As we begin our bagpipe journey, the first step along the way is exploring the basics of rhythm and of melody. We'll learn about the…

It doesn't take long when learning the bagpipes to realize we have a "problem." We need a way to articulate the notes we are playing…

And, having played a few gracenotes, it doesn't take long to realize that the uses of gracenotes are many! We don't just play gracenotes when…

Once you're able to play a few tunes on the practice chanter (even if they don't have embellishments yet), it's time to start your journey…

To really "call yourself a piper" there's one final step to complete in your learning journey - and that's the development of some embellishments; rapid-fire…

In this chapter, we finish off our study of the basic bagpipe embellishments. In addition to the D Throw that we learned in the previous…

We know the basics of embellishments from the Tutor, but now it's time to dig deeper to achieve that next level of understanding and of…

Now that you've got some legitimate bagpiping under your belt, the next step is to drill deeper into the fundamentals of great finger mechanics. Scale…

You've got some tunes happening with some decent rhythm. But, how do we get from decent to excellent? Let's dive in.

There are really only two factors that go into creating the perfect gracenote. But, the challenge is in achieving both factors on every single gracenote you…