Jun 02, 2016 Jori Chisholm Downloads, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Tunes, Videos 4
When getting a new tune performance or competition-ready, we have a long list things that need to be learned and problems that need to fixed. Most pipe tunes have some combination of tricky...May 17, 2016 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips 0
Pipers spend a lot of their practice time focusing on cleaning up their technique. Doublings, taorluaths, grips, d throws, birls, crossing noises, false fingerings — it can feel like the list is...Mar 08, 2016 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Exercises, Learning Tunes, Piobaireachd, Seminars, Videos 0
Today's post features a 70-minute master class on the classic Piobaireachd Too Long in This Condition. Included are the course handouts and the complete audio recording from a seminar I taught in New...Feb 12, 2016 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, Exercises, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Videos 0
One of the most prominent features of bagpipe music is the omnipresent dot-cut. We've discussed it many times here on the BagpipeLessons.com Studio — and the importance of holding the dotted note...Dec 20, 2015 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Exercises, Practice Tips 15
Pipers know that the secret to clean, consistent, confident finger execution requires regular practice on a variety of exercises. What exercises do you practice regularly? Do you have a regular/daily...Jun 24, 2015 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Exercises, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Learning Tunes, Practice Tips, Tone & Tuning, Tunes 32
People who consistently perform to their fullest potential leave nothing to chance. They know to prepare for everything both mentally and physically in all possible scenarios. But while preparing for...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: grace notes, doublings, and GDEs. In combination with your efforts to improve expression of the dot-cut, to keep your...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...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...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.Here you’ll find hundreds of lessons, videos, audio files and more. This content is designed to help you learn and improve in every area of your piping. Not seeing a topic you’d like to learn more about?
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