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Pipers spend a lot of their practice time focusing on cleaning up their technique. Doublings, taorluaths, grips, d throws, birls, crossing noises, false fingerings — it can feel like the list is endless. How much time should we spend on playing exercises? How much time should we spend playing tunes? Why does it feel like we spend so much time correcting and fixing technique instead of learning it correctly in the first place? Today's lesson looks at a scientifically verified method for identifying and correcting technique, called the Five-A Method. You can read the original piece by Noa Kageyama on Bulletproof Musician. You may already follow parts of the method in your current practice methods, but the Five-A Method gives a clear understanding of the important steps you'll want to take to make your improvements effective and lasting. The five A's of the method are: Analysis Awareness Adjustment Re-automation Assurance Here's how the Five-A Method works, ...