The modern piper has several different options to choose for pipe bags. Traditionally, pipers used hide bags made from sheepskin or cow leather. These days, pipers also have a variety of synthetic...
I've enjoyed my small pipes as a different way to play, with a different sound but using all of the same skills I've practiced on my Highland pipes. Here's a few tunes you may have heard before and a...
The dot-cut rhythmic pattern comes up constantly in pipe music. It's been featured here in the Inner Circle several times (in a lesson called The Dot-Cut and in several other posts) and most...
I have very exciting news to share. The New York Times has a front-page feature today about online music lessons, featuring BagpipeLessons.com. The newspaper's website even included a short video...
To follow up on our recent discussion of the Darado, let's take a look at the four-parted competition-style strathspey Susan MacLeod. A few years ago, I was asked by Pipes|Drums magazine to be a...
The number of notes and embellishments we use in pipes tunes is quite limited. We have: 9 notes grace notes and strikes 9 doublings (one for each note) 4 bottom hand, Low G based movements: grip,...
I would like to wish you a Happy New Year with best wishes for 2012! Thank you for being a part of the BagpipeLessons.com Studio and for your contributions to our growing online community. We have...
The first and most important step in any practice routine is an effective and easy-to-use system for taking notes on your practice sessions to keep track of your progress. Previously, we learned...
One of the most prominent features of pipe music is the dot-cut rhythmic pattern. Almost every type of pipe music has lots of dot-cuts. The exceptions are jigs and round reels and round hornpipes....
Your thumb on your the bottom hand is the only finger we use for piping that doesn't have a hole to indicate the proper position. As a result, it is important to make sure your thumb is in the...
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