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The Stronger, Fitter Piper #5: More Exercises for Shoulder Strength and Mobility (HD Video)

Nov 30, 2016 John Verd Health and Fitness, Videos 0

Today's post is the fifth in our exclusive The Stronger, Fitter Piper series of videos — the world's first physical training program designed exclusively for pipers. The videos feature John Verd,...

How to Identify and Fix Every Crossing Noise

Nov 22, 2016 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Exercises, Featured, Fingering & Technique 10

Today's post combines a previous post on crossing noises with a new three-page crossing noise exercise called Power Crossings, and the updated worksheet called How to identify and eliminate crossing...

How to Achieve a Well-Balanced and Efficient Bagpipe

Nov 04, 2016 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Workshop 3

How do you want your bagpipe to sound? How would you define great bagpipe tone? How do you want your pipes to feel? How would you describe your perfect instrument setup? In today's post on the...

Strathspeys: Everything Explained, Simplified, and Made Clear (Video Masterclass)

Oct 12, 2016 Jori Chisholm Expression, Tunes, Videos 1

Some of the best piping tunes are strathspeys — an up-tempo style of pipe tune that evolved with a type of Highland dance. Strathspeys are some of the hardest pipe tunes to play well. This is...

The Stronger, Fitter Piper #4: Strengthening Your Shoulder Girdle (HD Video)

Sep 29, 2016 John Verd Health and Fitness, Videos 0

Today's post is the fourth in our exclusive The Stronger, Fitter Piper series of videos — the world's first physical training program designed exclusively for pipers. The videos feature John Verd,...

Should we worry about the news of ‘fatal bagpipe lung disease’?

Sep 05, 2016 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Community and Interactive, General Discussion 0

In the past few weeks, the internet has exploded with news of an unfortunate piper who died from a disease called "bagpipe lung." My inbox was inundated with messages from friends around the world...

Piobaireachd Master Class: Fair Honey

Aug 14, 2016 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Piobaireachd, Seminars, Tunes 0

Today's post features master class on the beautiful piobaireachd, Fair Honey. The tune has been on the set list of tunes for many of the world's top competitions, including the Gold and Silver Medal...

Introducing The Piper’s Ultimate Reed Poker (HD Video)

Aug 03, 2016 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Tone & Tuning, Videos 0

I'm really excited to launch my newest product, The Piper's Ultimate Reed Poker. Check out the video that gives a close-up look at the poker and demonstrates how you can use it save your reeds. One...

The Stronger, Fitter Piper #3: Shoulders and Arms (HD Video)

Jul 19, 2016 John Verd Health and Fitness, Videos 0

Today's post is the third in our exclusive The Stronger, Fitter Piper series of videos -- the world's first physical training program designed exclusively for pipers. The videos feature John Verd...

New BagpipeLessons.com Studio Course: Improve Your Finger Technique in 30 Days

Jul 14, 2016 Jori Chisholm Courses, Fingering & Technique 3

Over the years I've built up a large library of lessons, videos, tunes and more. I'm often asked is "Where should I start?" or "Where can I find all of the lessons related to my topic of interest?"...

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