Jun 12, 2018
Practicing, as I’ve said before, isn’t just about playing through the tunes. You need to have a goal and purpose in mind when you practice. For instance: The first goal that I think you should have with any tune is to know the rhythm. Take out your pencil...
Mar 1, 2018
I hear a lot of bagpipers tell me that they have a hard time memorizing tunes. That’s a true struggle because a good bagpiper is a person who can play a list of tunes by memory. It’s pretty much essential. The first question that I ask these people is; “Can you sing...
Jul 7, 2017
When I start a new student I tell them that my job is to teach them how to practice this week. With that being said, I wanted to expound on a technique that I have found to be the most productive in terms of practicing. I start this at the beginning. As I am showing...
Jul 3, 2017
As a bagpiper I have the ability and the pleasure to play a lot of different venues. Today I was hired by a bride to surprise her groom at his hotel and bring him to the church. I met his best man in the lobby who then took me up to his floor. I started playing as I...
Jun 20, 2017
I started off my music career playing the piano. As I learned I passed through books of songs that were designed to teach me a specific skill. When I discovered this great instrument, I realized that every tune I learned was repertoire and would be performed...
Jun 15, 2017
Like everyone else, you have a job. What happens to your new bagpipe endeavor when you’re on the road. if you’re like most people it suffers from your absence. The most important thing that you could do when learning to play any new instrument is to...
