I like to try and develop methods and techniques that will help my students make faster progress towards their piping goals. Recently, I've asked my students to complete a brief pre-lesson...
Taps is a tune often played on the bugle or trumpet at military funerals. However, it can be played on the pipes and, if you perform at funerals, you might have the opportunity to play Taps. Today's...
An effective moisture control system makes it easier to get your pipes tuned and keep them in tune for the duration of your performance or practice session. Today's video shows how you can build your...
Andrew MacNeil of Colonsay Argyllshire Gathering Balmoral Conundrum Cullen Bay Dugald MacColl’s Farewell to France Highland Wedding Leaving St. Kilda Macraes of Achmore Pay the Piper Pikeman’s...
Today's lesson features new tune: Pay the Piper (4/4 March). Below you'll find two high-definition videos of the tune (one on the practice chanter and one on the pipes), an mp3 recording, a detailed...
Power Thumb Gracenotes Power D Taorluaths Strathspey Triplets Revisiting: Strasthspey Triplets GDEs Perfect GDEs Revisiting Perfect GDEs Dot-Cut Fluidity New expanded and updated Dot-Cut Fluidity...
In the earliest stages of your piping journey, you first learned the nine notes of the bagpipe scale. Then you probably were introduced to simple grace notes: first played on the same note, and then...
Today's post features a new exercise for developing strength, control, clarity, and consistency of thumb grace notes. Also called High A grace notes, the thumb grace note is the fourth most common...
I'm back from my trip once again to Kansas City for the annual Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm weekend of competitions. Today's post features audio recordings from my three competition...
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