Welcome! I'm Jori Chisholm. I started BagpipeLessons.com with the mission to helping anyone who's ever dreamed of becoming a piper - regardless of your previous experience or location. I've been teaching online since 2003, and am constantly working to present valuable content with trusted information, tools, support, and inspiration. My goal is to offer you reliable information, practical tools, and endless inspiration to fuel your passion for the pipes. I create engaging video lessons for pipers of all levels, from absolute beginners to experienced pipers seeking to hone their skills. Whether you're eager to learn something new or aspire to take your piping prowess to new heights, I'm here to guide you every step of the way. I love connecting with people who are passionate about their music. Get in touch if you have a love of learning new things or a desire to take your piping to the next level.
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Can you define pulsing?
McCallum bagpipes a sound investment!
Tacoma WA
I have a set of peter hendersons pipes looking to get a second set of pipes but want a different manufacturer anyone good like peter hendersons
i´ve recently had a lot of trouble with my reeds. Due in my country bagpipes are not that common, this information and techniques are unknown to most of us. Thank you very much.
Question, once you’ve properly got the reeds to sound the two tones, should the reed shutoff if blown hard enough?
Loved the stream that I was able to catch. I added a question before I left about if you do regular q and a type streams but I wasn’t able to stick around for the answer. Cheers!
I have always wondered -- WHY hasn't anyone made a bagpipe -- with the standard CHROMATIC scale? Wouldn't you love to hear bagpipe solos of "Happy Birthday!" and "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" or other common songs? Perhaps SOMEDAY, somebody will create such a bagpipe. And we shall hear the unique bagpipe version of "Czardas" and "Flight of the Bumblebee." And finally, someone will compose a "Concerto for Bagpipes and Orchestra." With such a chromatic instrument, I'm sure that many more people will take up bagpipe-playing.
How much tape do you use to cover the holes when tuning.
how much does a set of those pipes cost right there i love how he wrote which drones they were. really smart!!
what brand of pipes are most stable i have a set of peter hendersons and im getting a second set from rodney
Wrong as in not the hymnal version or as in it should be written in 9/8?
Check out the full video... I explain it all!
Amazing, fantastic grouping of music!
Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful. As a veteran, the 4th is very special to me. And given my Scottish ancestry, so are the pipes. Thank you for bringing the two together in such a beautiful way. God bless you. And God Bless America.
Thank you sir for you service. 🇺🇸🎇🎆
I often play within sight of my tuner. It's my second opinion and a visual aid to an audio question.
The training possibilities are endless.
What size of taps did you use for the drone reed seating? I suppose we need to ascertain our individual drone bore internal diameter first? What thread gauge do you recommend? In the UK we use "metric" in general, both course and fine gauge. Being a retired blacksmith I have access to BSF/BSW and several more and also pipe gauge threads (water/gas pipe). I appreciate your advice. Thanks, Ronald.
Here's what I use! The tape is there so to mark the depth. No need to go any deeper with the threads than the length of the hemped part of the reed. tinyurl.com/drone-taps
@@bagpipelessons Many thanks for that ,I can see one is 10mm for Tenor and 11mm for base 👍🙂
@ronaldbrown1852 I just did mine. 10mm for tenors and I used 7/16" for bass. I can hold the lower section by the Reed and it is in there solid. It was much easier than I thought it would be.
@@davidwilcox4258 Fantastic! I'm glad it worked for you.
Actually, I will admit ripping my drones out and taping these rubber cups on the inside almost immediately after seeing this video. Thanks for that!
Good plan!
Thanks for this video. I’m thinking about getting a manometer. Is the drone reed still in the pipe when you use this?
Yes it is. There's no need to remove the drone reed to use the Bagpipe Gauge! bagpipelessons.com/bagpipegauge
Thanks answered a lot of questions ❤
You're welcome 😊
This is so awesome 🤘thank you
Glad you liked it! You are most welcome!
I can play it but I forget the name?
Sandy's New Chanter (hornpipe)
@@bagpipelessons Thanks Jori. Now I remember where I got it - from a friend down in Mexico from Ayreshire. Guid chune!
Spot-on Jori. You're not a Bagpiper until you master your reeds. Stable moisture - stable sound.
Yes sir!
Very cool, the first note made me think it was We Are Number One😂
That’s a weapon
Ha!
How do you keep your fingers loose when playing quickly and when your hitting the high notes?
Good form means 1. keeping the fingers as loose as possible and 2. keeping the fingers in close to the chanter. Keep working on a soft light touch.
From Long Islan; piping for 48 years.
Fantastic! Thank you.
The name of that jig is "Paddy's", not "Patty's" Leather Breeches.
Indeed it is! Thanks for catching that error.
What’s your favourite March?
Many great ones, but probably Mrs. John MacColl by John MacColl
I’m fairly new to bagpipes, I’ve been playing for about a year and a half now and I’m still learning all kinds of things and I’ve heard you use the comment dot cut music, could you please explain what what that is? Thank you
Dot-cut means a long note and short note. This is the opposite of two even notes. Think "Jack and Jill went up the Hill..."
Bagpipes are the intsruments of fools. Bagpipers ARENT good emough for a REAL MANS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LIKE A PIANO OR CHELLO.. YOU PROBABLY DONT EVEN HAVE A QWILT
When I began my piping journey, the doctrine was "Use a large bag, because more air is better". Well, it actually ruined my shoulder and took a few years of physical therapy to fix. I've played with small extended and medium after that. I can only recommend using a smaller size.
Wow! I'm sorry to hear that but glad you found a smaller bag. I almost quit piping as a young boy because of that same terrible advice to get a large bag.
Mrs. John McColl - my all-time favorite : )
Mine too!
yes, yes, yes. 'cause I suck at goal setting....like a ship without a rudder. Much appreciated information
Fantastic, Terry! Do it and you won't regret it.
By shortening the long note on the 2’d and 4th beat does that mean we play the shorter note longer than on those beats to keep the timing accurate?
Great question! No, the short notes are all the same. The long notes change in length depending on whether the beat is pulsed or not.
@@bagpipelessons how do you change the length of a long note without taking the time from the short note?
From Nova Scotia, been piping for 15 years now starting in my early forties.
Great to hear. Keep it up!
Excellent tutorial. Example - Chanter reed at 24" w.c. - Drones in at 22' w.c. - Drones cut out at 28" w.c. That would be easy-medium. Bag pressure kept within 2" w.c. range demonstrates control. No guesswork. Efficient settings.
Great stuff, Will. Thanks for sharing the details. If you are that steady, you can dial the drones back and make them even easier if you wanted.
Tommy Jackson wrote some easy and fast flowing jigs that fit any level player.
What are your favorite examples?
Thanks Jori. After 60+ years I've lost my birl to arthritis. these days I substitute grips or other embellishments. If I could start again I'd learn to play a straight fingered birl. I plain wore mine out bending it. Just a thought. added - Strathspeys are played for "the feet of the dancer". Picture that when you play them. 👍
Thanks! Sorry to hear about your birl. I've seen zero evidence that musicians who play with proper form wear out their hands. To the contrary, it can maintain dexterity into old age compared to non musicians.
@@bagpipelessons The joint is swollen with arthritis and is painful to bend so I substitute other embellishments instead. A piper would know but John Q. probably would not. I don't break tempo and just slip it in. At 73 I'm just happy I can still play reasonably well and only for my own enjoyment.
The best investment you can make on a modest set of pipes is the chanter. We've never had it better. Comfort and clarity in your choice of pitch.
That's the truth! A good pipe chanter and pipe chanter reed are crucial for a great sound and pipes that feel great to play.
@@bagpipelessons I've been playing Kyo chanters for tone and comfort for years. The shorter reach works for me. I play Kyo drones as well. This is my 3rd set by Murray Huggins and these are 'post-epiphany'. Murray had a revelation. His latest incarnation is all his own and the best I've ever played. His earlier pipes were Henderson based and also fine instruments. The wait, however, is long.
My 1890's ebony pipes play a modern b-flat by Kyo at 466hz. Big fan of lower pitch. My Kyo pipes run at 476hz or modern band pitch. I can't match either with older chanters.
Tacoma, WA... piping 28 years, and still constantly learning
That is awesome! Keep it up, Silent Prayers.
Jori, I just received my InTune Mic the other day and LOVE IT! Usint the Braw tuner with it, I was able to quickly tune my drones. Only thing is, you may lose the ability to tune by ear! LOL!
Thank you, Phil! My experience is that using a tuner will enhance your ability to tune without it. How? Your ear becomes trained to hear things as in tune. So, the InTune Mic and Braw Tuner will help you tune faster in the short term and help train your ear in the long term. Just like a metronome helps you develop your own internal sense of timing and tempo.
I'm from Utah. I've been piping since 15 years old for 12 years now.
Fantastic! Keep it up.
I already own the red poker you make. Is it possible to buy just the sanding pad and the bridals?
Please send me an email Ralph!
How do you get hold of this guy here the Bagpiper, guy I still haven’t got my into my pipe. I’m gonna have to call the attorney general. I don’t know what’s going on. It’s been like three weeks. I still haven’t got the pipe out there to get a hold of him.
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I’ve got the Intune pipe, but I never got in the mail. How long does it take? Who do I have to talk to? What is the problem? How do you get hold of this guy? I still haven’t got my Intune pipe, Mike.
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has there been any updates to the ap? I have version 1.11
Yes, go to the app store on your device and click to update.