Women in Piping - Brighde Chaimbeul
https://youtu.be/OpLZN4spvjI The Gordon Duncan memorial Trust presents the 2020 Performance Award video by Brighde Chaimbeul from Kyle of Lochalsh in October 2020. On small pipes…
Cap Caval at the Interceltic Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-wpNk0VzUQ Watch the concert one of the top French Bagad bands at the 2020 Festival Interceltic in Lorient France. The first march was written a…
Boney Music Memorial Invitational 2021
https://youtu.be/i9jmuRox1L8 Features the 2020 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital with current interviews from players and medical professionals. The Boney Music Memorial Invitational is…
It’s an Opera, It’s a Pop Tune, It’s “The Green Hills of Tyrol”
In my part of the world, “The Green Hills of Tyrol” is a staple of massed band performances. You can count on hearing it at some point at the beginning and end of each games day. It’s also used frequently for pipe band tuning—the second part is quite effective, since you are basically playing down the scale from High A. But this little workhorse of a tune is one of the oldest pipe band tunes in our repertoire today, and has quite an amazing story.
Freedom Phase Metronome Fine Print
Here are a few important thoughts about how to set your metronome during the Freedom Phases. Make sure the metronome is loud enough for YOU…
Balancing the "Scales of Practice"
The following is an excerpt from an article called "A Master Class in Fundamentals" by Bob Regnerus... I (Bob) coach high school basketball. In fact,…
The Secret: Find Your Own Voice
We all have at least one bagpipe dream. Maybe it’s to play a beautiful Amazing Grace at the grave-side. Maybe it’s to wow an audience…
Are You in Bagpipe Captivity?
One of the terms you'll hear around the Dojo is "Bagpipe Captivity." Think of this as the opposite of bagpipe freedom. When we're in bagpipe captivity, bagpiping…