Teach Yourself Bagpipes by Lindsay Davidson

bringing quality 'piping instruction to you for free
Main Index

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How to Practice
Order of Study
Rhythm and Reading Music
Exercises 
Tunes


Bagpipes:
Transition to Bagpipes
Tuning a Bagpipe


Getting Better:
Using Midi files

Intermediate exercises
Advanced

Band repertoire


Links:
Where to buy equipment

Links to teachers
Links to Organisations
Links to pipe bands
Links (other)

Where Can You Go Next?

Further into your ‘piping career, you can learn about piobaireachd, and the more advanced technique that this uses. Normally, ‘pipers study ‘light’ music for four or five years before starting on this.

You may also become interested in pipe bands. A pipe band is a group of bagpipes and drums – snare, or side drums, tenor drums (like tom toms) and a bass drum. Usually the proportions are six pipes to one bass drum, one or two tenor drums and three snare drums. Check the internet for your local group, or please feel very welcome to get in touch with Lindsay Davidson (email: lindsaydavidson(at)lindsaydavidson(dot)co(dot)uk) direct for advice on starting your own!  

Rudiments Index

Hand Position and the Scale
Crossing sounds
G Gracenotes
D Gracenotes
E Gracenotes
G,D,E Gracenotes exercise
Strikes
Throws
Doublings - general principles
Low G Doublings
Low A Doublings
B Doublings
C Doublings
D Doublings
E Doublings
F Doublings
High G Doublings
High A Doublings
Grips
Taorluath
Birl
Tachum
Hara
About this project
Lindsay Davidson
About the author