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Close up with the world’s oldest bagpipe chanter

Apr 07, 2015 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Equipment & Gear, Piobaireachd 4

As pipers, we're constantly reminded of our links with piping's rich and interesting history. Whether it's the famous pipers of generations gone by or the great tunes that we still play today,...

Iain MacDonald: The Flowers in May (Slow Air)

Apr 01, 2015 Iain MacDonald Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos 1

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. The Flowers in...

SFU Pipe Band: Live in Concert

Mar 29, 2015 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, Videos 0

Last night I performed with the rest of the SFU Pipe Band to raise funds and awareness for brain cancer research and care. The Pipe Up for Cancer concert and ceilidh were both sold out and the...

10 Rules of Good and Bad Practicing

Mar 21, 2015 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Practice Tips 3

I recently came across an online course called "Welcome to Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects." The course is available for free on the educational portal...

Strathspey Triplets

Feb 19, 2015 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Uncategorized 15

Here on the Studio, we've focused on many important elements of technique: grace notes, doublings, and GDEs. In combination with your efforts to improve expression of the dot-cut, to keep your...

Practice smarter, so you can practice less

Feb 08, 2015 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Videos 2

We all face the same challenge. How can we make the most of our limited practice time? We've all been there. You put in the practice time, but you aren't getting the results you are hoping for. It's...

Jack Lee: 2/4 March Playing (Pipe Major John D. Burgess)

Feb 03, 2015 Jack Lee Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Seminars, Tunes 1

Today’s post is the first by the newest 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,...

Make Fast Progress with This New 7-Minute Workout

Jan 04, 2015 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 8

Today's post features a new practice workout I've developed to help you make some big improvements in your piping fitness in just seven minutes per day. This new practice method is inspired by...

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