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210 - Hail To My Country - Mock Competition - 05.30.2017
A "Mock Competition" is where I set a specific time (in this case 1045AM) to perform, and allow myself 4 minutes to tune up prior to the tune - just as if I were actually competing. Today's tune: Hail to My...
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209 - Focusing On Tonal Production Has To Come BEFORE YOU FOCUS ON TUNING - 4.21.2017
A second chunk of the Tuning Clinic we ran in April! In this session, we talked in extreme detail on how to produce a great bagpipe tone, and all of the components that come together to make it happen. A great listen...
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208 - Practice An Inch Wide And A Mile Deep - 05.10.2017
What's the best way to practice? In the span of our session, we want to focus on something small, and really "go deep" on that topic, so that we actually improve. A few minutes from my morning class here where I...
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207 - Raw Uncut Piobaireachd Practice Session - 05.04.2017
Today's piobaireachd session, in preparation for the Silver Medals at Oban and Inverness. These are new tunes, likely to have mistakes and definitely areas where the musical phrasing could improve! First half -...
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206 - Audio Lesson With Grade 3 Solo Competitor - 05.04.2017
A student of mine sent in several recordings to critique, and I recorded the session. Tune in if you'd like to hear some good playing, and my critique of the playing.
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205 - Live Commentary Of Andrew's Practice Session - 04.28.2017
Something new today; I recorded my practice session, and then I recorded some educational commentary over top. The best episode yet? I think it might be. Tunes played: Lament for John Morrison of Assynt House, Lament...
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204 - Andy Fusco (Las Vegas PB) Interviews Yours Truly - Recorded 09.30.2016
Had the great experience of sitting down with Andy Fusco and the Las Vegas Pipe Band's super-production-squad, and cranking out this interview. The vibe was great and the result was a great survey of my position in...
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203 - Dojo U Tuning Clinic; Introduction and Part 1 - 04.21.2017
We hosted our first ever Dojo U Tuning clinic this past weekend, and exhaustively hammered into the concepts of bagpipe tuning with 8 enthusiastic bagpipe students! In Part 1 of this extended series, experience the...
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202 - Derek Midgely, 5th Place, Piobaireachd Conference Double-MSR - 04.01.2017
Derek plays: John MacDonald's Welcome to South Uist, The Clan MacColl, MacBeth's Strathspey, Inveraray Castle, Broadford Bay, Cockerel in the Creel.
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201 - Dan Lyden, 4th Place, Piobaireachd Conference Double-MSR - 04.01.2017
Dan plays: PM John Stwart, Major Manson's Farewell to Clachantrushal, Lady Loudon, Mrs. Donald MacPherson, The Brown Haired Maid, Ca' the Ewes.
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200 - Andrew Douglas, 3rd Place, Piobaireachd Conference Double-MSR - 04.01.2017
Andrew plays: Abercairny Highlanders, John MacDonald of Glencoe, John Roy Stewart, Atholl Comers, Little Cascade, Alick C. MacGreggor.
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199 - Andrew Donlon, 2nd Place, Piobaireachd Conference Double-MSR - 04.01.2017
Andrew Plays: David Ross, Inveran, Delvinside, Islay Ball, Man from Glengarry, Pretty Marion.
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