Piper's Dojo Audio Experience

Piper's Dojo Audio Experience

Hosted by: Andrew Douglas and the Piper's Dojo Team

The Dojo engages thousands of bagpipers around the globe, by harnessing the power of the internet to help connect those in the world who share a specific passion; enriching one's life through bagpipes.

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Episodes

159 - World’s Predictions 2015 - 07.01.2015

Well, it’s time to throw down our predictions for 2015. Then, we’ll listen a bit to the lastest championship overseas. July 1st, 2015.
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158 - Hot 2015 Grade 1 Medleys - 06.24.2015

This week, we’ll listen to several great new medleys that Grade 1 Bands are playing this year over in the UK. What do you think about the arrangements, and the performances themselves? June 24th, 2015.
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157 - Retro Pipe Band Hour - 06.17.2015

Vin has dug up some amazing recordings from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Let’s have a glimpse at just how far we’ve come!
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156 - You be the Judge: British Championships - 06.03.2015

This past weekend, the first major event for grade 1 bands in the RSPBA occurred. You be the judge! Who wins? June 3rd, 2015.
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155 - You be the Judge: Kingston Ontario - 05.27.2015

This past weekend, the first major event for grade 1 bands in the North Eastern sector of North America to get out and play. You be the judge! Who wins? May 27th, 2015.
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153 - Creating Bagpipe Utopia - 05.20.2015

It’s been a while since we talked about the status of the piping world. How do we set up the perfect environment for our music to thrive? May 20th, 2015.
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150 - Confucius Says… - 05.06.2015

A fun class this week, using old Confucius quotes and relating them to bagpipes! March 6th, 2015.
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148 - Unanswered Questions - 04.01.2015

We’ve got some leftover great questions from last week, so we’ll start back in on them this week! April 3rd, 2015.
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147 - Ask Us Anything - 03.25.2015

We’re overdue for an open session where you can ask us anything! March 25th, 2015.
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146 - Music Theory for Bagpipers Part 2 - 03.18.2015

This week, we’ll pick up with some more of the essential music theory for bagpipers. We’ll go into more depth about harmonies, and the simplicity of the bagpipe scale.
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145 - Music Theory for Bagpipers - 03.11.2015

This week, let’s look at some basics of music theory, from bagpipers’ perspective. What sorts of things are going on in the world of bagpipe music that, once understood, can help us compose, harmonize, and even play...
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144 - No B.S. Expression for Bagpipers - 03.04.2015

In this week’s show, we’re going to decode the mystical nature of bagpipe expression. At the end of the day, it’s all basic fundamentals skills, and NOT magic. Do we need to learn the skills associated with...
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