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324 - Is the Bagpipe Freedom Process for Beginners? (Weekly Strike-in) - 10.08.2021
Is the bagpipe freedom process for beginners? How to transcribe the rhythm of a tune you heard on YouTube. Embellishment discussion.
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323 - Team Dojo? Gannaway Seasoning. Bagpipe Freedom - 07.09.2021
It's been a while since we behaved ourselves long enough to release a Friday Strike-in as a podcast! Enjoy some piping chatter.
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New Book! "Finding Bagpipe Freedom" - Order it Today
The book is now OUT of pre-order and ready for regular purchase. Order at http://BagpipeFreedom.com
The book is focused on fully exploring what you might recognize is the "Dojo U method," detailing our approach from...
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321 - Long Form Chat with Dr. Matthew Welch - 05.10.2021
Matthew Welch studied traditional Highland Bagpipe music with Gold Medalist masters such as James McIntosh M.B.E., Colin MacLellan, Mike Cusack, Jack Lee, Pipe Major Angus MacLellan, Andrew Wright and celebrated,...
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320 - Long Form Chat with Robert Mathieson - 05.06.2021
Robert won the worlds 5 times as Pipe Major of the Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band.
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319 - Long Form Chat with Ross Miller - 04.30.2021
Ross hails from Linlithgow, West Lothian where he is the official Town Piper. He studied Bagpipes, Scots Song and Whistles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In July 2017 he graduated with a First Class Honours...
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318 - Long Form Chat with Greig Canning - 04.28.2021
Greig Canning is a piper with the two-time grade 1 World Champions, Inveraray and District Pipe Band.
He is a regular prize winner and ‘A grade’ competitor on the highland games circuit, regularly competing at the...
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317 - Long Form Chat with "The Captain" Ken Eller - 04.26.2021
Ken is one of the most prolific pipers in North American history. Be sure to visit thecaptainscorner.com to learn all about his career, his teaching, and his works.
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316 - The Bagpiping World's Destructive Negative Feedback Loop - 03.12.2021
Most bagpipe world has trapped itself in a destructive negative feedback loop that essentially guarantees its decline (and failure for the vast majority of enthusiasts...).
Can you summon the strength to break free...
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315 - Forget Practicing Slowly! Get Better By.... Going Fast? - 10.09.2020
A student shared this:
Here's a very interesting article/podcast about why learning difficult tunes or passages by starting slowly and gradually increasing practice speed has some inherent limitations, and offers a...
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314 - The Hard Reed Fallacy and other FAQs - 09.25.2020
This week we have a lot of great questions and some good banter. Question of the week is: Why should you NOT be playing a hard reed? The answer may open your eyes...
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313 - The Best Way to Transition to the Full Bagpipes (And More) - 08.03.2020
In this class we have a great end-of-week Q&A for our Premium Members, beginning with a great review of the BEST way to transition from the practice chanter to the full bagpipes.
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