Every note on the bagpipe scale comes down to three things I want you to know: its name, its fingering, and where it sits on the staff. I walk you through all nine notes in order, from low G up to high A, so you can play and read every one of them.
Keep your fingers flat, not curled, and never play on your fingertips. I show you exactly where each finger pad sits, including the tricky thumb position on your bottom hand, so your hand shape is correct from day one.
The hardest transitions are the ones where several fingers move at once — that is where a crossing noise sneaks in. D to E is my go-to example: I show you how to time the fingers so you get a clean note instead of an unwanted blip of low G or low A.
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Learn the Pipes Video Lesson #1: The Scale
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00:03fingering, staff learn: you'll What name, position🔒
00:21position and low G hand Proper finger for🔒
05:56lifting finger the ring Adding B:🔒
08:00avoid false C and fingering the to open-C🔒
10:19last the notes of bottom-hand D: the🔒
12:10crossing and avoiding D-to-E E, the noise🔒
15:47and high G F🔒
18:06reviewing full A the High and scale🔒
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