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Category Archive: Audio Recordings, Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Uncategorized

Strathspey Triplets

Strathspey Triplets

Feb 19, 2015 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Uncategorized 15

Here on the Studio, we've focused on many important elements of technique: gracenotes, doublings, and GDEs. In combination with your efforts to improve expression of the dot-cut, to keep your fingers...
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Make Fast Progress with This New 7-Minute Workout

Make Fast Progress with This New 7-Minute Workout

Jan 04, 2015 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 8

Today's post features a new practice workout I've developed to help you make some big improvements in your piping fitness in just seven minutes per day.  This new practice method is inspired by...
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Perfect Doublings

Perfect Doublings

Dec 16, 2014 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Videos 47

In addition to the nine notes of the scale, bagpipe tunes contain some combination of these technical elements: gracenotes and strikes nine doublings (one for each note) the four bottom hand...
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New Exercise: The Anywhere/Anytime Birl Exercise

New Exercise: The Anywhere/Anytime Birl Exercise

Aug 12, 2014 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 4

Today's post features a new and powerfully simple way to exercise your birl. A strong, consistent birl is important for pipers of every ability level. Author: Jori ChisholmJori Chisholm is an...
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New Exercise:  Advanced E Strike Progression

New Exercise: Advanced E Strike Progression

Jun 13, 2014 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Uncategorized, Videos 1

Today's post features a series of exercises to improve the strength, control, and precision of the ring finger on your top hand. For most of us, the ring finger is the least coordinated of our...
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Tips for Playing Clean and Fast

Tips for Playing Clean and Fast

May 10, 2014 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 56

Today, we revisit a very important topic for pipers.  We've talked a lot about the need for clean fingering, controlled tempos, separation of gracenotes in doublings, and all those important...
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Perfect GDEs

Perfect GDEs

Apr 27, 2014 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Exercises, Fingering & Technique 38

GDEs are a combination of gracenotes found almost everywhere in pipe tunes: jigs, reels, strathspeys, marches. Today let's do some important work on GDEs -- the foundation of many tunes. Today's...
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Big or Small Gracenotes?

Big or Small Gracenotes?

Apr 08, 2014 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Videos 0

A common question for pipers concerns the size of gracenotes. Should your gracenotes be as small as possible? As big as possible? How big should they be? You might have been told by someone "really...
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New Exercise: Power Thumb Gracenotes

New Exercise: Power Thumb Gracenotes

Feb 06, 2014 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 1

Today's post features a new exercise for developing strength, control, clarity, and consistency of thumb gracenotes. Also called High A gracenotes, the thumb gracenote is the fourth most common...
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New Exercise:  Power D Taorluaths (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love D Taorluaths)

New Exercise: Power D Taorluaths (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love D Taorluaths)

May 22, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Exercises, Fingering & Technique 4

Taorluaths are an important embellishment in many pipe tunes but especially in Piobaireachd.  We've previously discussed the Taorluath in detail and worked towards building strong, consistent...
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Videos

  • The Dawning of the Day (Two Versions:  4/4 March and Slow Air)
    The Dawning of the Day (Two Versions: 4/4 March and Slow...

    May 10, 2018 0

  • Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #7:  High G Doublings
    Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #7: High G Doublings

    Apr 23, 2018 0

  • Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #5:  Introduction to Rhythms
    Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #5: Introduction to Rhythms

    Apr 19, 2018 0

  • Two New Hornpipes:  Duncan Johnstone & The Scotsaire Hornpipe
    Two New Hornpipes: Duncan Johnstone & The Scotsaire...

    Oct 20, 2017 0

  • New Strathspey & Reel:  Maggie Cameron & Sandy Cameron
    New Strathspey & Reel: Maggie Cameron & Sandy...

    Mar 28, 2017 0

  • Learn tunes faster with this easy and quick method of taking notes on your tunes
    Learn tunes faster with this easy and quick method of taking...

    Jan 25, 2017 2

  • The Stronger, Fitter Piper #5:  More Exercises for Shoulder Strength and Mobility (HD Video)
    The Stronger, Fitter Piper #5: More Exercises for Shoulder...

    Nov 30, 2016 0

  • Strathspeys:  Everything Explained, Simplified, and Made Clear (HD Video Masterclass)
    Strathspeys: Everything Explained, Simplified, and Made...

    Oct 12, 2016 1

  • The Stronger, Fitter Piper #4:  Strengthening Your Shoulder Girdle (HD Video)
    The Stronger, Fitter Piper #4: Strengthening Your Shoulder...

    Sep 29, 2016 0

  • Introducing The Piper’s Ultimate Reed Poker (HD Video)
    Introducing The Piper’s Ultimate Reed Poker (HD Video)

    Aug 03, 2016 0

Exercises

  • Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #7:  High G Doublings
    Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #7: High G Doublings

    Apr 23, 2018 0

  • New Exercise: Little Finger Control
    New Exercise: Little Finger Control

    Jun 13, 2017 0

  • New Exercise: Power Crossings with Doublings from All Notes
    New Exercise: Power Crossings with Doublings from All Notes

    Apr 17, 2017 0

  • How to Identify and Fix Every Crossing Noise
    How to Identify and Fix Every Crossing Noise

    Nov 22, 2016 10

  • Fix One of Piping’s Biggest Problems With This Simple and Powerful New Practice Method
    Fix One of Piping’s Biggest Problems With This Simple...

    Jun 02, 2016 4

  • Fix any technique problem with this simple five-step method
    Fix any technique problem with this simple five-step method

    May 17, 2016 0

  • Piobaireachd Master Class: Too Long in This Condition (70 minute seminar)
    Piobaireachd Master Class: Too Long in This Condition (70...

    Mar 08, 2016 0

  • Why do most pipers struggle with this rhythmic pattern?
    Why do most pipers struggle with this rhythmic pattern?

    Feb 12, 2016 0

  • Discussion:  Which exercises do you practice most often?
    Discussion: Which exercises do you practice most often?

    Dec 20, 2015 15

  • Revisiting Your Practice Checklist
    Revisiting Your Practice Checklist

    Jun 24, 2015 32

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    Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #7: High G Doublings

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  • Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #6:  Your First Tune — Scots Wha Hae
    Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #6: Your First Tune — Scots...

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  • Peter McCalister on What this puppy can teach you about keeping your hands relaxed.
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  • Michael Knox on Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds

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