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069 - Amazing Technologies for Bagpipers - 07.03.2013
This week, we’re going to look at some awesome technologies you can use to help your piping. The Dojo uses a lot of technology, and we’ll share some of our tricks with you. July 3rd, 2013.
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068 - Bagpipes Drawing & All About Beginning Pipers - 06.26.2013
This week, we’re going to talk about the process of beginning the bagpipes. What to do and what not to do, both from the student perspective and the teacher’s perspective. June 26th, 2013.
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066 - You be the judge – Top Secret Edition - 06.12.2013
This week we have some top secret recordings, and it’s your job to tell us who’s the best. Trust me – this’ll be a lot of fun! Only on Dojo Universe. June 12th, 2013.
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065 - You be the judge – Kingston, Ontario Edition - 06.05.2013
At the same time the British Championships were going on (we judged them last week), the first big grade one contest in Ontario was happening. We’ll have some more fun judging in this week’s Dojo Universe. June 5th,...
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064 - You be the judge – British Championships Edition - 05.29.2013
The season is off and running in the RSPBA – let’s see if our results match that of the judges! We’ll use live polls and then match things up with the real results! May 29th, 2013.
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063 - Playing Weddings and Funerals - 05.22.2013
Andrew’s away today, so Carl and Vin will play! Let’s talk about Weddings and Funerals. What’s the best way to plan for them? How do you tune up? And so on, and so forth. May 22nd, 2013.
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062 - Adam Quinn & Top Secret Maintenance Tricks - 05.15.2013
Shh. We have some top secret maintenance tricks we’re going to share with you. But don’t tell anyone, because they are secret. Also, Adam Quinn co-stars with some awesome insight on composing (and a few funny...
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061 - Chord Progressions in Bagpipe Music - 05.08.2013
Believe it or not, bagpipe music is quite similar to actual music! One of the things that a lot of pipers dont’ realize is – we follow chord progressions just like guitarists or orchestras. However, because we only...
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060 - In Defense of Drumming - 05.01.2013
Last week, the show reached pure CONTROVERSY over the validity of drumming in general. Vin started it, and then many in the crowd piled on. Guest “Andrew” held his own valiantly, but he was outrageously outnumbered....
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059 - How many bagpipe tunes are there in the universe? - 04.24.2013
No drummers were harmed in the production of this podcast. Repertoire expansion! How many bagpipe tunes are there in the universe? Well, you couldn’t possibly learn them all but, trying can certainly make one a more...
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058 - Our Favorite Books About Music - 04.17.2013
There are tons of books out there about creating music, several of which have really inspired us here at the Dojo. We’ll talk about the brave new world of music literature! April 17th, 2013
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057 - Derek Midgely - 04.10.2013
Scottish piping versus the rest of the world! What is it that makes piping out of Scotland so good? We’ll talk about this with special guest Derek Midgley, a local eastern U.S. piper who’s been burning up the solo...
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