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Category Archive: Bagpipe Set Up, Community and Interactive, Equipment & Gear

Studio Discussion: What’s your current set up?

Studio Discussion: What’s your current set up?

Nov 16, 2011 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Community and Interactive, Equipment & Gear 13

The right equipment can make all the difference when it comes to the pipes. A little change can make playing so much easier and more comfortable. Today, take a couple of minutes to share your current...
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Share your recordings and learn from others!

Share your recordings and learn from others!

Nov 08, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Self-Recording, Share Recordings, Tunes, Videos 14

Today you have the opportunity to post your recordings. Why? To share your music with others and receive some helpful feedback in the spirit of positive collaboration. Also, you'll have the...
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Piping in Competitions:  Why do it?  Let’s Discuss!

Piping in Competitions: Why do it? Let’s Discuss!

Oct 25, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, General Discussion 25

As part of this month's activities related to the BagpipeLessons.com Online Competition for November 2011, let's start a discussion about the pros and cons of competing. What are the benefits of...
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New Exercise: Power Tachums

New Exercise: Power Tachums

Oct 23, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 1

Today's exercise focuses on one of the piper's most feared note combinations:  The Tachum. The tachum is generally defined as a D grace note from one note going down to the next note.  Most often...
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Selecting the right tunes for you

Selecting the right tunes for you

Oct 21, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Featured, General Discussion, Learning Tunes 7

As part of our activities related to next month's online competition, I thought we could start with the important but often overlooked process of selecting tunes. The first question you need to ask...
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November 2011 Online Bagpipe Competition

November 2011 Online Bagpipe Competition

Oct 17, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Uncategorized, Workshop 0

I'm excited to announced the third BagpipeLessons.com Online Piping Competition. And I'm hoping you'll join me for the competition and for a month of activities here on the Studio to help you take...
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Canberra, Australia Concert Video: September 2011

Canberra, Australia Concert Video: September 2011

Oct 11, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Pipers Club, Tunes, Videos 13

Here's the complete video of my recent performance in Canberra, Australia. The concert was part of a weekend festival organized by the Canberra College of Piping and has grown to one of the biggest...
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New Exercise: Power Strikes in Jig Time

New Exercise: Power Strikes in Jig Time

Oct 07, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 2

Today's exercise focuses on strikes in jig time. Strikes are reverse grace notes. Instead of quickly lifting a finger (as in grace notes), the strike is the quick tapping or striking of a finger or...
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New Exercise: Doublings from High A and High G

New Exercise: Doublings from High A and High G

Sep 21, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Featured, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 5

Today's exercise focuses on Doublings from High A and High G.  Previously, we've discussed the perfect doubling and we've worked on getting clean, strong, and rhythmically consistent doublings....
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Crunluath-a-mach Progression Exercise

Crunluath-a-mach Progression Exercise

Sep 16, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Featured, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 4

Today's featured exercise is the Crunluath-a-mach Progression Exercise. The Crunluath-a-mach is an exciting embellishment found at the end of some Piobaireachd tunes.  It is quite fast and...
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