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273 - Don't Listen to This. Bagpipe Math - 12.23.19
Do you struggle with dot and cut notes? Did you play another instrument and think you understood how to play dotted rhythms until you played bagpipes? What is ALAP/ASAP anyway?
Andrew decodes dotted rhythms using...
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272 - Finding Fundamentals in the Fluff - 12.17-19
Have you struggled to understand comments from judges? Does improvement seem overwhelming when described in subjective terms? What does the judge really mean?
Andrew describes how most judges comments can be...
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271 - How to Find Your Perfect Practice Tempo - 12.10.19
Do you play your tunes so fast you can’t hear your mistakes? Or maybe you always keep the metronome at the same easy tempo for every practice session? How do you know what tempo to choose to improve your...
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270 - Blair Chanter Update - 12.10.19
Are you considering a Blair Digital Chanter? Want to know more about how it works?
Andrew shares the inside scoop from Murray Blair about the Blair Digital Chanter. This includes some more of the technical details...
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269 - Do I (Actually) Want a Blair Digital Chanter? - 12.03.19
Do you have a Digital Chanter on your wish list this year? Not sure if the Blair Digital Chanter is the right one? What makes it different from the other electronic chanters out there? Is it worth it?
Andrew not...
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268 -What NOT To Do When Piping in the Cold - 11.26.19
Scheduled to play a parade in November? In Canada? Preparing for that graveside memorial and the temperature takes a nosedive? How do you play in cold temperatures and stay in tune? Most pipers have been given the...
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267 - Target Practice - 11.19.19
Struggling with a section of a tune or a particular note progression? Do you spend a lot of time browsing through exercise books to find the right exercise and it still doesn’t help? How do you break down and target...
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266 - One Simple Issue That Makes Your Bagpipe Playing Sound Mushy - 11.12.2019
You are playing the right notes, you’ve worked on eliminating crossing noises, you play with a metronome, and you accurately play all rhythms, but your tune still doesn’t sound crisp and clean. And you can’t bring...
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265 - Why You Can’t Just “Blow Tone” - 11.05.19
Have you been told to blow tone or blow steady? Does your chanter reed cut out or squeal? Is it hard for you to tune your drones to your chanter? Does this whole concept of great tone seem ambiguous?
In this...
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264 -The Primary Key To Making a Tune a Joy to Play - 10.29.2019
Did you enjoy your last bagpipe performance? Was it meaningful to you as well as the audience? Did you have complete control over the delivery of that tune and your instrument?
Andrew describes how having control...
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263 - Why Tuning Is Not Enough - Foundations of Great Bagpipe Sound - 10.15.19
Don’t you just love the sound of a beautifully tuned bagpipe? The full harmonic sound of the drones blended perfectly with the chanter notes. Are you amazed how professional pipers seem to tune easily and get that...
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262 - Dot-Cut Rhythms: From Muddled to Music
Ever been told you are playing too "round"? Do your doublings turn to mush when after cut notes? Does your grip fall apart when it comes from a sixteenth note? Why do two sequential cut notes cause pipers so many...
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