“Daily Bagpipe Advice: Big, Slow & Open is a method of practicing the Great Highland Bagpipe, not a porn film!” Because playing the Great Highland Bagpipe is about precision, learning how to practice this instrument effectively is key to becoming a successful...
DAILY BAGPIPE ADVICE: “If you want to be a bagpiper, you need to work on it DAILY! Make an appointment with yourself every day. If someone calls you and pulls you off schedule, you can't cancel it you have to move it.” As I was thinking about something useful I could...
Taking the first step What is a Bagpiper? A person who can play a list of tunes on the bagpipe. Can develop their own music Can set up and maintain a set of bagpipes. You don't need a set of bagpipes to start this process. You need: A practice chanter My...
A lot of people think they want to play the bagpipe. How about you? How long have you been thinking about playing this instrument? Are you concerned that you won’t have time to devote to instruction? Are you worried about commitment? Indeed, the biggest concern for a...
I find that in teaching bagpipers how to play the bagpipe, I need to remind them of what a bagpiper is. “A bagpiper is person who can play a list of bagpipe tunes on the bagpipe by memory, who can develop their own music, and who can maintain their own bagpipe,” I...
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...
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