The pipe band medley has become the ultimate expression of a pipe band's creativity and musical vision. Over the past few decades, the pipe band has evolved to greater levels of sophistication, using...
Today's post features a newly discovered recording of the legendary piper Captain John A. MacLellan M.B.E. The recording was made by young piper Eric Bremner who was present at Captain MacLellan's...
Every piper should be able to strike in their pipes cleanly every time. Today's post features two high-definition videos that show you the secret to consistently perfect strike-ins. The first video...
I'm back from my trip once again to Kansas City for the annual Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm weekend of competitions. Today's post features audio recordings from my three competition...
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...
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...
The World Pipe Band Championships for 2013 is now in the history books. The band I play with, the SFU Pipe Band, was fourth overall in the Grade One category. On one hand, fourth in the world is a...
One of my favorite piping days of the year is the first evening of the Northern Meeting Piping Competitions at Inverness. The world's greatest pipers grace the Eden Court Theatre stage to play one of...
I'm back from my trip to Kansas City for the annual Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm weekend of competitions. Today's post features videos and audio recordings from my three competition...
In addition to the musical aspects of your performance, a professional on stage presence and presentation can accomplish two important things: it puts your audience at ease and it contributes to the...
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