Today’s post is the first by the newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Iain MacDonald — piper, composer, pipe major, and instructor. We're thrilled Iain has joined us on the Studio. For...
Today’s post is the first by the newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Callum Beaumont, one of the world's most accomplished pipers. We're excited to have Callum join us on the Studio. For...
Today's post features an excellent 6/8 March written by the famous Pipe Major Donald MacLeod – Pipe Major Donald MacLean of Lewis. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with...
Memorization is an essential skill for all pipers. Unlike musicians in other traditions, pipers nearly always play their tunes from memory. In performance or competition, it's essential that your...
The pipe band medley has become the ultimate expression of a pipe band's creativity and musical vision. Over the past few decades, the pipe band has evolved to greater levels of sophistication, using...
Today's post features an excellent hornpipe written in the round style — Raigmore. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of the tune, and an...
GDEs are a combination of gracenotes found almost everywhere in pipe tunes: jigs, reels, strathspeys, marches. Today let's do some important work on GDEs -- the foundation of many tunes. Today's...
Today's post features a newly discovered recording of the legendary piper Captain John A. MacLellan M.B.E. The recording was made by young piper Eric Bremner who was present at Captain MacLellan's...
The Pipers Cave is a traditional two-parted 2/4 March. It is reasonably well-known tune and often played by Grade 4 and 5 pipe bands. It's remarkable, to me, for one particular combination of note...
Taps is a tune often played on the bugle or trumpet at military funerals. However, it can be played on the pipes and, if you perform at funerals, you might have the opportunity to play Taps. Today's...
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