Do You Want to Play Bagpipes?

 

Believe it or not, it's not as impossible as you may think. We begin small, with a practice chanter and then when ready, we transition to the pipes! That's right, you can be on the pipes in a few months or maybe a year. It's different for everyone, and it means that you can learn to play the pipes.

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To help you gain the best lessons and experience, I work with 

Piper's Dojo University.

 

Special Note: to begin the bagpipes, one must have a practice chanter. 

Since we do not recommend sharing chanters, it is recommended to purchase one.

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Piper's Dojo University is an online bagpipe community with live lessons, recorded lessons, and courses for every level of piping. They have a proven system of teaching and learning that is done at your pace and on your schedule. Do you want a live class in the morning, noon, or evening? They have them. Do you want a solid curriculum that takes you from opening your practice chanter for the first time all the way to advanced classes. You pick your program. You pick your pace. You pick live or recorded classes.  You can give it at try with a trial membership and the introductory classes.

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• Trial Basic Membership can be found by clicking here. 

• Click here if you want to develop skills to play in a pipe band? 

• Fingering Fundamentals, a great beginning course - try it here    

• Their premium membership is the one I have and recommend it if you want access to all of their classes. Just click here.

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The City of Dunedin Pipe Band, which has two different band levels (4 and 2), bagpipe teachers, and one the best system of helping bagpipers develop in the USA. It has been recognized nationally and globally as a quality program and band.  They also offer summer workshops. Click here for their web page.

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Local Opportunity

If you are a piper living or visiting the Tampa/Lutz/Land O' Lakes area and would like to get together to play some tunes, then contact me here. 

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Practices I do for myself:

• I have a Gibson Bagpipe Practice Chanter.

• I take still take lessons  and attend piping workshops with DojoUniversity.

• I am a Premium Member of DojoU and use many of their resources.

• I am a member of the G4 DPB (Dunedin Pipe Band) and compete as a band and in solo competitions.

• I attend the annual DojoU Bagpipe Cruise (which is the most incredible experience. I will share information on this at lessons).

• I'm registered and looking forward to Piper's Dojo International School in Edinburgh, Scotland.​

• I record myself (both video and audio) to find places to improve.

• I play my pipes every day.

• I focus my practice time on single specific areas that need help.

• I have so much to learn and keep working to improve. I have come a long way and still have a longer way to go.
   

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