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Looking for volunteers for the first Studio Master Class

Jun 20, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, General Discussion, Learning Tunes, Self-Recording, Share Recordings, Tune Workshop, Videos 10

I'm looking for three pipers who want to submit videos for the very first BagpipeLessons.com Studio Master Class. The concept of the Master Class has been around for generations. It is similar to a...

Find the perfect position for the fingers of your top hand

Jun 18, 2011 Jori Chisholm Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 6

One of the tell-tale signs of a good piper or a piper of any level who has been taught well is the position of the fingers of the top hand. The optimal finger position lets your hands stay relaxed...

Discover the hidden patterns in your tunes. (New tune: Cullen Bay)

Jun 10, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tune Workshop, Tunes, Videos 10

Ask any piper if they know a tune in the 5/4 time signature. If they do, it is probably Cullen Bay. (It's the only tune I know of in that time signature.) The creation of Cullen Bay is somewhat of...

First Results for the Spring 2011 BagpipeLessons.com Online Piping Competition

Jun 08, 2011 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Videos 0

Over on the BagpipeLessons.com Blog, I've posted the first results from the Spring 2011 Online Piping Competition. http://bagpipelessons.blogspot.com/2011/06/first-results-for-spring-2011.html Back...

Get your hands warmed up and ready to play in 2 minutes

Jun 04, 2011 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Featured, Practice Tips, Videos 3

When you first pick up your chanter or pipes, it can take a few minutes to get the hands warmed up and working. A while back we looked at some simple stretches for your hands, today's video is a...

Warm up your hands and wrists with simple stretches

May 19, 2011 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Practice Tips, Videos 14

Try some simple stretches to get your hands warmed up and ready to pipe. Stretching improves flexibility and gets the muscles and tendons and ligaments lubricated and increases blood flow. This brief...

Secrets of Drone Tuning – Part Two

Mar 27, 2011 Jori Chisholm Tone & Tuning, Videos 36

Previously, we learned how to tune your drones together. Today, we'll take things to next level and show you how to tune your drones together and to match your chanter. IMPORTANT: As you know, when...

Secrets of Drone Tuning – Part One

Mar 26, 2011 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Tone & Tuning, Videos 25

"Pay or I play." Bagpipes are often the subject of jokes that make fun of the sound of the pipes. The comic of the piper who has has made a pile of money standing in front of a sign that reads "Pay...

The Birl

Mar 16, 2011 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Videos 27

Today's focus is an important and common element of piping technique: The Birl. The simplest way to describe the birl: The birl is two low G strikes on Low A. What makes the birl interesting in a...

Catch Up Day

Mar 10, 2011 Jori Chisholm General Discussion, Practice Tips, Videos 33

You've been working hard this month and today we'll take a day to catch up on everything and take a little breather. Listening and Learning from Others continues Yesterday, you listened to the videos...

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