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Scotland Tour 2011!

Scotland Tour 2011!

Aug 09, 2011 Jori Chisholm Competing & Performing 3

I've arrived in Scotland for my annual competition tour!   Over the next 4 weeks, I'll be posting some of my adventures as I travel around attending various competitions.  As I get photos and...
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Featured Piper of the Day: Reed Lancaster

Featured Piper of the Day: Reed Lancaster

Aug 07, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Share Recordings, Uncategorized, Videos 2

Today, let's meet our third Featured Piper of the Day: Reed Lancaster of Seattle, USA. Reed has been piping for over 5 years, he's a multi-instrumentalist, martial artist, and a police detective....
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Use dental floss for longer lasting hemp

Use dental floss for longer lasting hemp

Aug 05, 2011 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear 8

"Hemp" is the yellow string that we use to wrap our joints.  Originally, pipers' "hemp" was actually made from hemp, but these days the string is made from linen. Pipers have traditionally rubbed...
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Power Edres

Power Edres

Aug 03, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Featured, Fingering & Technique 2

Download today's featured exercise: Power Edres. This brand new exercise follows the same 8-4-2-1 pattern as the other exercises in the Power series. Edres are most commonly found in Piobaireachd,...
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Featured Piper of the Day:  Bill Urquhart

Featured Piper of the Day: Bill Urquhart

Jul 26, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Share Recordings, Uncategorized, Videos 0

Following the past week of posts about self-recording with video, today we have out second Featured Piper of the Day: Bill Urquhart of Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. In January, Bill entered the first...
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Share your recordings with others to get a fresh perspective (Self-recording Part 3)

Share your recordings with others to get a fresh perspective (Self-recording Part 3)

Jul 22, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Self-Recording, Videos 0

Self-recording and self-analysis is an important tool used by top performers to refine their craft. But why stop there? It's never been easier to make and share recordings with others. Consider...
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Self-record and watch your videos with purpose (Self-recording Part 2)

Self-record and watch your videos with purpose (Self-recording Part 2)

Jul 20, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Self-Recording, Videos 0

We've discussed how useful it can be to record yourself on video. It can offer really good, factual information that can make your practice sessions more effective and can give you inspiration and...
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Record yourself on video to take your piping to the next level (Self-recording Part 1)

Record yourself on video to take your piping to the next level (Self-recording Part 1)

Jul 18, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Self-Recording, Videos 2

Self-recording is one of the most powerful tools you can use to take your piping to the next level. A high-quality video recording gives you useful audio and visual feedback that can give your...
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Studio Master Class: P/M Donald MacLean of Lewis (6/8 March)

Studio Master Class: P/M Donald MacLean of Lewis (6/8 March)

Jul 14, 2011 Jori Chisholm Community and Interactive, General Discussion, Learning Tunes, Self-Recording, Share Recordings, Tune Workshop, Videos 18

Bill Peters of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is our first participant for the BagpipeLessons.com Studio Master Class. The concept of the Master Class has been around for generations. It is similar to...
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Leumluaths vs. Grips:  What’s the difference?

Leumluaths vs. Grips: What’s the difference?

Jul 09, 2011 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Community and Interactive, Exercises, Fingering & Technique 0

So what's the difference between a grip and leumluath? Is there a difference? A grip is a low G based movement, played from any note to any note. It's very similar to the Taorluath. In fact, the grip...
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