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The only cure for spinning hemp.

May 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 14

Pipers know that when a joint becomes too loose the solution is to add a few wraps of waxed hemp or dental floss. But what do you do when the hemp completely separates from what it is attached to?

Making Your Pipes Easy to Play

Apr 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Tone & Tuning, Videos 21

When you watch a top piper, they make it look so easy. Brilliant, rich tone, sparkling, clear technique, and masterful expression. A mark of the true professional is how they perform with such ease...

Secrets of Top Pipers: Birls from Bottom Hand Notes

Apr 18, 2013 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Videos 10

A consistent and powerful birl is essential for every good piper. It can be a tricky movement to master due to the unique sequence of movements by the little finger on the bottom hand. Today's lesson...

Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds

Apr 05, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Featured, Special Offers, Tone & Tuning, Videos 46

Today's focus: Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds Today's lesson includes two video demonstrations, the first on selecting a good pipe chanter reed and the second on adjusting the strength of...

Try these incredible finger exercises to build strength, flexibility, control and finger independence.

Mar 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 1

Just as professional and aspiring athletes use cross-training techniques to increase their physical performance on the playing field or court, we pipers can benefit from stretches and exercises to...

Kansas City Winter Storm 2013 (Videos)

Jan 17, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Competing & Performing, Videos 4

I'm back from my trip to Kansas City for the annual Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm weekend of competitions. Today's post features videos and audio recordings from my three competition...

Pipes up! How to get your pipes up the professional way.

Dec 07, 2012 Jori Chisholm Competing & Performing, Videos 0

In addition to the musical aspects of your performance, a professional on stage presence and presentation can accomplish two important things: it puts your audience at ease and it contributes to the...

Get Yourself and Your Pipes Ready for Playing Outside in Cold Weather

Nov 11, 2012 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Tone & Tuning, Videos 14

The pipes were designed to be played outdoors. And even though most of us live in cities or climates where we play inside most of the time, one of life's great pleasures is to play the pipes in one...

A Weekend with Master Galician Piper Carlos Núñez

Oct 31, 2012 Jori Chisholm Competing & Performing, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Uncategorized, Videos 6

I recently had the exciting opportunity to perform two concerts with superstar Galician piper Carlos Núñez. Carlos has the distinction of being the only piper to sell over one million records. He's...

New Tune: The South Georgia Whaling Song (Slow Air)

Sep 14, 2012 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos 12

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...

Category Archive: Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos

The only cure for spinning hemp.

Making Your Pipes Easy to Play

Secrets of Top Pipers: Birls from Bottom Hand Notes

Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds

Try these incredible finger exercises to build strength, flexibility, control and finger independence.

Kansas City Winter Storm 2013 (Videos)

Pipes up! How to get your pipes up the professional way.

Get Yourself and Your Pipes Ready for Playing Outside in Cold Weather

A Weekend with Master Galician Piper Carlos Núñez

New Tune: The South Georgia Whaling Song (Slow Air)

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