One of the best ways to improve your own playing is to make a recording and listen back to get an honest appraisal of your tunes — and of your strengths and challenges as a player. One of the great...
It's been a few days since the last new post of the March 2011 BagpipeLessons.com 30 Day Practice Challenge so I thought I'd check in and see how things are going.
Welcome to Day 30 of the March 2011 BagpipeLessons.com 30 Day Practice Challenge! Congratulations on making it to Day 30. We've covered lots of ground over the past month, but I feel like we've...
Since many of the world's pipers are right in the middle of the competition season, with some of the most important competitions of the year coming in the next two months, I thought today would be...
Previously, we learned how to tune your drones together. Today, we'll take things to next level and show you how to tune your drones together and to match your chanter. IMPORTANT: As you know, when...
"Pay or I play." Bagpipes are often the subject of jokes that make fun of the sound of the pipes. The comic of the piper who has has made a pile of money standing in front of a sign that reads "Pay...
We've all played them. We've all worked to get rid of them. We all strive to play clean and controlled and keep our tunes free from crossing noises. What are crossing noises? Crossing noises are...
Congratulations on making your second round of recordings yesterday. If you haven't completed it yet, see if you can get it done today or tomorrow. Today let's do something fun to celebrate reaching...
Today's focus: Make recordings of your three tunes. As you learned back in Week One, self-recording followed by careful listening can be one of the best methods for making big improvements in your...
Today's focus is an important and common element of piping technique: The Birl. The simplest way to describe the birl: The birl is two low G strikes on Low A. What makes the birl interesting in a...
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