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Learn a Tune By Ear or By the Dots

I teach you both ways to learn a tune so you're never stuck when the sheet music — or your ear — lets you down.

7 LESSONS · ALL LEVELS · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 How to Learn a New Tune the Right Way I start with the right way to approach any new tune, before we split into the two methods. October 7, 2024 · 1h 0m · Learning Tunes → 02 Understanding Bagpipe Music: The Complete Guide to Every Tune Type & Time Signature by Jori Chisholm Now I make sure you understand tune types and time signatures, since both methods depend on this. November 30, 2023 · 37m · Learning Tunes → 03 Understanding Tune Types: Marches, Strathspeys, Reels & More I reinforce that with a closer look at marches, strathspeys, reels, and more. July 24, 2023 · 36m · Learning Tunes → 04 Understanding Repeats: How to Read, Understand, and Play the Repeats in Your Bagpipe Tunes I clear up how repeats work, since misreading them trips up even players who read music well. January 16, 2024 · 22m · Learning Tunes → 05 Learn and Master Sight Reading I build your sight-reading here, so you can learn straight from the page with confidence. April 18, 2023 · 58m · Learning Tunes → 06 The Art of Playing By Ear: How to Learn Tunes Without Sheet Music I flip to the other method here and show you how to learn a tune with no sheet music at all. March 3, 2026 · 1h 2m · Learning Tunes → 07 Fixing the Death Grip, Tuning Bagpipes by Ear, Playing with the Piper's Metronome — Live Bagpipe Q&A I close with a live session that puts both skills to work alongside your metronome. June 1, 2024 · 41m · Tone & Tuning →

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