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Beginner's First Year

The complete first-year roadmap — from picking the right gear to your first tune on the pipes, in the order that actually builds skill.

7 LESSONS · BEGINNER · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

Start with lesson 01 →

01 Back to School Supplies Get the right beginner gear sorted first — chanter, book, and metronome — before you start. September 12, 2022 · 1h 5m · Setup & Maintenance → 02 Atomic Habits Build the small daily habit now, since it's what makes every lesson after this one stick. August 4, 2022 · 1h 9m · Fingering & Technique → 03 Understanding Tune Types: Marches, Strathspeys, Reels & More Learn to tell a march from a strathspey from a reel before you start collecting tunes. July 24, 2023 · 36m · Learning Tunes → 04 Practice Chanter Session — October 4, 2023 Model your form on a real practice chanter session and my own beginner book picks. October 4, 2023 · 51m · Practice Chanter Sessions → 05 How to Learn a New Tune the Right Way Learn the right process for picking up a tune once, correctly, instead of relearning it later. October 7, 2024 · 1h 0m · Learning Tunes → 06 Setting Up Your Pipe Chanter Set up your practice chanter properly before a bad setup starts holding you back. June 2, 2022 · 59m · Setup & Maintenance → 07 Making the Jump from Practice Chanter to Pipes Make the jump from practice chanter to the full pipes with a complete, tested plan. July 21, 2026 · 55m · Beginners & Foundations →

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