BAGPIPE LESSON
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Beginner
Lesson 1: Introduction, Tips and Bagpipe History
Lesson 2: The Practice Chanter
Lesson 3: Practice Chanter Technique, Posture, and Blowing
Lesson 4: Beginner Music Theory
Lesson 5: Beginner Rhythm Exercises
Lesson 6: Low Hand Notes & Exercises
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Low Hand Exercises
Lesson 7: High Hand Notes
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High Hand Exercises
Lesson 8: The Scale
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Scale Exercises
Lesson 9: Crossing Noises
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Crossing Noises Exercises
Lesson 10: Easy Tunes
Novice
Lesson 1: Time Signatures and Note Values in Bagpipe Music
Lesson 2: Dots, Cuts & Ties
Lesson 3: How to Practice
Lesson 4: Why we use Embellishments
Lesson 5: Bagpipe Grace Notes
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Bagpipe High G Grace Note
Bagpipe D Grace Note
Bagpipe E Grace Note
Grace Note Exercises
Songs With Grace Notes
Lesson 6: Strikes
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How to Play a B Strike
How to Play a C Strike
How to Play a D Strike
How to Play a D Strike with C
How to Play an E Strike
How to Play an F Strike
How to Play a High G Strike
How to Play a High A Strike
Strike Exercises
Lesson 7: Doublings
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How to Play a Low G Doubling
How to Play a Low A Doubling
How to Play a B Doubling
How to Play a C Doubling
How to Play a D Doubling
How to Play an E Doubling
How to Play an F Doubling
How to Play a High G Doubling
How to Play a High A Doubling
7 Doubling Exercise
Lesson 8: Grips
Lesson 9: Taorluath
Lesson 10: Bagpipe D Throw
Lesson 11: How to Learn a Bagpipe Tune
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First and Second Time Bars
Introductory Notes
How to Memorize a Tune
Lesson 12: The Practice Goose
Intermediate
Lesson 1: How to Buy a Set of Bagpipes
Lesson 2: Birls
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Regular Birl
Low A Birl
High G Birl
Lesson 3: The Triplet
Lesson 4: Intermediate Rhythm Exercises
Lesson 5: Low G Grace Note
Lesson 6: Light D Throw
Lesson 7: High A Grace Note
Lesson 8: Half Doublings
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How to Play a Low G Half Doubling
How to Play a Low A Half Doubling
How to Play a B Half Doubling
How to Play a C Half Doubling
How to Play a D Half Doubling
How to Play an E Half Doubling
How to Play an F Half Doubling
7 Half Doubling Exercise
Lesson 9: High G Strikes
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How to Play a High G B Strike
How to Play a High G C Strike
How to Play a High G D Strike
How to Play a High G Open D Strike
4 High G Strike Exercise
Lesson 10: The Tachum
Lesson 11: How to Practice Efficiently
Lesson 12: Pipe Band Terminology
Advanced
Lesson 1: Doubling Strikes
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How to Play a B Doubling Strike
How to Play a C Doubling Strike
How to Play a D Doubling Strike
How to Play an Open D Doubling Strike
Lesson 2: G-D-E Grace Note Movement
Lesson 3: The Strathspey Movement
Lesson 4: Bagpipe Music Categories and Tempo Guide
Maintenance/Tuning
Bagpipe Anatomy
Practice Chanter Maintenance and Tuning
Hemping Your Bagpipe
The Pipe Bag
The Blow Stick
The Drones
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Drone Reeds
Drone Tuning
Drone Chords
Drone Problems, Solutions & Terminology
The Pipe Chanter
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Pipe Chanter Reed
Chanter Reed Selection
Preparing your Chanter Reed
Making Reed Easier to Blow
Fix a Double Toning F
Taping a Pipe Chanter to Flatten a Note
Cutting a Hole to Sharpen a Note
Pipe Chanter Pitch
Protecting Your Pipe Chanter Reed
Pitching Your Pipe Chanter
The Bagpipe Case
Bagpipe Pitch and Tuning
Moisture Control
Stretching
Tunes
2/4 Marches
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Mairi's Wedding
Brown Haired Maiden
Teribus
The Barren Rocks of Aden
High Road to Gairloch
Highland Laddie
The Earl of Mansfield
The 79th Farwell to Gibraltar
42nd Highland Division
Sweet Maid of Glendaruel
72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen
Liberton Boys Polka
3/4 Marches
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Balmoral
Castle Dangerous
Green Hills of Tyrol
When the Battles Over
Colins Cattle
Bloody Fields of Flanders
Lochanside
Dream Valley of Glendaruel
4/4 Marches
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Robin Adair
Scots Wha Hae
Scotland the Brave
Rowan Tree
Wings
Blue Bells of Scotland
Minstrel Boy
Were No Awa Tae Bide Awa
Lord Lovat's Lament
6/8 Marches
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A Hundred Pipers
Bonnie Dundee
Steam Boat
Glendaruel Highlanders
Mucking of Georgie's Byre
Atholl Highlanders
Airs
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Amazing Grace
Mist Covered Mountains
Skye Boat Song
Going Home
Suo Gan
MacPhersons Lament
The Mingulay Boat Song
Road to the Isles
Loch Rannoch
Jigs
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Hag at the Churn
Rocking the Baby
Kesh Jig
Tripping up the Stairs
Old Hag at the Kiln
Paddy's Leather Breeches
Galician Jig
Paddy be Easy
Old Wife of Mill Dust
Floating the Flambeau
Reels
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Piper of Drummond
Sleepy Maggie
High Road to Linton
Gravel Walk
Jenny Dang the Weaver
The Owl
Itchy Fingers
Willie Davie
Crooked Bridge
The Wise Maid
Olive Branch
Strathspeys
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Loudons Bonnie Woods and Braes
Orange and Blue
A.A Cameron
Captain Horn
The Campbeltown Kiltie Band
Hornpipes
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Jolly Beggerman
Paddy MacGinty's Goat
Moving Cloud
The Boys of Blue Hill
Songs
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Auld Lang Syne
London Bridges Falling Down
Happy Birthday
Yankee Doodle
Flower of Scotland
America the Beautiful
Bridal March
O' Danny Boy
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How to Play a D Strike
D Strike Exercise
Members Login
Beginner
Lesson 1: Introduction, Tips and Bagpipe History
Lesson 2: The Practice Chanter
Lesson 3: Practice Chanter Technique, Posture, and Blowing
Lesson 4: Beginner Music Theory
Lesson 5: Beginner Rhythm Exercises
Lesson 6: Low Hand Notes & Exercises
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Low Hand Exercises
Lesson 7: High Hand Notes
>
High Hand Exercises
Lesson 8: The Scale
>
Scale Exercises
Lesson 9: Crossing Noises
>
Crossing Noises Exercises
Lesson 10: Easy Tunes
Novice
Lesson 1: Time Signatures and Note Values in Bagpipe Music
Lesson 2: Dots, Cuts & Ties
Lesson 3: How to Practice
Lesson 4: Why we use Embellishments
Lesson 5: Bagpipe Grace Notes
>
Bagpipe High G Grace Note
Bagpipe D Grace Note
Bagpipe E Grace Note
Grace Note Exercises
Songs With Grace Notes
Lesson 6: Strikes
>
How to Play a B Strike
How to Play a C Strike
How to Play a D Strike
How to Play a D Strike with C
How to Play an E Strike
How to Play an F Strike
How to Play a High G Strike
How to Play a High A Strike
Strike Exercises
Lesson 7: Doublings
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How to Play a Low G Doubling
How to Play a Low A Doubling
How to Play a B Doubling
How to Play a C Doubling
How to Play a D Doubling
How to Play an E Doubling
How to Play an F Doubling
How to Play a High G Doubling
How to Play a High A Doubling
7 Doubling Exercise
Lesson 8: Grips
Lesson 9: Taorluath
Lesson 10: Bagpipe D Throw
Lesson 11: How to Learn a Bagpipe Tune
>
First and Second Time Bars
Introductory Notes
How to Memorize a Tune
Lesson 12: The Practice Goose
Intermediate
Lesson 1: How to Buy a Set of Bagpipes
Lesson 2: Birls
>
Regular Birl
Low A Birl
High G Birl
Lesson 3: The Triplet
Lesson 4: Intermediate Rhythm Exercises
Lesson 5: Low G Grace Note
Lesson 6: Light D Throw
Lesson 7: High A Grace Note
Lesson 8: Half Doublings
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How to Play a Low G Half Doubling
How to Play a Low A Half Doubling
How to Play a B Half Doubling
How to Play a C Half Doubling
How to Play a D Half Doubling
How to Play an E Half Doubling
How to Play an F Half Doubling
7 Half Doubling Exercise
Lesson 9: High G Strikes
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How to Play a High G B Strike
How to Play a High G C Strike
How to Play a High G D Strike
How to Play a High G Open D Strike
4 High G Strike Exercise
Lesson 10: The Tachum
Lesson 11: How to Practice Efficiently
Lesson 12: Pipe Band Terminology
Advanced
Lesson 1: Doubling Strikes
>
How to Play a B Doubling Strike
How to Play a C Doubling Strike
How to Play a D Doubling Strike
How to Play an Open D Doubling Strike
Lesson 2: G-D-E Grace Note Movement
Lesson 3: The Strathspey Movement
Lesson 4: Bagpipe Music Categories and Tempo Guide
Maintenance/Tuning
Bagpipe Anatomy
Practice Chanter Maintenance and Tuning
Hemping Your Bagpipe
The Pipe Bag
The Blow Stick
The Drones
>
Drone Reeds
Drone Tuning
Drone Chords
Drone Problems, Solutions & Terminology
The Pipe Chanter
>
Pipe Chanter Reed
Chanter Reed Selection
Preparing your Chanter Reed
Making Reed Easier to Blow
Fix a Double Toning F
Taping a Pipe Chanter to Flatten a Note
Cutting a Hole to Sharpen a Note
Pipe Chanter Pitch
Protecting Your Pipe Chanter Reed
Pitching Your Pipe Chanter
The Bagpipe Case
Bagpipe Pitch and Tuning
Moisture Control
Stretching
Tunes
2/4 Marches
>
Mairi's Wedding
Brown Haired Maiden
Teribus
The Barren Rocks of Aden
High Road to Gairloch
Highland Laddie
The Earl of Mansfield
The 79th Farwell to Gibraltar
42nd Highland Division
Sweet Maid of Glendaruel
72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen
Liberton Boys Polka
3/4 Marches
>
Balmoral
Castle Dangerous
Green Hills of Tyrol
When the Battles Over
Colins Cattle
Bloody Fields of Flanders
Lochanside
Dream Valley of Glendaruel
4/4 Marches
>
Robin Adair
Scots Wha Hae
Scotland the Brave
Rowan Tree
Wings
Blue Bells of Scotland
Minstrel Boy
Were No Awa Tae Bide Awa
Lord Lovat's Lament
6/8 Marches
>
A Hundred Pipers
Bonnie Dundee
Steam Boat
Glendaruel Highlanders
Mucking of Georgie's Byre
Atholl Highlanders
Airs
>
Amazing Grace
Mist Covered Mountains
Skye Boat Song
Going Home
Suo Gan
MacPhersons Lament
The Mingulay Boat Song
Road to the Isles
Loch Rannoch
Jigs
>
Hag at the Churn
Rocking the Baby
Kesh Jig
Tripping up the Stairs
Old Hag at the Kiln
Paddy's Leather Breeches
Galician Jig
Paddy be Easy
Old Wife of Mill Dust
Floating the Flambeau
Reels
>
Piper of Drummond
Sleepy Maggie
High Road to Linton
Gravel Walk
Jenny Dang the Weaver
The Owl
Itchy Fingers
Willie Davie
Crooked Bridge
The Wise Maid
Olive Branch
Strathspeys
>
Loudons Bonnie Woods and Braes
Orange and Blue
A.A Cameron
Captain Horn
The Campbeltown Kiltie Band
Hornpipes
>
Jolly Beggerman
Paddy MacGinty's Goat
Moving Cloud
The Boys of Blue Hill
Songs
>
Auld Lang Syne
London Bridges Falling Down
Happy Birthday
Yankee Doodle
Flower of Scotland
America the Beautiful
Bridal March
O' Danny Boy
Contact