How Pythagoras Broke Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdYzqLgMmgk Equal Temperament? What is it and how did it happen? This is a wonderful explanation of the theory of tuning.
Category: Commandment 1: Immersion
Your environment is the single greatest correlate to your success as a piper. Create a rich environment for learning, and you'll drastically increase your odds of success. We believe, for every one hour of "active" practice, you should be "passively" immersing yourself in bagpipe music, thought, and culture. When in doubt, use this page for inspiration.
Our Favorite Evergreen Sources of Bagpipe Inspiration:
Andra's 45-hour Spotify Playlist!
Ben and Andra's 60+ hour Apple Music Playlist! Part 1
Ben and Andra's 60+ hour Apple Music Playlist! Part 2
BBC Pipeline Archive
BBC Piping Sounds
Enjoy your Piping! With Gary West
The Big Rab Show Podcast
The World Pipe Band Championships
PipesDrums.com
The Piping Press
Bagpipe.News
Andrew Lenz's "Bagpipe Journey"
New Addition! The Piper's Persuasion - famous piper interviews.
Boghall & Bathgate Juvenile Drum Salute
https://youtu.be/FEBQ3aVhdfM The kids of the B&B Juvenile perform a fun and technical drum salute at the 2017 WPBC
Northumbrian Pipes Duet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VcPN31Ssg4 Could you play this on the pipes? It's a very catchy melody.
Barry Wilson & Chris Armstrong Duet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMOvKBKH4vI&t=71s Listen to the groove set by these 2 musicians and how their rhythms compliment each other.
Drum Fanfare - Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
https://youtu.be/ta5-hWf09cU Here is a great fanfare from the drummers of the Youth Pipe Band of Scotland demonstrating several grooves and fantastic rudiment work while having…
Journey to Skye - 78th Fraser Highlanders
https://youtu.be/AajC020hm9k One of the most iconic and groundbreaking pieces ever done. This shaped a generation of pipers and drummers as to what possibilities there could…
Toghail Curs Air Leodhas
This tune also known as Setting a Course for Lewis is played in the Inveraray and District Pipe Band 2019 Medley. In his class, Cameron…
2003 World Pipe Band Championships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cBE1ceZMA&list=OLAK5uy_kovmyOSdqKRpFWsp7Uy-G0bkbAqp_9Mm8 This might be almost 20 years old now but there is some really fantastic music play here. Have a listen and enjoy the best…
A Scottish Soldier
Have you heard the tune Green Hills of Tyrol referred to as A Scottish Soldier? That would be because Andy Stewart sang a song to…
Drum Fanfare - Salute to Bobby Rae - Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt0CEVC_gq8 The drum corp from Field Marshall showing us some fantastic musicality, rudiments and groove baby. Have a listen to that swing.