In the months, weeks, and days leading up to any performance you will want to make sure you have fully prepared (1) yourself and (2) your instrument. Today, lets discuss what it means to have your...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Most top solo pipers would agree that the world's most important solo competitions take place at the Northern Meeting at Inverness. Each year pipers apply for admission to this prestigious event....
I almost never miss the Birnam Highland Games. Birnam is a nice village in Perthshire, Scotland. The place and name are well-known because William Shakespeare mentioned Birnam Wood in Macbeth. I...
Another one of the bigger Highland Games in Scotland during the month of August is held in Crieff. It's a big and busy event with huge crowds, pipe bands, solo piping, and the full range of track,...
One of the great joys of piping in Scotland is the opportunity to compete and perform in some of the most beautiful places in the world. I almost never miss the Glenfinnan Highland Gathering, one of...
Yesterday was the biggest even of the year for the pipe band world, The World Pipe Band Championships. I played with the six-time World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band and we placed...
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