Run the full gear check before you blow up. Thread your drone reed seats snug without ever letting the reed knock the inside of the stock, check that your moisture canisters haven't worked loose, and leave a properly humidified chanter reed alone — no licking, no pinching.
Calibrate your blowing pressure off high A, not low A. High A has the narrowest pressure range of any note, so it's the note that tells you the true pressure you should hold from the moment the chanter kicks in to the moment you cut out.
A clean attack and a clean cutoff both live in the arm, not the fingers. Blow through the entire opening E with a quick inhale beforehand, and squeeze the bag down further than your normal playing range before you release your arm at the end so no air trails out through the drones.
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Get the Pipes Out! — July 12, 2023
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