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Learn to Play the Bagpipes
Starting Your Journey
How to Use this Course
The Practice Chanter (2:43)
Hand Positioning and the Scale (5:49)
Music Theory for the Highland Bagpipe (15:26)
Laying the Foundation on the Practice Chanter
Bottom Hand Exercises (5:52)
Top Hand Exercises (2:40)
Bottom Hand Crossings (8:25)
Top Hand Crossings (4:58)
Full Scale (1:31)
Crossing Between Hands - To E (2:46)
Crossing Between Hands - To F (2:40)
Crossing Between Hands - To Hi G (2:41)
Crossing Between Hands - To Hi A (2:57)
Arpeggio Scale (2:30)
Honing Your Skills on the Chanter
Tune: Blanchard's Hornpipe (3:57)
Circular Breathing (1:47)
G Gracenotes (6:13)
Tune: Blanchard's Hornpipe with G Gracenotes (5:57)
Strikes (5:14)
Hi G Doublings (3:27)
D Throws (4:32)
Mastering Your First Tunes on the Chanter
Tune: Scot's Wa Hae (7:01)
Hi A Doublings (3:32)
D Strike Scale (2:24)
Tune: Amazing Grace (7:22)
E Doublings (3:02)
F Doublings (3:23)
Tune: Bonnie Galloway (10:12)
E Gracenotes (1:55)
Tune: Brown Haired Maiden (8:32)
D Gracenotes (1:21)
C Doublings (2:04)
B Doublings (1:53)
D Doublings (2:08)
Tune: Corriechollie (8:03)
Tune: High Road to Gairloch (8:05)
Birls (6:20)
Grips (4:08)
Tune: Terribus (8:25)
Tune: Rowan Tree (13:51)
Tune: Mairi's Wedding (9:22)
Toraluaths (3:07)
Tune: Skye Boat Song (7:21)
Tune: A Man's a Man for That (9:23)
Tune: Highland Laddie (11:19)
Tune: Wings (10:02)
Tune: Scotland the Brave (9:53)
Practice Chanter Modules Outro (1:01)
You're Ready for the Pipes!
Anatomy of the Highland Bagpipes (9:54)
Materials You'll Need in Addition to the Pipes (13:43)
How to Order Your Pipes (19:23)
When Your Pipes Arrive (16:45)
Honing Your Skills on the Pipes
Steady Blowing (6:06)
Playing First Tunes No Drones: Blanchard's Hornpipe (6:02)
Playing with Drones Uncorked (7:46)
Striking in Your Pipes (6:50)
Cutting Off the Pipes (5:10)
Tuning the Drones with the Tuner (11:58)
Tuning the Drones Without the Tuner (8:34)
Bagpipe Maintenance
Checking Pipe Bag for Leaks (9:57)
Hemping - In Depth (6:46)
Adjusting and Tuning Drone Reeds (20:15)
Choosing and Adjusting a Pipe Chanter Reed (9:54)
Putting on Drone Cords (11:01)
Tune Library
Tune Library Intro (0:58)
Blanchard's Hornpipe (4:25)
Scot's wa Hae (6:10)
Amazing Grace (1:44)
Bonnie Galloway (3:06)
Brown Haired Maiden (3:09)
Corriechoille (3:12)
The High Road to Gairloch (3:13)
Terribus (2:17)
Rowan Tree (3:10)
Mairi's Wedding (3:06)
Skye Boat Song (2:28)
A Man's a Man for That (3:11)
Highland Laddie (3:09)
Wings (3:09)
Scotland the Brave (3:14)
Tune: Blanchard's Hornpipe
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