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383 - A Highland Piping Christmas Carol (Dojo Conversations Episode 53)
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Dojo, we've enlisted AI for some festive mojo!
This week, Andrew and Jim detour for a special Christmas episode, enlisting the writing and artistic talents of very...
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382 - Jack Lee on Cruise Journey North (Dojo Conversations Episode 52)
This week, Andrew and Jim welcome special guest and piping legend Jack Lee to talk all things piping, drumming and⌠cruising?!
The upcoming Piperâs Dojo and Piping Hot Summer Drummer collaboration 'Cruise Journey...
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381 - The 4 Questions You Should Be Asking Every Time You Play (Dojo Conversations Episode 51)
Do your pipes ever feel hard to play? If youâre not asking these 4 questions every time you pick them up out of the box, youâre setting yourself up to fail before you play a single noteâŚ
This week, Andrew and Jim...
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380 - Finding Drumming Freedom with Ed Best (Dojo Conversations Episode 50)
This week, we're welcoming special guest Ed Best â Dojo U's drumming instruction lead, rhythm guru and dad joke connoisseur â to chat about his approach to helping drummers find their own musical freedom. We dive into...
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379 - Are Your Bagpipes Playing You? (Dojo Conversations Episode 49)
Do your bagpipes fit your body â or do you make your body fit to your bagpipes?
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Continuing last week's conversation about posture, this time Andrew and Jim challenge the idea that bagpipes are hard to play â...
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378 - Does Multitasking Work For Bagpipers? (Dojo Conversations Episode 48)
"Multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that weâre being exceptionally efficient."
Did you learn to play exclusively on a practice chanter, have to get a few tunes (with all embellishments included) memorized,...
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377 - Got Crossing Noises? The Problem is Not What You Think... (Dojo Conversations Episode 47)
Pipers everywhere struggle with seemingly perpetual problems like crossing noises, often doing 'reps' to fix them. But they're not even close to working out the actual cause of their issues...
This week, we dived...
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376 - Why do bagpipe tunes go "viral"? (Dojo Conversations Episode 46)
Ever noticed there are certain bagpipe tunes that seem to become â and stay â wildly popular?
This week, we're chatting about "viral" bagpipe tunes and trends. Where do they come from, what causes them, and why do...
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375 - How To Triage Your Performance Killers (Dojo Conversations Episode 45)
Playing the bagpipes is a complex thing â so when figuring out where to focus on for improvement, maybe we can learn some lessons from the emergency room...
This week, we're discussing how to triage your "performance...
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374 - How Do You Fall In Love With Tuning? (Dojo Conversations Episode 44)
Frustrated at the neverending struggle to keep your bagpipes in tune? Youâre not alone! But many pipers think that once you âsolveâ tuning, you can move on⌠when really, even the best pipers in the world are still...
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Lincoln Hilton on the frustrating trial and error of learning to tune
Lincoln Hilton, founder of Modern Piping and online sensation, walks us through his trial and error tuning journey as a young piper coming up through the grades.
This clip is an excerpt from Lincoln's hour-long...
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Jim McGillivray on the "pressure variance test" for bagpipe tuning
The great Jim McGillivray tells us a bit about his tuning process and how he uses a "pressure variance test" to check he's nailed his bagpipe tuning.
This clip is an excerpt from Jim's hour-long interview, included...
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