Bagpipe music is highly structured. Most of our pipe tunes fit a predictable pattern of bars, lines, parts, and repeats. Some of the instant appeal of traditional pipe tunes comes from the balance...
Today’s post comes from BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Iain MacDonald — piper, composer, pipe major and instructor. For more about Iain, scroll down to read his piping bio. Up close with...
Today's video gives a a clearly detailed step-by-step video lesson on how to play Strikes (also known as taps, hits, slurs, shakes, etc.). Learn the secret to perfect timing, clean execution, and...
Today’s post comes from BagpipeLessons.com Studio instructor Iain MacDonald — piper, composer, pipe major, and instructor. For more about Iain, scroll down to read his piping bio. The Flowers in...
Last night I performed with the rest of the SFU Pipe Band to raise funds and awareness for brain cancer research and care. The Pipe Up for Cancer concert and ceilidh were both sold out and the...
We all face the same challenge. How can we make the most of our limited practice time? We've all been there. You put in the practice time, but you aren't getting the results you are hoping for. It's...
Today's post features a new practice workout I've developed to help you make some big improvements in your piping fitness in just seven minutes per day. This new practice method is inspired by...
In addition to the nine notes of the scale, bagpipe tunes contain some combination of these technical elements: gracenotes and strikes nine doublings (one for each note) the four bottom hand...
Today's the post is the first in our new video series called "What's in your pipe case?" We'll take a close look at the equipment, reeds, tools and other supplies that pipers use with their...
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