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Bagpipe Foundations

The right first year: build clean fundamentals on the practice chanter and make the jump to the pipes without bad habits.

6 LESSONS · BEGINNER · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 10-Minute Bagpipe Technique: A Daily Finger Workout for Speed & Control Install the daily 10-minute finger workout — the habit everything else builds on. October 29, 2025 · 55m · Fingering & Technique → 02 Learn and Master Sight Reading Learn to read pipe music fluently so every new tune comes faster. April 18, 2023 · 58m · Learning Tunes → 03 How to Learn a New Tune the Right Way The right way to learn a tune — so you learn it once, correctly. October 7, 2024 · 1h 0m · Learning Tunes → 04 Practice Chanter Session — June 2, 2025 Play along in a real practice chanter workout and hear the standard. June 2, 2025 · 51m · Practice Chanter Sessions → 05 Setting Up Your Pipe Chanter Set up your pipe chanter properly before the pipes ever come out. June 2, 2022 · 59m · Setup & Maintenance → 06 Making the Jump from Practice Chanter to Pipes Make the jump from practice chanter to the full pipes — the complete transition plan. July 21, 2026 · 55m · Beginners & Foundations →

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