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Home/Library/Practice Chanter Sessions/Get the Pipes Out! — November 16, 2022
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Get the Pipes Out! — November 16, 2022

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This live session mixes real-time tuning talk with a hands-on crunluath breakdown. I explain why bagpipe pitch isn't 440 Hz, how chanters set your key, and break the crunluath into learnable pieces before the group plays it together.
Birls and crunluaths get the slow-first treatment. I lead the group through birl drills at three speeds and rebuild the crunluath note by note before anyone tries it up to speed.
I unveil a brand-new clip-on wireless tuner microphone. Built to solve the age-old problem of tuning drones alone, it clips onto the drone or chanter and streams to a phone tuner app with no wires.
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Get the Pipes Out! — July 12, 2023
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00:38Getting the Today's Out: Plan Pipes🔒
01:54and Pitch, Reeds, on In: the Checking What's List🔒
07:59440 Hz Isn't Bagpipe 'A' Why🔒
10:10Group a vs. Tuning Tuning Alone as🔒
13:03the vs. Bagpipe Scale Temperament Equal🔒
18:09How Pitch: and Set Chanters A B-flat Concert Your🔒
20:06in Chanter Carving Play a B to🔒
24:55Slow, Speeding Then Birl Drill: Up🔒
31:43a Favorite Drill Crossing-Noise from Tune A🔒
33:11by Crunluath, Step Breaking Down Step the🔒
43:48Embellishments Playing Slow First🔒
45:23Tuner Mic Clip-On Wireless the Unveiling New🔒
56:40Send Wrap-Up: Over Videos Holiday Week the🔒

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