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...
Most new bagpipers ask: "What kind of pipes should I buy?" This is a question that all new bagpipers have. The first thing I would tell you is that Ebay is not the place for a new bagpiper to buy pipes. The pipes sold on Ebay are usually made of Rosewood, Sheesham...
Most new bagpipers ask: "What kind of pipes should I buy?" This is a question that all new bagpipers have. The first thing I would tell you is that Ebay is not the place for a new bagpiper to buy pipes. The pipes sold on Ebay are usually made of Rosewood, Sheesham...
In another bagpipe community, there is a lot of discussion about charging or not charging for bagpipe lessons. Let's be honest here: ""There ain't no free lunch"". When I started my program almost 20 years ago, I started a free lesson program. What I got was a lot of...
That's what I said. ""Don't buy a bagpipe"", unless you talk to a teacher. This is one of the few instruments that exist where you don't actually start on the bagpipes themselves. What's needed is a practice chanter. The practice chanter looks a lot like a recorder...
I am a bagpipe teacher. As a teacher I would tell anybody new to playing the Great Highland Bagpipe of Scotland, that it would be worth their time and money to hire a teacher. Although the instrument has only 9 notes, it is a relatively difficult instrument to play...
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