Watch the replay of BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle LIVE – Strathspeys. As a BagpipeLessons.com Member, you have access to the Inner Circle, where you can join my new online LIVE video group...
Today's post features two versions of the well-known Irish tune The Dawning of the Day. It's often played as a 4/4 March and very popular with soloists and pipe bands. The second version is a Slow...
Today's video is Part 6 of the Learn the Pipes video series and introduces the first part of your first tune: Scots Wha Hae. Scots Wha Hae is a beautiful 6/8 slow air. Many pipers learn it as their...
Today's post features two hornpipes: Duncan Johnstone (by Donald MacLeod) and The Scotsaire Hornpipe (by William Baird). Included is a complete recording of each tune, a complete audio lesson on the...
Today's post features a class on the piobaireachd, Struan Robertson's Salute. The tune has a nice melody and is relatively short. As a result, it's often one of the first piobaireachd that pipers...
Today's post features a two well-known tunes: a strathspey – Maggie Cameron — and a reel — Sandy Cameron. Included is a complete recording of the tune, a complete audio lesson on the tune with...
To learn tunes quickly and efficiently, you need a good system for taking notes on your tunes. Over the years, I developed a system for taking notes that is easy to use, makes note writing quick, and...
Some of the best piping tunes are strathspeys — an up-tempo style of pipe tune that evolved with a type of Highland dance. Strathspeys are some of the hardest pipe tunes to play well. This is...
Today's post features master class on the beautiful piobaireachd, Fair Honey. The tune has been on the set list of tunes for many of the world's top competitions, including the Gold and Silver Medal...
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...
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