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Hornpipes and Jigs

The lighter side of competition and recital playing — timing, swing, and the tunes that make hornpipes and jigs a joy to play.

7 LESSONS · INTERMEDIATE · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 Classic Hornpipes by Donald MacLeod Hear six MacLeod hornpipes, ordered roughly from approachable to advanced, to find your starting tune. December 19, 2025 · 46m · Tunes & Repertoire → 02 Practice Chanter Session — March 19, 2025 Nail the birl-into-quarter-note timing that gives a jig its bounce. March 19, 2025 · 49m · Practice Chanter Sessions → 03 Practice Chanter Session April Work Mockingbird Hill, a jig that tests top-hand fluency with almost no GDEs. April 18, 2025 · 59m · Practice Chanter Sessions → 04 Secrets of the Doubling Clean up doublings, since hornpipes lean on them constantly for their character. March 19, 2026 · 1h 6m · Fingering & Technique → 05 Pipe Tunes from Around the World: Galician, Asturian, Breton Tunes and More Hear how jig and 6/8 forms show up across piping traditions well beyond Highland music. April 30, 2025 · 53m · Tunes & Repertoire → 06 Jazz up Your Piping Borrow phrasing ideas to bring extra swing and life to your hornpipes and jigs. October 12, 2023 · 1h 2m · Expression & Musicality → 07 What Makes This Tune Great? Cameron Quickstep Study the Cameron Quickstep's staccato character, a close cousin of the hornpipe feel. April 1, 2025 · 55m · Tunes & Repertoire →

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