Articles

Bagpipe Articles 

 Articles for learners

• Learn bagpipes 

• Holding a practice chanter 

• Crossing noises 

• Distributed practice 

• Playing on the beat 

• Exercises for the Highland Bagpipe  

• Sight reading 

• Memorizing music 

• Music writing 

• Blowing a bagpipe

• Striking in a bagpipe  

• Performing in solo competitions 

• Development and certificates 

Music

• Compound time marches 

• Jig playing 

• Ensemble adjudication 

• Medley construction 

Instrument care and maintenance

• Making your bagpipe fit 

• Selecting a pipe bag 

• Care of a wooden instrument 

• Bagpipe hygiene 

• Maintenance and tuning 

• Tips - hide bags 

• Tips - Ross canister 

• Filtering a canister 

• Make your bagpipe steadier 

• Chanter stocks 

• Tuning a chanter with a tuner 

• Fix a double toning bass drone 

• Paper clip reed gauge 

Pipe Bands

• Setting up a pipe corps 

• Setting up a pipe corps in hot weather 

Piobaireachd

• Piobaireachd - Scotland's great art 

• Canntaireachd - oral tradition 

• McPherson/Cameron styles 

Other articles

• Making bagpipes 

• Judges impressions 

• Victoria Cross recipients 

• Amazing Grace