Updates on Phase 4 & 5 Grading Schedule Beginning March 2024
Monthly Testing Transition: Beginning in March 2024, we will adopt a monthly freedom phase testing schedule for phases 4 & 5, moving away from the…
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Monthly Testing Transition: Beginning in March 2024, we will adopt a monthly freedom phase testing schedule for phases 4 & 5, moving away from the…
This article was last updated on 3 January 2023. Zoom is a great tool that allows us to play and listen to bagpipes over the…
The short answer: Neither. What is “better” is going to be different for every piper and depend on several personal factors.
Could you nail two planks together using just your hand? You could give it your best shot, but I’m guessing it would take you longer…
Picture this: you're at a band practice, and you see a new face in the circle - a new piper who's just started that night.…
Think of a famous bagpiper. In fact, think of anyone who is famous in any pursuit you follow – a musician, athlete, businessperson, anything –…
Phase 5 is a very challenging freedom phase. Over time we have found that pipers tend to "neglect" much of what they focused on in…
Time signatures are something that many beginning pipers (and musicians of any kind) get pretty hung up on. Simple time, common time, compound time –…
Here at Dojo U, we talk a lot about the importance of using simple tools. After all, you can buy all the complicated gadgetry you…
If you've been piping for a while, you may have heard a tune whose melody or groove just stuck with you, and that you absolutely…