When pipers struggle with sight reading tunes off the written page, it is usually rhythm that is the stumbling block. Here's a great tool for learning to read rhythms. Check out these exercises....
Try some simple stretches to get your hands warmed up and ready to pipe. Stretching improves flexibility and gets the muscles and tendons and ligaments lubricated and increases blood flow. This brief...
I recently taught a 90-minute seminar called Learning Tunes Made Easy. Take a listen to the audio recording of the entire course and the questions and answers.
I originally blogged about this a couple of years ago, and it still amazes me when I see pipers of all levels playing their pipes without ear protection. Pipes are loud. Hearing damage is cumulative....
If you joined us for the original BagpipeLessons.com 30 Day Practice Challenge in March 2011, we covered many great topics but just scratched the surface. You might have felt there was TOO MUCH...
Welcome to Day 30 of the March 2011 BagpipeLessons.com 30 Day Practice Challenge! Congratulations on making it to Day 30. We've covered lots of ground over the past month, but I feel like we've...
Congratulations on making your second round of recordings yesterday. If you haven't completed it yet, see if you can get it done today or tomorrow. Today let's do something fun to celebrate reaching...
You've been working hard this month and today we'll take a day to catch up on everything and take a little breather. Listening and Learning from Others continues Yesterday, you listened to the videos...
The first and most important step to making progress toward your goals is keeping track of your progress. For this objective, I have created a document based on my own personal progress tracking...
Welcome to the BagpipeLessons.com 30 Day Practice Challenge. With the simple commitment to practice every day for 30 days, discover how dedicated, sustained practice routine can lead to big...
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