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What are drone valves and why would you use (or not use) them?

What are drone valves and why would you use (or not use) them?

Mar 22, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Videos 6

Drone valves are one of the most recent additions to the piper's pile of gadgets and gear. Today's post gives a detailed look at drone valves and why you might want them or not want them in your...
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A Piper’s Worst Nightmare (it could happen to you!)

A Piper’s Worst Nightmare (it could happen to you!)

Mar 18, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Uncategorized 8

A student sent me these photos of his recent misfortune. It can happen in an instant but is easily preventable, too.  
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Supercharge your lessons by answering a few simple questions.

Supercharge your lessons by answering a few simple questions.

Mar 07, 2014 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Practice Tips 2

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...
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New Tune: Taps

New Tune: Taps

Mar 01, 2014 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes 12

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...
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How to build your own ultimate water trap

How to build your own ultimate water trap

Feb 24, 2014 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Uncategorized, Videos 16

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...
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Tunes: Links for Anytune Lovers

Tunes: Links for Anytune Lovers

Feb 18, 2014 J. David Hester Audio Recordings 1

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...
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New Tune: Pay the Piper

New Tune: Pay the Piper

Feb 17, 2014 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Downloads, Learning Tunes, Tunes, Videos 2

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...
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Technical Elements

Technical Elements

Feb 14, 2014 J. David Hester Fingering & Technique 0

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...
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Tunes: Lessons, Video Exchanges

Tunes: Lessons, Video Exchanges

Feb 13, 2014 J. David Hester Tunes 0

Some of the tunes we've reviewed at the site.
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What is “scissoring” and how can you avoid it?

What is “scissoring” and how can you avoid it?

Feb 12, 2014 Jori Chisholm Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 6

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...
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