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315 - Forget Practicing Slowly! Get Better By.... Going Fast? - 10.09.2020
A student shared this:
Here's a very interesting article/podcast about why learning difficult tunes or passages by starting slowly and gradually increasing practice speed has some inherent limitations, and offers a...
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314 - The Hard Reed Fallacy and other FAQs - 09.25.2020
This week we have a lot of great questions and some good banter. Question of the week is: Why should you NOT be playing a hard reed? The answer may open your eyes...
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313 - The Best Way to Transition to the Full Bagpipes (And More) - 08.03.2020
In this class we have a great end-of-week Q&A for our Premium Members, beginning with a great review of the BEST way to transition from the practice chanter to the full bagpipes.
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Introducing the Pipe Major's Symposium - Stuart Liddell, Robert Mathieson, Alan Bevan
Supercharge Your Leadership!
A 2-Day Intensive Workshop for Pipe Corps Leaders - September 12-13, 2020 - Featuring World Champions Stuart Liddell, Robert Mathieson, and Alan Bevan
Unparalleled knowledge and...
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312 - Are You Prepared for a Long-Lasting COVID Bagpipe World? - 07.24.2020
It's becoming clearer and clearer that the bagpipe world may take a long time to return to anything that even remotely looks like normal. Are you prepared to adapt?
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311 - Become "Unconsciously Competent" as You Learn a Tune - 07.15.2020
When you learn a new tune, you should be breaking it into bite-sized segments. Each bite size segment should be on auto-pilot before you move on to the next one. This is also referred to as reaching "unconscious...
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310 - Learning Tunes Is Easy (If You Do It Right) - 07.07.2020
In this hands-on class, Andrew dives deep down the rabbit-hole of tune learning. Why does it seem so hard for me, when others seem to do it easily? The answer might be so simple it surprises you!
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307 - The Best Placement for Your Pipe Bag - 07.08.20
How far back should you push the pipe bag under your arm? Should the drones be all the way against your shoulder or should you be squeezing more toward the back of the bag?
Andrew and Carl explain proper pipe bag...
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309 - Fix Any Bagpipe Problem with the Fundamentals (with Carl Donley) - 06.23.2020
Carl shows us how the Dojo Fundamentals aren't just talking points. They show us how to solve literally any problem we are having!
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306 - What is the Equivalent to an Extended Small Size in a Hide Bag? - 07.01.20
Do you play an extended small hybrid bag, but thinking about moving to a hide bag? What size should you get? Are the sizes standard and equivalent?
Carl and Andrew give some suggestions on how to choose the correct...
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305 - How to Tie in a Hide Bag With a Loose Neck - 06.24.20
What happens when you go to tie in a bag and the neck it much larger than the chanter stock? How do you ensure that you tie it in so it is airtight?
Carl, Dojo U’s resident bag tying expert, explains how to handle...
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304 - Zen and the Art of Bagpipe Practice - 06.17.20
What does a productive practice feel like? How can you have that awesome moment more often?
Andrew and Carl highlight what makes a successful practice and how you can replicate that yourself.
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