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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

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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144 - Metro Cup 2015 Recap - 02.25.2015

Last weekend, the world’s best hit the boards in New Jersey. Our very own Vince Janoski was there, and thus we’ll have a full review of the goings on! February 25th, 2015.
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143 - Piobaireachd: Everything you ever wanted to know and then some - 02.18.2015

During this week’s Dojo Universe, we’re going to talk Piobaireachd! This ancient form of bagpipe music, once understood, stirs the soul like nothing else! February 18th, 2015.
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141 - What Judges Want - 02.11.2015

Last week, a listener suggested we talk about what exactly it is that judges want. Sounds simple! Let’s do it. February 11th, 2015.
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139 - How to Motivate Your Bandsmen - 01.28.2015

How do we motivate our fellow bandsmen (and women) to ante up to the task of working hard (and wanting to work hard) to make your band better? It can be tricky, but we have some great experience in the house to offer...
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138 - Deep Winter Pipe Band Strategies & SMART Goals - 01.21.2015

This is a challenging time of year for most pipe bands, but it can also be the most important in the development of your group. Here, you can plant the seeds that will skyrocket your efforts forward this year. January...
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135 - A Piper’s Christmas - 12.03.2014

In this week’s episode, we’ll talk about everything a piper needs to know to have a great Christmas! Gift Ideas, great music, and more! December 3rd, 2014.
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133 - “Systems,” Not Skills, will make you a piper - 11.12.2014

In some respects, you could say the Dojo method of learning pipes is all about systems. Let’s dive into what that means in today’s session. November 12th, 2014.
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132 - “If You Can Tune A Radio You Can Tune Your Pipes” - 11.05.2014

If you can tune a radio, you can tune your pipes, and we’ll prove it! November 5th, 2014.
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131 - Wash-Rinse-Repeat Drone Tuning - 10.29.2014

How do you tune your drones? Well, there are a lot of different techniques out there. What’s the best? Well, we’ll certainly share our opinion. It’s just a simple repeating process that we run a bunch of times. Super...
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128 - How to Blow Great Tone - 10.08.2014

This week, after talking a bit about strike ins last week, let’s review the basics of getting great sounding bagpipe. How do we “blow tone” like the greats? October 8th, 2014.
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127 - Part III – Striking In, and More Essential Odds ‘n Ends! - 10.01.2014

This topic turned out surprisingly awesome the last 2 weeks, and we still have stuff left to discuss! Tune in for more great discussion. October 1st, 2014.
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