BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle – Competing & Performing

Up close with Matthew Welch: Sheepskin bags, cane drone reeds, piping in academia, bagpipe jazz, Balinese gamelan, finding your true musical voice, and more . . .

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...

Revisiting Your Practice Checklist

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...

Tell the story

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...

Courage, Determination and Change

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...

Competition Strathspeys and Reels (HD Videos)

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...

Competition Psychology for Pipers

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...

Scotland Tour 2014

Aug 03, 2014 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, News & Announcements 0

In a couple of days, I'll be heading to Scotland for some of the piping world's biggest and most important competitions. The first big event is the biggest of them all: The World Pipe Band...

Interview with Jori Chisholm

Jul 25, 2014 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Expression, Piobaireachd 0

I was recently interviewed by David Hester. David has contributed to the Studio with his MacDonald Piper series — an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing. David asked me some interesting...

Keep things cool when playing your pipes in the heat

Jul 11, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Tone & Tuning 12

Here on the West Coast we are approaching the hottest time of the year. And this weekend, we have a bit of a heat wave, with the recent forecasts for tomorrow's Kamloops Games approaching 100 degrees...

A new method for memorizing tunes.

Jul 06, 2014 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Competing & Performing, Learning Tunes, Piobaireachd 3

Memorization is an essential skill for all pipers. Unlike musicians in other traditions, pipers nearly always play their tunes from memory. In performance or competition, it's essential that your...

Category Archive: Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Equipment & Gear, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Tone & Tuning, Videos

Up close with Matthew Welch: Sheepskin bags, cane drone reeds, piping in academia, bagpipe jazz, Balinese gamelan, finding your true musical voice, and more . . .

Revisiting Your Practice Checklist

Tell the story

Courage, Determination and Change

Competition Strathspeys and Reels (HD Videos)

Competition Psychology for Pipers

Scotland Tour 2014

Interview with Jori Chisholm

Keep things cool when playing your pipes in the heat

A new method for memorizing tunes.

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