Let's revisit an important topic: deliberate practice. Deliberate practice is different than just playing your pipes. In his Fortune magazine cover story, Geoff Colvin defines deliberate practice as:...
Today's post features two tunes played by two different pipers: Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban (2/4 March) and The Banjo Breakdown (jig). So, have a listen to these tunes and join the discussion....
I like to try and develop methods and techniques that will help my students make faster progress towards their piping goals. Recently, I've asked my students to complete a brief pre-lesson...
Happy New Year and all the best for 2014! (Can you believe it is 2014!?!?) Thank you for being a part of the BagpipeLessons.com Studio. As the the Studio continues to expand in membership and...
Today's featured BagpipeLessons.com Studio member is Curtis Boyd from Alberta, Canada. Curtis had a great year competing in 2013 and was kind enough to share his experiences from his season. Videos...
I'm excited to announce a new feature for the BagpipeLessons.com Studio — the all-new Video Lesson Exchange. Here's how it works: pick a tune that you want to get personalized feedback make a video...
Today's post is Part 7 of our ongoing series How to achieve a world-class bagpipe sound. It was also published in my "Sound Technique" column of the August 2013 edition of Piping Today, the former...
Today's post is Part 6 of our ongoing series How to achieve a world-class bagpipe sound. It was also published in my "Sound Technique" column of the August 2013 edition of Piping Today, the former...
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...
I'm excited to announce a couple of new features that will make the BagpipeLessons.com Studio more interactive and help you find useful and relevant posts quickly and easily. One of my goals with...
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