Ever felt that you weren't getting the results you wanted out of your practice? Ever wondered why improvement in some skills and abilities seems to level off despite lots of practice time? Ever...
Have you ever been listening to a recording of a pipe tune and wished you could listen to it a slower speed? Have you ever wanted to record your own practice and listen back to it at a slower...
Do you have an iPhone or Android or Blackberry smart phone? Have you discovered any apps that you can use to enhance your piping? Please share your suggestions in the comments below. Here are a...
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...
Today you have the opportunity to post your recordings. Why? To share your music with others and receive some helpful feedback in the spirit of positive collaboration. Also, you'll have the...
Today's focus: listen and evaluate your recordings and make a plan for deliberate practice going forward. You will want to have 60 minutes of uninterrupted time to complete today's objectives. Grab...
As we've discussed previously here on the Studio, one of keys to effective deliberate practice is careful analysis of your current skills so that you can identify the next steps for improvement. One...
Self-recording and self-analysis is an important tool used by top performers to refine their craft. But why stop there? It's never been easier to make and share recordings with others. Consider...
We've discussed how useful it can be to record yourself on video. It can offer really good, factual information that can make your practice sessions more effective and can give you inspiration and...
Self-recording is one of the most powerful tools you can use to take your piping to the next level. A high-quality video recording gives you useful audio and visual feedback that can give your...
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