BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle

Category Archive: Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos

New Tune: The South Georgia Whaling Song (Slow Air)

Sep 14, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos 12

Today's lesson features a new tune: The South Georgia Whaling Song — a traditional Gaelic air in the 6/8 time signature. I first learned this tune from Alasdair Gillies and he gave me a copy of the...

This might be the most important exercise you’ve ever practiced.

Aug 05, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Self-Recording 6

I've taught pipers of all ages and all ability levels from around the world. One feature of bagpipe music continues to be challenge for all of us: the dot-cut. In the early stages, pipers struggle to...

New Tune: Balmoral (3/4 March)

Jun 14, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tune Workshop, Tunes, Uncategorized 8

Today's lesson focuses on a classic 3/4 March: Balmoral. The tune goes well with other more commonly played tunes like Green Hills of Tyrol or When the Battle's O'er. Take a listen: Download the...

New Tune: The Conundrum (2/4 March)

Mar 27, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tune Workshop, Tunes 14

Today's lesson features one of my all-time most favorite tunes, The Conundrum. Composed by Peter R. MacLeod. It's totally unique and equally suitable for competition or just for fun. But look out,...

Modern Piobaireachd: Andrew MacNeil of Colonsay

Feb 15, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Expression, Learning Tunes, Tunes 6

Piobaireachd consists of some of the most ancient tunes in the pipers repertoire. However, just as the art of piobaireachd playing flourishes in our modern era, so too are modern piobaireachd being...

The New, Expanded & Updated Dot-Cut Fluidity Exercise

Jan 22, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 9

The dot-cut rhythmic pattern comes up constantly in pipe music. It's been featured here in the Inner Circle several times (in a lesson called The Dot-Cut and in several other posts) and most...

Keep your notes on your tunes organized with the Tune Success Log

Dec 30, 2011 Jori Chisholm Downloads, Featured, Practice Tips 1

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...

Try This New Exercise to Achieve Greater Fluidity with your Playing

Dec 20, 2011 Jori Chisholm Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 12

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 hornpipes....

New Exercise: Rhythmic Patterns in 2/4 Marches, Strathspeys, and Reels

Nov 18, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique 14

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...

Piping Seminar Recording (2/4 March: Edinburgh City Police Pipers)

Oct 02, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Fingering & Technique, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Seminars, Tunes 2

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...

PREV 1 2 345 NEXT

Category Archive: Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos

Studio Login