The dot-cut rhythmic pattern comes up constantly in pipe music. It's been featured here on the Studio several times (in a lesson called The Dot-Cut and in several other posts) and most recently...
The first and most important step in any practice routine is an effective and easy-to-use system for taking notes on your practice sessions to keep track of your progress. Previously, we learned...
One of the most prominent features of pipe music is the dot-cut rhythmic pattern. Almost every type of pipe music has lots of dot-cuts. The exceptions are jigs and round reels and round...
Today's exercise features some intermediate to advanced level rhythmic patterns commonly found in 2/4 Marches, Strathspeys, and Reel. I hope you'll find lots of areas for potential improvement --...
Recently I taught at a weekend piping workshop in Canberra, Australia. Here is a 90 minute recording of the first class I taught to the intermediate piping class. The featured tune was the 2/4...
Today's featured tune is the classic six-parted (!) 2/4 march: Highland Wedding. Download the sheet music for Highland Wedding. Print yourself at least two copies. Here's a video of the SFU Pipe...
Good Monday Morning! It's the start of the week, and it's also Back to School month for many of us, so I thought it would be great to start this week with the ultimate Power Workout. Author: Jori...
I've had many requests for the sheet music for my composition The Macraes of Achmore. Here it is for the first time, exclusively for members of the BagpipeLessons.com Studio! The tune was featured...
Previously, we learned how to tune your drones together. Today, we'll take things to next level and show you how to tune your drones together and to match your chanter. IMPORTANT: As you know, when...
MacDougall of Aberfeldy is a highly-regarded name in the history of bagpipe making. Here's a fascinating old interview from the People's Journal from November 4, 1893 with "The Queen's Bagpipe Maker"...
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