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In the months, weeks, and days leading up to any performance you will want to make sure you have fully prepared (1) yourself and (2) your instrument. Today, lets discuss what it means to have your instrument performance ready. Top pipers know that a success in a competition or performance requires the following: Your pipes should be efficient and comfortable to play. Your pipes should be stable for the duration of your warm up and performance. Your pipes should have a foundation of solid, well-balanced tone that you can fine tune on performance day. Your performance routine must be practiced and rehearsed so that you understand how your pipes will predictably change during the warm up and performance. Let's go over each one of these important topics in more detail. 1. Your pipes should be efficient and comfortable to play. You want your pipes to be significantly easier than the maximum strength that what you could ...