BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle

The solution to the mysterious curse of the short B.

Dec 05, 2015 Jori Chisholm Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 4

The nine notes of the standard bagpipe scale gives us 81 possible two note combinations. Add in a third note and we have 729 possible three-note combinations. But some of these combinations are...

Getting the most out of your practice

Dec 01, 2015 Jori Chisholm General Discussion, Practice Tips 18

The National Piping Centre in Glasgow is one of the most well-known institutions of piping in Scotland. Piping Today Magazine is the Centre's flagship publication. I've written the teaching column...

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 4)

Nov 17, 2015 Simon McKerrell Fingering & Technique, General Discussion, Piobaireachd, Special Guest, Tunes 1

Today’s post comes from our newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio contributor Dr. Simon McKerrell — piper, composer, and professor. For more about Dr. McKerrell, scroll down to read his piping bio....

Up close with Matthew Welch: Sheepskin bags, cane drone reeds, piping in academia, bagpipe jazz, Balinese gamelan, finding your true musical voice, and more . . .

Nov 12, 2015 Matthew Welch Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Equipment & Gear, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Tone & Tuning, Videos 1

In today's post, we have an in-depth interview with our newest guest writer and one of the piping world's most fascinating people, Matthew Welch. Matt has an incredible combination of experience and...

This might be the world’s best bagpipe tuner

Nov 03, 2015 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 13

Update June 2022: The best bagpipe tuner app is the Braw Tuner. I discuss the Braw Tuner in our recent live session on Chanter Tuning. To skip to where I discuss the Braw Tuner, go to 41 minutes in....

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 3)

Oct 25, 2015 Simon McKerrell General Discussion, Piobaireachd, Tunes 0

Today’s post comes from our newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio contributor Dr. Simon McKerrell — piper, composer, and professor. For more about Dr. McKerrell, scroll down to read his piping bio....

New Tune: Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban (2/4 March)

Oct 19, 2015 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos 2

Today's post features a well-known competition-style 2/4 march – Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban. Included is a complete recording of the tune, a complete audio lesson on the tune with detailed...

Practice Chanter Fundamentals (90 minute seminar)

Sep 22, 2015 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Beginners, Community and Interactive, General Discussion, Practice Tips, Seminars, Workshop 10

Today's lesson includes the four-page handout and full 90-minute recording from a seminar I taught called Practice Chanter Fundamentals. The seminar focuses on the bagpipe fingering technique and...

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 2)

Sep 17, 2015 Simon McKerrell Bagpipe Set Up, General Discussion, Piobaireachd, Special Guest 0

Today’s post comes from our newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio contributor Dr. Simon McKerrell — piper, composer, and professor. For more about Dr. McKerrell, scroll down to read his piping bio....

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 1)

Sep 08, 2015 Simon McKerrell Bagpipe Set Up, General Discussion, Piobaireachd 0

Today’s post comes from our newest BagpipeLessons.com Studio contributor Dr. Simon McKerrell -- piper, composer, and professor. For more about Dr. McKerrell, scroll down to read his piping bio....

The solution to the mysterious curse of the short B.

Getting the most out of your practice

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 4)

Up close with Matthew Welch: Sheepskin bags, cane drone reeds, piping in academia, bagpipe jazz, Balinese gamelan, finding your true musical voice, and more . . .

This might be the world’s best bagpipe tuner

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 3)

New Tune: Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban (2/4 March)

Practice Chanter Fundamentals (90 minute seminar)

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 2)

Dr. Simon McKerrell: Some notes on the bagpipes (Part 1)

Welcome to the BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle!

Studio Login