Bagpipe Instruction For Beginners

Name: Bagpipe Instruction For Beginners
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Learning the basics on the practice chanter

Created byRobert Barrick

Last updated 5/2016

English

What you'll learn

At the end of Course 101, students will possess basic fingering techniques and understand enough technique to play the first tune on the practice chanter.

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 51m total length

Introduction and Lesson One19:10
Introduction to Beginning Bagpipe Lessons, Course 101, Lecture 215:24
This second lesson will cover:
Speed Exercise
The G Grace note
D Throws
Birls
These movements are needed to proceed to learning the first tune in lesson three.
This lesson will cover learning "Scots Wa Hae"9:13
After finishing this lesson, the student should be able to play this tune with all the correct fingerings, ornamentation, and technique.
Additional Exercises5:08
These exercises will further develop the student's technique, as well as prepare them for the next course.
Circular Breathing for the practice chanter2:59
This technique has many benefits. Playing through an entire tune without the chanter stopping and strengthening the mouth muscles are just a couple.

Requirements

Students will need to purchase a practice chanter available from any Scottish Import store that sells bagpipe supplies. A practice chanter will cost between $50 to $100 USD. More information on how and what type of chanter to purchase is covered in Lecture 1. Students DO NOT need a full set of pipes for beginning bagpipe courses. Blank music transcription paper will be downloadable as well.

Description

If you have ever wondered about learning this ancient, emotional instrument, now is your chance!

This first course is designed to give you exactly what you need to know to play the first tune on a practice chanter. I will be covering how to buy a chanter, care of it, hand positioning, the scale, and learning Scots Wa Hae, the first tune everyone learns. Sheet music for all exercises is included for download.

With consistent practice, you should be able to play the tune comfortably within a month. Since you can revisit these lessons as much as you want, it is easy to zero in on the segments you need to move forward.

You can have a lot of fun learning the pipes, and this course will make it possible with easy to follow, step by step instruction.

Who this course is for:

Anyone from 8 to 80 with an interest in bagpipes as a beginner.