It’s been my experience that most of my students don’t become bagpipers because they want to play at events.  My average student comes to me because he/she is curious about playing the bagpipe.  Once I get them to the point where they can play something, a family...

Today, we're going to talk about the power of 8/16. So, what does that mean? Well, if you’re familiar with fractions, you know that 8/16 simplifies to 1/2. Half of 8 is 4, and half of that is 2 — which leads us to 2/4 time, the standard time signature for many bagpipe...

One of the most popular tunes on the bagpipes is Scotland the Brave. Of course, Amazing Grace holds the top spot, but Scotland the Brave comes in at a close second—and it’s one of my favorites. In this video, my goal is to help you practice Scotland the Brave...