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280 - Bridging the Gap Between Old and New Chanters - 01.29.20
Do you need to buy a new chanter to play with a band? Can your old chanter match the new poly band chanters? Can a band sound amazing with all different chanters?
Andrew has a surprising answer to this...
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279 -Is Circular Breathing Necessary? - 01.28.20
Have you tried circular breathing? Do you need to know how to circular breathe to become a better piper?
Carl and Andrew discuss the advantages of circular breathing and whether it is important for pipers.
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278 - Bagpipes Are Not For The Faint of Heart - 01.10.20
Why do you play bagpipes? Is it because they draw a crowd? Is it for the mental challenge?
What do two professional pipers think about this? Andrew and Carl discuss what draws them to play bagpipes.
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277 - Is it You or Your Pipes? - 01.17.20
Have you been off your pipes for a while? Are your pipes now hard to play? How do you know whether the struggle is because of your pipes or because of you?
Andrew explains the chanter reed litmus test to be sure...
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276 - Which Comes First, The Solo Tune or The Band Set? - 01.10.20
Overwhelmed with many piping projects? Are you trying to balance solo tunes, band sets, Dojo tunes, and life? How do you prioritize what’s most important?
Carl and Andrew address this common issue with suggestions...
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275 - Solar Eclipse That Thang - 01.07.20
Are you hitting the beat accurately? Are you like most pipers who struggle with this piping fundamental? Can you easily identify what exactly should be on the beat?
Andrew uses a jig to demonstrate how to identify...
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274 - Tick Tick of the Met is Painful. All Sane and Logical. - 12.31.19
The metronome lies, right? Or are we frustrated with our inability to accurately play on the beat? How should that sound? How does this affect our ability to play great dotted rhythms?
Andrew clearly diagrams how...
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273 - Don't Listen to This. Bagpipe Math - 12.23.19
Do you struggle with dot and cut notes? Did you play another instrument and think you understood how to play dotted rhythms until you played bagpipes? What is ALAP/ASAP anyway?
Andrew decodes dotted rhythms using...
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272 - Finding Fundamentals in the Fluff - 12.17-19
Have you struggled to understand comments from judges? Does improvement seem overwhelming when described in subjective terms? What does the judge really mean?
Andrew describes how most judges comments can be...
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271 - How to Find Your Perfect Practice Tempo - 12.10.19
Do you play your tunes so fast you can’t hear your mistakes? Or maybe you always keep the metronome at the same easy tempo for every practice session? How do you know what tempo to choose to improve your...
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270 - Blair Chanter Update - 12.10.19
Are you considering a Blair Digital Chanter? Want to know more about how it works?
Andrew shares the inside scoop from Murray Blair about the Blair Digital Chanter. This includes some more of the technical details...
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269 - Do I (Actually) Want a Blair Digital Chanter? - 12.03.19
Do you have a Digital Chanter on your wish list this year? Not sure if the Blair Digital Chanter is the right one? What makes it different from the other electronic chanters out there? Is it worth it?
Andrew not...
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