See Through These Illusions
Think back to grade school where we first learned about the senses – sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing. Just the five, right? A sixth sense…
Category: News & Blog
Posts of news and events from Dojo U
Who is Andrew Douglas?
Andrew Douglas is a prolific practitioner of the bagpipe, active at the highest level of pipe bands, solo competition, teaching, and creative endeavors for the…
Crossing Noises: More Than You Might Want to Know
If you are relatively new to piping, you might be trying hard at this point to eliminate crossing noises as you transition from one note to another. But even for more experienced pipers, a pesky crossing noise may find its way into our piping. Here are some thoughts on how to analyze and get rid of crossing noises.
Chanter Tuning Brain Games
Chanter tuning is a skill that can take a while to develop. At Dojo U, we cover this regularly in live classes, in detail in…
Jim Hedgpeth: Cycling Towards Success
“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.”~ Joseph Campbell: a…
Day 11 of Dojo U Christmas: And a Piob G in an Ex-Tree
Earlier this year we caught up with world-champion piper, reed maker, and piobaireachd expert Greig Canning about many things, but one of the more interesting…
Day 10 of Dojo U Christmas: A Medieval Musical Feast
If you thought some of the other tunes we've gifted were oldies... just wait until you get a taste of this one! Veni Veni Emmanuel…
Day 9 of Dojo U Christmas: A Concert for Christmas
Earlier this year, we caught up with legendary Pipe Major Robert Mathieson, and had a fascinating discussion about his thoughts on 'concert pitch' for bagpipes…
Day 6 of Dojo U Christmas: The Ghost of B Flat Future
Behind today's door on the advent calendar is one of our most commented on topics of 2021 (just slightly taking out second place behind the…
Day 4 of Dojo U Christmas: Up on the Rooftop
Today's hose stuffer is thought to be the second oldest secular Christmas song (the oldest is supposed to be Jingle Bells, which was initially a…