Archive for the ‘Learn To Play The Bagpipes’ Category
Pipes Ready! DVD Set-up & Maintenance Guide for the Great Highland Bagpipe
What Pipe doesn’t have trouble with his or her pipes? Who wouldn’t want them sounding better and easier to blow? In this unique video, one of the world’s best and most respected pipers takes you through the steps required to set up your pipes and maintain them in peak playing condition. Bags, reeds, reed selection, watertraps, blowsticks and more – Jim McGillivray covers it all, in clear language, great detail and a style that is both informative and entertaining.
Chapters: Introduction, Bagpipe tour, The bag, Leather or Synthetic?: Synthetic & Cannister bags, Leather, Airtightness, Installation, Sizes, Grip attachment, Blowsticks, Valves & Watertraps, Fit of Joints, Chanter reeds: Selecting, Making your reed easier, Shaving your reed, Care, Drone Reeds: Cane or synthetic, Seating, Adjusting tongue, Bridles, Tuning screw, Adjustments Chart, Workshop: Lost reeds, Hemping tying-in bags, Seasoning, Oiling
Price: $28.00
Learn to Play the Bagpipe A New Method of Practice Chanter
This is a new concept in tuition for the practice chanter, devised by Pipe Major R.T. Shepherd. It contains precise photographs showing all finger positions; time counting exercises; detailed descriptions in playing marches, strathspeys and reels; theory and 12 carefully chosen tunes. This package includes book, instructional CD and practice chanter.
Price: $55.95
82 page Paperback
Bagpipe Teacher
-You don’t need to read music -Learn at your own pace -Any age can learn using this method The method of instruction developed by Invermark At Home is the easy way to learn the Practice Chanter and you will be able to play a simple folk tune after your first lesson. This program is hosted by Donald Lindsay, Director of the Invermark College of Piping who explains each lesson in detail giving you a clear demonstration of all fingering techniques. Each lesson ends with a musical demonstration by Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies or Frances Adams. Play this DVD on your computer or television, its like having your own private instructor at home. You will even learn to maintain your reed and chanter. Follow this easy method and you can learn to play Amazing Grace by the end of this program.
Price: $35.95
Bagpipe Basics for Beginners (1)
If you are new to piping this can be an very helpful guide to have on hand.
* Breathing tips
* improve your piping practice time
* better fingering
* consistent piping and greater duration
By the time you are done reading through and trying the ideas out you will be a more relaxed and better piper and will see improvement to your overall piping skills in 1 to 2 weeks!
Price: $6.00
College of Piping Highland Bagpipe Tutor Part 1 Book and CD (Green Book)
“The College of Piping: Tutor For The Highland Bagpipe PART 1″ by Seumas Macneill and Thomas Pearston. The 72 page book starts with the practice chanter and ends with the bagpipe. There are 26 Lessons in the book. Each lesson is followed by a sound clip. In addition there are over 16 Videos and 14 songs. In addition to audio lessons, videos, and songs, the CD also contains over 38 pages of study material and quizzes. Lessons: Each written lesson is joined by a corresponding sound file 1) Placing your fingers on the chanter, diagrams 2) Gracenotes 3) Throws and Doublings 4) Your First Tune 5) Strikes 6) Strike on D and your Second Tune 7) Second Measure Brown Haired Maiden 
Music theory 9) Double C & B 10) 2nd measure High Road to Gairloch 11) Double F & E 12) Double high A and 2nd measure Highland Laddie 13) Leumluath and Taorluath 14) 2nd measure Carles Wi’ the Breeks 15) The Birl 16) 2nd measure 79th Farewell to Gibralter 17) Grip to C 18) 4th measure 79th Farewell to Gibralter 19) 1st measure Earl of Mansfield 20) Thumb Gracenote 21) 3rd measure Earl of Mansfield 22) 1st measure Inverness Rant 23) The Tachum 24) Strikes on B & C 25) 2nd measure Piper of Drummond 26) Double D and Green Hills of Tyrol 27) Practice Scales 27) Theory Summary and Posture Songs 1)Scots Wha Ha’e 2) Brown Haired Maiden 3) High Road to Gairloch 4) Highland Laddie 5) Carles Wi’ the Breeks 6) 79th Farewell to Gibraltar 7) Earl of Mansfield Inverness Rant 9) Piper of Drummond 10) Green Hills of Tyrol 11) Atholl Highlanders 12) Aiken Drum 13) Piobaireachd of Donald Dubh 14) Blue Bonnets
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Learn to Play the Bagpipe, CD
CD – Instructional. Origin Country: USA. 0.5 lbs. Made by Mid-East.
By R. T. Shepherd, audio tutorial, can be used alone or to accompany the book. Both CD and tape follow the book from page one to the beginning of chapter 8. The rest of chapter 8 and all of chapters 9 and 10 are not on the CD or tape.
Price: $11.90
Logan’s Complete Tutor for the Highland Bagpipe
Includes marches, quicksteps, laments, strathspeys, reels and country dances.
Price: $13.95
Learn to Play the Bagpipe, Book
Instruction Book. Origin Country: USA. 0.5 lbs. Made by Mid-East.
Practice Chanter tutorial by Pipe Major R.T. Shepherd. Includes photographs of finger positions, exercises, melodies & more.
Price: $9.90
EthnicSounds Highland Bagpipes
This package includes everything you will need to start learning the bagpipes. Rosewood Full-size bagpipes with accessories including book, CD and rosewood practice chanter w/ reed and set of synthetic drone reeds
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