After a hot and sweaty couple of days at Glasgow Green, Richard Parkes and his phenomenal team carried off the World Title once again - making Richard Parkes the Pipe Major with the greatest number of World Titles under his belt.
For the first time here at Dojo U, we recently rallied our students to form Team Dojo – a 'virtual band' made up from Dojo students all…
Before we start - I just want to thank my diligent co-author Dr. John Holcombe for helping me assemble this article! This article was formed…
Recording: Bagpipe Sheet Music: Viscount-Montgomery-FullDownload Snare Drum Sheet Music: Viscount-Montgomery-Ph-5Download Detailed Learning Materials Members of Dojo U have access to a variety of simplified settings,…
Recording: Bagpipe Sheet Music: Viscount-Montgomery-FullDownload Snare Drum Sheet Music: Viscount-Montgomery-Ph-5Download Detailed Learning Materials Members of Dojo U have access to a variety of simplified settings,…
In my part of the world, “The Green Hills of Tyrol” is a staple of massed band performances. You can count on hearing it at some point at the beginning and end of each games day. It’s also used frequently for pipe band tuning—the second part is quite effective, since you are basically playing down the scale from High A. But this little workhorse of a tune is one of the oldest pipe band tunes in our repertoire today, and has quite an amazing story.
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