Steady blowing, drone tuning, chanter pitch, and the setup details that turn a hard-to-hear instrument into a great-sounding one.
I share a discovery I've never taught publicly before: a specific, measurable blowing pattern shared by the world's best pipers. It started with a…
In part one of a two-part series, I break down what steady blowing actually is, why it's one of the hardest skills in piping to master, and the tool…
In this hands-on experiment, I rig up four iPhones, each running a different tuning app and connected to its own InTune mic, so I can watch my…
This is a get-the-pipes-out workshop: I tune my own drones live on camera and break down the exact process I use and teach. It opens with members…
I share a first-of-its-kind video: a complete real-time recording of my full bagpipe tuning process, condensed into a fast time-lapse sped up more…
What actually separates the sound of a top professional from everyone else? After playing the pipes of world-class players like Callum Beaumont and…
In this video, I tackle bagpipe ergonomics, focusing specifically on the blowpipe, a component that doesn't get nearly enough attention despite its…
In this video I answer the questions almost every new piper asks about blowing: how does the sound keep going when you take a breath, how do you know …
Steady blowing is where bagpipe tone comes from, and in this session I break down exactly what it is and how to build it. Unlike trumpet or saxophone …
In this live Friday Q&A, I answer real questions submitted by email and in the comments, working through three major topics for pipers of every level.…
I open with the core problem: bagpipes are uniquely hard to tune because they produce a loud, continuous sound from four separate reeds at once, and…
In this short update video, I walk through what's new with the InTune Mic, the wireless clip-on instrument microphone I designed specifically for…
As the weather turns cold and damp, your bagpipes need attention — and this session is my complete fall checkup. I walk through testing the bag for…
In this in-depth class, recorded live for Inner Circle members, I tackle what I call the single most important skill for a great bagpipe sound:…
In this hands-on session I demonstrate my InTune Mic — the wireless clip-on instrument microphone I designed to solve a uniquely bagpipe problem:…
In this hands-on tutorial, I walk through setting up and using the InTune mic, my wireless clip-on microphone for smartphones, together with the bra…
In this short product video, I introduce the InTune Mic, a wireless clip-on microphone I designed to solve one of the most common frustrations in…
In this session I break drone tuning down into two solvable problems. The auditory problem: with two tenors, a bass, and a chanter all sounding at…