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A person becomes a "bagpiper" when they can play a list of tunes on the bagpipe by memory. As I've written previously, every tune that we learn to play must be memorized. I recently had a slightly intense discussion with a student because I told him that he needed to...

I had an instant message conversation with a fellow bagpiper this morning about a particular person who had inquired about instruction through Facebook. He told me that he thought that this person was autistic and he was concerned. It’s interesting that he said that...

That’s a question many people ask as they ponder learning to play. The answer is many-fold. First of all, you must consider how quickly you’d like to progress. If you’re serious about learning and don’t want to take years to master the instrument, these are my...