The Viennese Waltz is one of the most recorded waltzes on bagpipes according to Robert Mathieson who recorded this tune on his Grace Notes album in 1993. Robert Mathieson discusses this waltz and others in his class from March 2. Listen for the waltz to start at 1:03.
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…
Rhythmic accuracy, scale navigation, grace note quality, embellishment quality, and ALAP/ASAP, are foundation skills on the Highland bagpipe. We must be able to accurate navigate the notes on the chanter, we must have crisp, clean grace notes and embellishments, and we must imply dynamics through ALAP/ASAP.
In case you hadn't heard, March 2023 is our first ever "themed month" here at Dojo U! From 3rd to 30th March, we're on a…
When you are learning a new jig, do you often have trouble staying “on the beat” because you are using all of your concentration just to play all of the melody notes, gracenotes and embellishments correctly? Then, after you get those pesky things out of the way, are you still having trouble getting that “jig feel”? Using a metronome during your practice may well be a useful tool for you.
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