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Category Archive: Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Fingering & Technique, General Discussion, Practice Tips

Keep practicing to learn to play with less effort.

Keep practicing to learn to play with less effort.

Feb 26, 2012 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Fingering & Technique, General Discussion, Practice Tips 1

I just came across an article about a recent study at the University of Colorado Boulder's Integrative Physiology department. The study suggests that continued practice of a task even after the task...
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The new, expanded, and updated Dot-Cut Fluidity Exercise

The new, expanded, and 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 on the Studio several times (in a lesson called The Dot-Cut and in several other posts) and most recently...
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Keep your notes on your tunes organized with the Tune Success Log

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...
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Try this new exercise to achieve greater fluidity with your playing

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...
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Position your thumb perfectly for better bottom hand execution.

Position your thumb perfectly for better bottom hand execution.

Dec 13, 2011 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 10

Your thumb on your the bottom hand is the only finger we use for piping that doesn't have a hole to indicate the proper position.  As a result, it is important to make sure your thumb is in the...
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How many hours a day should you practice?

How many hours a day should you practice?

Nov 22, 2011 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Community and Interactive, General Discussion, Practice Tips 6

I came across this interesting article and thought you'd enjoy reading it, too.  The Bulletproof Musician: How Many Hours A Day Should You Practice.  There are some interesting things to learn (or...
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Learn to control your finger height with this simple paperclip trick.

Learn to control your finger height with this simple paperclip trick.

Nov 10, 2011 Jori Chisholm Equipment & Gear, Featured, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 2

The magical paperclip. Good for so many things other than just holding together sheets of paper. Previously, we've talked about the value of keeping your hands loose and keeping your fingers close to...
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New Exercise: Power Tachums

New Exercise: Power Tachums

Oct 23, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 1

Today's exercise focuses on one of the piper's most feared note combinations:  The Tachum. The tachum is generally defined as a D gracenote from one note going down to the next note.  Most often...
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New Exercise: Power Strikes in Jig Time

New Exercise: Power Strikes in Jig Time

Oct 07, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips 0

Today's exercise focuses on strikes in jig time. Strikes are reverse gracenotes. Instead of quickly lifting a finger (as in gracenotes), the strike is the quick tapping or striking of a finger or...
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Piping Seminar Recording (2/4 March: Edinburgh City Police Pipers)

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...
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  • The Dawning of the Day (Two Versions:  4/4 March and Slow Air)
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    Jun 13, 2017 0

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    New Exercise: Power Crossings with Doublings from All Notes

    Apr 17, 2017 0

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    Nov 22, 2016 10

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    Fix any technique problem with this simple five-step method

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    Feb 12, 2016 0

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