald: Up close with Reel pipes

Apr 30, 2015 Iain MacDonald Bagpipe Set Up, Best of the Internet, Equipment & Gear, Videos 0

Today’s post comes from BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Iain MacDonald — piper, composer, pipe major and instructor. For more about Iain, scroll down to read his piping bio. Up close with...

Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #3: Strikes

Apr 27, 2015 Jori Chisholm Beginners, Fingering & Technique, Videos 2

Today's video gives a a clearly detailed step-by-step video lesson on how to play Strikes (also known as taps, hits, slurs, shakes, etc.). Learn the secret to perfect timing, clean execution, and...

Band Recruitment

Apr 20, 2015 Curtis Boyd Member Posts 1

One aspect of band that I often ponder is regarding recruitment of new talent. In a simple world we would just post an advertisement, "Four pipers needed who are familiar with the following...

Jack Lee: 2/4 March Playing (The Conundrum)

Apr 20, 2015 Jack Lee Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Seminars, Tunes 6

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...

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