Freedom Phase Process: Best Practices, Suggestions and Guidance
1: This is a tool, not a competition. The first thing to understand about the Freedom Phase process here at Dojo U is that it…
Category: Weekly Wisdom
Are You a Bit Too Intense?
How hard should your chanter reed be to blow? Despite what you may have heard in your travels with different instructors and bands in the…
The Rocket Fuel is in the Trade-Offs
Maintaining a singular focus at all times may be the most important factor in how fast you improve at playing the bagpipes. I've discussed before how…
New Year = New Tunes
It's the new year! First things first – have you picked out some new tunes to learn yet? And I don't mean breaking out some…
Compound Interest on the Bagpipes
Just like police recruits often get tased before graduation, I've insisted that our entire Dojo U teaching team needs to personally work their way through…
What is Bagpipe Freedom?
Why did you first pick up a set of bagpipes? Did you want to play a moving rendition of Amazing Grace at the graveside? Were…
Nature or Nurture: What Makes a Great Piper?
Nature or nurture? Do the top pipers in the world possess some sort of genetic predisposition that allows them to play with speed, grace, and expression?
Do You Need 10,000 Hours of Practice?
How do you get good at something? The answer has always been practice, practice, practice. The real question is, how long does it take to get good? There is the saying, that has been around for a while, that it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill. Does it really take 10,000 hours to become a master?
Did you overindulge at Thanksgiving?
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Personally, I had a great few days to recharge with my nearest and dearest, and we had a…
The myth of multitasking
If you're an adult, living in the 21st century, and you're reading this sentence – chances are you have about a dozen demands on your…