Jul 08, 2016 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Piobaireachd, Videos 4
I recently had the pleasure of watching the wonderful BBC Documentary "The Glorious Effect." You can view the film below. It gives a fantastic snapshot of the state of piping, and particularly of...May 13, 2016 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 7
A well-tuned pipe band is a spectacular thing. Conversely, a poorly tuned band can be hard to listen to. Many factors contribute a band's ability to produce a great sound, the process of tuning up a...Apr 18, 2016 Jori Chisholm Competing & Performing, General Discussion, Practice Tips, Videos 0
In a recent podcast about music teaching and performance, I first learned about Harvey Penick — considered to be one of the greatest golf teachers of all time. I was intrigued, since over the years...Jan 13, 2016 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Piobaireachd, Videos 2
This coming weekend is one the biggest weekends of the year in the piping world: Kansas City Winter Storm. The event features world-class and amateur level competitions in solo piping and drumming,...Nov 12, 2015 Matthew Welch Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Equipment & Gear, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Tone & Tuning, Videos 1
In today's post, we have an in-depth interview with our newest guest writer and one of the piping world's most fascinating people, Matthew Welch. Matt has an incredible combination of experience and...Jun 24, 2015 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Tone & Tuning, Tunes 32
People who consistently perform to their fullest potential leave nothing to chance. They know to prepare for everything both mentally and physically in all possible scenarios. But while preparing for...May 27, 2015 J. David Hester Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Piobaireachd, Special Guest 1
Note: Today’s post is by David Hester, who has been exploring an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing at his website, altpibroch.com. The important thing is not what you sound like. It's...May 10, 2015 J. David Hester Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Member Posts 0
Note: Today’s post is by David Hester, who has been exploring an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing at his website, altpibroch.com. Many have remarked on the similarity between top-level...Oct 07, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Tone & Tuning, Videos 7
On my recent trip to Scotland, I attended the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban. On Day Two, the light music events offered are Marches, Strathspeys & Reels, and Jigs. This year, the organizers opted...Sep 28, 2014 Jori Chisholm Competing & Performing, Downloads, General Discussion, Workshop 0
Today's course comes from Dr. Fiona McConnochie of the Chartered Sport & Exercise Psychologist and Director Sport & Psychology at Scotland's Abertay University. Dr. McConnochie has shared her...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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