Today's lesson focuses on an important but often overlooked factor in bagpipe fingering: your bottom hand thumb position. The position of your bottom hand's thumb on the back of the chanter is...
Today's post features a traditional 4/4 march – The Pikeman's March. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of the tune's structure and rhythmic...
I'm back from my trip to Kansas City for the annual Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm weekend of competitions. Today's post features videos and audio recordings from my three competition...
Today's post features a modern slow air in an unusual time signature – The Sands of Kuwait in 6/4 time. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of...
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2013 from the BagpipeLessons.com Studio! Thank you for being a part of the BagpipeLessons.com Studio. Your participation and contributions help make the...
Last week, I received an email from Studio member David Hester. David was excited about some breakthroughs he'd recently made in his practicing, particularly regarding tuning and tone. I asked if...
In addition to the musical aspects of your performance, a professional on stage presence and presentation can accomplish two important things: it puts your audience at ease and it contributes to the...
Thank you for all of your wonderful comments on the lessons on the BagpipeLessons.com Studio. The blog-style format has proved a great way to continue the discussion and grow our online community....
Sometimes it seems that we pipers are constantly warming up. Warming up the fingers, warming up the drones, going over our tunes, etc. Other musicians seem to be able to pick up their instrument and...
The pipes were designed to be played outdoors. And even though most of us live in cities or climates where we play inside most of the time, one of life's great pleasures is to play the pipes in one...
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