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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 importance of the event. One important but often overlooked part of the pipers performance is just before you start. How do you get your pipes up and on your shoulder to be ready to play? Today's post gives a step-by-step tutorial (written out and in high-definition video) for how to get your pipes up in a clean and professional way. It can help your confidence and your audience will know you are well-rehearsed – even before you've played a single note. The "Pipes Up" command comes from military piping protocol. The method demonstrated in this lesson is the one I use, teach, and it's the one used by the six-time World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. This method doesn't use a specific ...