I just came across an article about a recent study at the University of Colorado Boulder's Integrative Physiology department. The study suggests that continued practice of a task even after the task...
We've all been there. You want to be good. You know what it sounds like to play well, to feel comfortable, to have confidence in your playing ability, to play with ease. You also know that often...
I have very exciting news to share. The New York Times has a front-page feature today about online music lessons, featuring BagpipeLessons.com. The newspaper's website even included a short video...
I've tested about every stand alone tuner and tuning app I can get my hands on and I'm been really impressed with Cleartune — an easy to use tuner for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android. There are many...
I've been reading a fascinating book called Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck. Her book and research tries to answer the question of why do some...
I came across this interesting article and thought you'd enjoy reading it, too. The Bulletproof Musician: How Many Hours A Day Should You Practice. There are some interesting things to learn (or be...
MacDougall of Aberfeldy is a highly-regarded name in the history of bagpipe making. Here's a fascinating old interview from the People's Journal from November 4, 1893 with "The Queen's Bagpipe...
Here's a great online resource for finding published sources for tunes. Check it out: Ceolas Tune Index Search Just type in your keywords and see what comes up. The index contains most of the...
Over on the BagpipeLessons.com Blog, I've posted the first results from the Spring 2011 Online Piping Competition. http://bagpipelessons.blogspot.com/2011/06/first-results-for-spring-2011.html Back...
When you first pick up your chanter or pipes, it can take a few minutes to get the hands warmed up and working. A while back we looked at some simple stretches for your hands, today's video is a...
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