Today's lesson features a new tune: The South Georgia Whaling Song — a traditional Gaelic air in the 6/8 time signature. I first learned this tune from Alasdair Gillies and he gave me a copy of the...
Today's lesson focuses on a classic 3/4 March: Balmoral. The tune goes well with other more commonly played tunes like Green Hills of Tyrol or When the Battle's O'er. Take a listen: Download the...
Today's lesson features one of my all-time most favorite tunes, The Conundrum. Composed by Peter R. MacLeod. It's totally unique and equally suitable for competition or just for fun. But look out,...
Piobaireachd consists of some of the most ancient tunes in the pipers repertoire. However, just as the art of piobaireachd playing flourishes in our modern era, so too are modern piobaireachd being...
I've enjoyed my small pipes as a different way to play, with a different sound but using all of the same skills I've practiced on my Highland pipes. Here's a few tunes you may have heard before and a...
To follow up on our recent discussion of the Darado, let's take a look at the four-parted competition-style strathspey Susan MacLeod. A few years ago, I was asked by Pipes|Drums magazine to be a...
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...
Here's the complete video of my recent performance in Canberra, Australia. The concert was part of a weekend festival organized by the Canberra College of Piping and has grown to one of the biggest...
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