Jul 09, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, Expression, Learning Tunes, Tune Workshop, Tunes, Videos 3
Today's post features a well-known competition-style 2/4 march – The Argyllshire Gathering. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of the tune's...Jun 15, 2013 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, General Discussion, Practice Tips 0
I recently came across this great blog post, with some helpful reminders for staying focused and motivated to work towards achieving excellence. Author Erik Barker's blog has the tagline "I want to...Jun 05, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, Equipment & Gear, Self-Recording, Tone & Tuning 10
Do you have an iPhone or Android or Blackberry smart phone? Have you discovered any apps that you can use to enhance your piping? Please share your suggestions in the comments below. Here are a...Mar 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 1
Just as professional and aspiring athletes use cross-training techniques to increase their physical performance on the playing field or court, we pipers can benefit from stretches and exercises to...Feb 10, 2013 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, General Discussion 3
It is plausible that learning a musical instrument would make you more sensitive to subtleties in musical sounds such as pitch, melody, rhythm, and harmony. Certainly by learning to tune our...Oct 16, 2012 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Best of the Internet, Tone & Tuning, Uncategorized 7
We previously discussed how to use accurately and reliably tune the notes of your pipe chanter. However, the bagpipe scale is different than the scale used by "normal" Western instruments so you...Aug 10, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Videos 7
I'm currently in Scotland for the biggest pipe band event of the year, the World Pipe Band Championships. For many years, pipers from around the world waited for weeks (or months) to hear the...May 26, 2012 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, General Discussion 3
I just read this fascinating article on CNN.com about some of the latest science on music and it's wide-ranging benefits for people who play and listen to music. Read the whole article here. Some of...May 08, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, News & Announcements, Videos 9
I just got home from a great week in New York City with the SFU Pipe Band. The band is celebrating its 30th year with some special events, including a concert at the world-famous Lincoln Center for...Apr 09, 2012 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, General Discussion, Videos 13
Donald MacPherson has been called "The most outstanding competitive piper ever to have lifted a bagpipe." He recently retired from judging the top competitions in Scotland following an unmatched...Here you’ll find hundreds of lessons, videos, audio files and more. This content is designed to help you learn and improve in every area of your piping. Not seeing a topic you’d like to learn more about?
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