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393 - How To Construct a Winning Medley (Dojo Conversations Episode 63)
Pipe band medley sets are the perfect chance to showcase your band's musical range and creativity. But why do some medleys sound more musical than others? Should you use harmonies in every tune, or is less more? Plus,...
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Unlock Your Bagpipe Tuning May 31st
Rescue Your Bagpipe Sound May 31 - June 2, 2024 in Troy, New York at our Tuning Clinic! You don't have to be "that person" who loves bagpipes but can't figure out how to make them sound good. Make May 31st the last...
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392 - Dialling Into 4 Layers of Bagpipe Sound (Dojo Conversations Ep 62)
Ever wondered why your drones seem to make a bunch of different sounds when you strike in (or if you don't cut them off quickly β an auditory experience affectionately know as "the dying cow")?
This week, Andrew and...
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391 - Are You Getting The Most Out Of Band Practice? (Dojo Conversations Ep 61)
Most of us show up for band practice like clockwork each week β maybe even a few times a week. But are you showing up in all the right ways to improve your own playing, and contribute to the improvement of your whole...
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390 - Do You Play in the "Tone Zone"? (Dojo Conversations Ep 60)
"Just blow tone!"Β Sound familiar? Most of us know we should be blowing a certain way to sound better, but many pipers don't know how to really get into the "tone zone".Β
This week, Andrew and Jim delve into the...
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389 - Do You Own or Rent Your Piping Skills? (Dojo Conversations Episode 59)
Do you want to sound just like your favourite pipers? Maybe we all do, to start with. But after a while, most pipers realise that true satisfaction comes fromΒ being able to create any musical ideas or interpretations...
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388 - How Can You Free Up Your Piping Bandwidth? (Dojo Conversations Episode 58)
As pipers we have to juggle a lot of skills, usually all at once. Remembering tunes, playing with good rhythm and clean fingerwork, tuning, blowing good tone, marching... the list goes on.
But how do you put them all...
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2024 Winter Storm Concert
Relive all the amazing performances from the 2024 Winter Storm Concert!
On January 14th 2024, it might have been freezing outside, but at Winter Storm β the pipes and drums event in Kansas City β we turned up the heat...
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387 - What's the REAL Cost of Bagpiping? (Dojo Conversations Episode 57)
How much money should you be budgeting for your bagpiping? At a minimum there are reeds, pipe bags, and other parts all need to be replaced regularly β and then there's new chanters, travel, lessons, and much more....
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386 - How to Simplify Tunes (Dojo Conversations Episode 56)
Ever heard βyouβre not a REAL piper unless you play with all the embellishments as writtenβ?
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Embellishments are lovely β but theyβre the crown moulding, while foundational skills like rhythm, scale navigation, and...
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385 - Can Rest Be Productive? (Dojo Conversations Episode 55)
Do you ever feel burned out at the end of competition season?
This week, Andrew and Jim look at the merits of rest. It's a necessity in the fitness world to recover and restore yourself to be stronger β so could the...
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384 - Everything Auld Is New Again (Dojo Conversations Episode 54)
Should 'auld' episodes be forgot and never brought to mind? Not a chance!
As 2024 dawns, we're taking a moment to pause and reflect β it's been just over a year since the podcast went live, so this week Andrew and Jim...
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