The Basic Scale | Bagpipe Master

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Learn to Play the Bagpipes

Introduction

Course Introduction (3:46)
Welcome
Setting Goals
History of the Bagpipe

Equipment and Care

Choosing the Right Practice Chanter
Practice Chanter Reeds
Metronome
Maintenance (6:45)

The Notes

How to Hold the Chanter
The Notes Part 1
The Notes Part 2 (6:15)
The Basic Scale (1:08)

Grace Notes

Why Grace Notes?
G Grace Note (3:35)
D Grace Note (2:22)
E Grace Note (2:33)
G, D, E, Grace Notes (2:32)

The Throw on D

A Popular Movement
Throw on D (2:30)

Music Notation

Note Values
Counting the Beats
Dotted Notes
Time Signatures

Strikes

Strikes (13:31)
Strike on D Part 1 (2:25)
Strike on D Part 2

The Minstrel Boy

Get Familiar First
The Minstrel Boy (9:11)
Slow and Steady

Scots Wha Hae

Posture Checkup
A Moment of History
Scots Wha Hae (10:50)

Wearing of the Green

Grip on C Part 1 (2:47)
Grip on C Part 2
High A and G Grace Notes (3:37)
Birls (2:31)
Wearing of the Green (8:53)

Rocking the Baby

Crossing Noises (4:06)
B Doubling Part 1 (2:29)
B Doubling Part 2
Rocking the Baby (9:16)

Mairi's Wedding

Marching to a March
Technique and Stamina
Grip on High A (1:52)
Mairi's Wedding (11:51)

Drops of Brandy

Robotic Scales (2:56)
E Doubling (3:17)
The Playing of Jigs
Drops of Brandy (7:20)

The Mist Covered Mountains

The Taorluath
The Taorluath on B (2:16)
Playing With Emotion
The Mist Covered Mountains (20:57)

Hundred Pipers

Memorizing Tunes
The Playing of Marches
Hundred Pipers (12:43)

O'er the Bows to Ballindaloch

Tachums (2:00)
More Tachums (2:37)
Strathspey History
O'er the Bows to Ballindaloch (5:34)

The Fairy Dance

F Doubling (2:14)
High A Doubling (2:05)
The Playing of Reels
The Fairy Dance (13:12)

Bagpipe Anatomy

Basic Overview (1:40)
Bagpipe Anatomy Diagram
The Drones (3:34)
Drone Diagrams
The Chanter (5:43)
Chanter Diagram
Drone Reeds (3:56)
Drone Reed Diagram
The Chanter Reed (2:44)
Chanter Reed Diagram
The Bag and Blowpipe (3:09)
Blowpipe Diagram
Test Your Knowledge

Purchasing Your Bagpipes

When to Buy? (2:47)
How Much Will it Cost? (5:48)
Choosing Your Drones (7:33)
Choosing a Chanter (4:56)
Choosing Drone Reeds (4:25)
Choosing a Chanter Reed (7:07)
Choosing a Blowpipe (5:41)
Types of Bags (13:07)
Let's Go Shopping (10:05)
Miscellaneous Equipment (7:29)
Buying a Used Bagpipe (8:38)

Preparing Your Bagpipes

Handling the Pipes (4:42)
No Leaks (3:01)
Hemping (6:24)
Setting up the Drones (4:43)
Setting Up the Chanter (4:02)

Your First Notes

Proper Posture (5:01)
Playing Your First Notes (7:18)
Blowing and Squeezing (5:26)
Striking in the Drones (6:35)
Cut Offs (5:05)

Tuning

Before You Start Tuning (7:16)
Warming Up the Pipes (3:11)
Tuning the Chanter (3:57)
Using Tape (5:41)
Tuning the Drones (13:22)

Advanced Tuning

Using an Electric Tuner (8:26)
Drone Calibration (6:55)
My Reed is Too Hard (8:35)
My Reed is Too Easy (5:32)
Troubleshooting (7:17)
Drilling Your Chanter (7:46)

Playing the Bagpipes

Increasing Your Endurance (7:31)
Steady Pressure (7:53)
Practice Chanter vs. Bagpipes (5:15)
Performing (6:44)
Final Thoughts

Exercise Index

Tune Index

Amazing Grace - Music Video (2:30)
Amazing Grace - Melody Tutorial (14:08)
Amazing Grace - Harmony Tutorial (12:21)
The Atholl Highlanders - Music Video (1:39)
The Atholl Highlanders - Tutorial (24:39)
Auld Lang Syne - Tutorial (13:17)
The Banjo Breakdown - Playthrough (1:33)
The Banjo Breakdown - Tutorial (12:18)
Barren Rocks of Aden - Sheet Music
Battle of the Somme - Music Video (1:26)
Battle of the Somme - Tutorial (22:05)
The Bluebells of Scotland - Music Video (0:51)
The Bluebells of Scotland - Tutorial (13:42)
Bonny Dundee - Sheet Music
Christmas Medley - Sheet Music
Danny Boy - Music Video (1:39)
Danny Boy - Tutorial (20:30)
The Dark Island - Music Video (3:08)
The Dark Island - Tutorial (22:17)
Drops of Brandy - Tutorial (7:20)
The Fairy Dance - Tutorial (13:12)
Fight the Night - Music Video (3:32)
Flower of Scotland - Tutorial (18:12)
Flowers of the Forest - Tutorial (21:36)
For Ireland I'll Not Tell Her Name - Music Video (1:33)
For Ireland I'll Not Tell Her Name - Tutorial (20:39)
"The Gael" from The Last of the Mohicans - Tutorial (8:44)
Going Home - Music Video (1:54)
Going Home - Tutorial (18:14)
Good King Wenceslas - Sheet Music
The Green Hills of Tyrol - Tutorial (18:32)
Greensleeves - Tutorial (13:16)
Hector the Hero - Playthrough (2:43)
Hector the Hero - Tutorial (18:57)
The Highland Cathedral - Tutorial (20:57)
The Highland Laddie - Sheet Music
Hundred Pipers - Tutorial (12:43)
Itchy Fingers - Tutorial (16:48)
Jingle Bells - Sheet Music
The Kesh Jig - Playthrough (1:19)
The Kesh Jig - Tutorial (13:59)
Loch Duich - Playthrough (1:18)
Loch Duich - Tutorial (18:42)
MacArthur Road - Playthrough (1:20)
MacArthur Road - Tutorial (11:31)
Mairi's Wedding - Tutorial (11:51)
The Mill - Playthrough (1:22)
The Mill - Tutorial (14:23)
The Minstrel Boy - Tutorial (9:11)
The Mist Covered Mountains - Tutorial (20:57)
No Awa Tae Bide Awa - Tutorial (11:42)
O'er the Bows to Ballindaloch - Tutorial (5:34)
The Parting Glass - Music Video (1:05)
The Parting Glass - Tutorial (14:17)
Road to Lisdoonvarna - Playthrough (0:33)
Road to Lisdoonvarna - Tutorial (10:10)
Rocking the Baby - Tutorial (9:16)
Rowan Tree - Tutorial (17:51)
Scotland the Brave- UPDATED Tutorial (22:34)
Scotland the Brave - Tutorial (19:19)
Scots Wha Hae - Tutorial (10:50)
Skye Boat Song - Music Video (1:35)
Skye Boat Song - Tutorial (17:31)
Star Wars - Music Video (1:11)
Star Wars - Tutorial (10:42)
Summertime - Music Video (0:51)
Summertime - Tutorial (13:23)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Sheet Music
Wearing of the Green - Tutorial (8:53)
When the Battle's O'er - Sheet Music
Wings - Tutorial (14:05)

The Basic Scale

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