A Practice Chanter Primer
Think about learning to ride a bike for a moment. For me, it was an intimidating experience! When riding a bike, you have to coordinate…
Make Your Own Dojo U Style Water Manometer
The Dojo University water manometer is a tool that can help us to achieve several essential goals in piping, including blowing at the chanter reed’s…
Your Repertoire - Tune of the Week
“Constantly vary everything, including constant variance!” - Abraham Lincoln Occasionally, we have “your repertoire” instead of the normal, prescribed, tunes of the week. "Your Repertoire"…
Correctly Simplify any Tune
Being able to properly simplify a tune on your own is a vital skill for any piper who wants to (expediently) get better. Unfortunately, bad…
The Dojo U Bagpipe Freedom Guarantee
Dojo U offers something no one else dares to offer - an improvement guarantee. "Dojo U will double your love of bagpiping, or else give…
How to Reach Out Any Time and Ask for Feedback
We know recording ourselves is a vital part of our daily practice routine. As long as we have our practice space well set up and…
"Passive" Practice via Immersion
We regularly post great bagpipe music on our blog that inspires us! If need some immersion inspiration, click here! Have you ever noticed that the…
The Perfect Dojo Practice Environment and Bagpipe Setup
In order to be successful on your journey towards Bagpipe Freedom, you’re going to need a few things. Nothing here will be a huge surprise,…
Recording and Sharing Your Bagpipe Performances
To make the most out of Dojo U, you need to get comfortable recording yourself and sharing the results with our staff and community. Quality…
The One-Take Rule
We've all been there. We're trying to make a recording of our playing, but it's just not coming out right. On the first recording, I…