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Strathspey & Reel Rhythm Lab

I show you how pointing and pulsing turn a strathspey and reel from correct notes into real dance music.

5 LESSONS · INTERMEDIATE · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 Master Your Musical Expression: Marches, Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs & Hornpipes for Pipers & Drummers I start broad here so you understand how expression differs across marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and hornpipes. March 12, 2022 · 57m · Expression & Musicality → 02 Pointing, Pulsing & Phrasing: A Guide to Bagpipe Expression Now I give you the specific tools — pointing, pulsing, and phrasing — that create that expression. June 23, 2026 · 1h 7m · Expression & Musicality → 03 Strathspey Expression: Pulsing and Pointing I apply those tools directly to a strathspey so you hear the difference in a real tune. August 21, 2024 · 1h 3m · Expression & Musicality → 04 Jazz up Your Piping I push further here and show you how to add your own feel once the fundamentals are solid. October 12, 2023 · 1h 2m · Expression & Musicality → 05 Achieving Musical Mastery I close by pulling all of this together into what real musical mastery sounds like on the pipes. January 6, 2023 · 37m · Expression & Musicality →

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