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"Bagpipes For Beginners Video Program"
A 21st Century Approach to Bagpipe Music Education!
A 21st Century Approach to Bagpipe Music Education!
Tunes taught in the "Bagpipe for Beginners" program include:
Alot of people insist on teaching themselves which is why I created this program. If you find that you need help a long the way, my studio rate is $50.00 an hour. I am available by appointment at my studio in the Philadelphia area or on Skype. I presently have students all over the country via Skype. You may only need a "tune-up" once in while to stay on track. For more information about my programs you can hit the instruction button on this page. Good luck and good piping! To order any of these products you can call me directly at 215-968-9542 as I honor all credit cards or you can use the Pay Pal Buttons below.
| • | Scots Wha Hae |
| • | Amazing Grace |
| • | The Blue Bells of Scotland |
| • | Will Ye No Come Back Again Bonnie Charlie |
| • | Johnnie Scobie (A No Awa Te Bide Awa) |
| • | Scotland The Brave |
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The goal any good teaching method is to provide you a quality education. I believe that the goal of bagpipe lessons, is to create an accomplished bagpiper that can play just about anything and learn the music on their own.
For years, bagpipe lessons were taught by imitation. The teacher would play and the student would imitate. That was great for the teacher as the method created a student that was totally dependent on him. Technique was also the only thing taught for the first year of instruction. Only the most dedicated and committed students survived that first year. I believe that people are looking for a return on their bagpipe education investment.
"Bagpipes For Beginners" was created because I couldn't find what I was looking for in existing method books. I personally feel that what motivates people to learn any instrument is the music that they are going to play. I created this method around the tunes. Every tune in this method starting with "Scot's Wha Hae", introduces elements needed not only to play that tune but for other tunes to come. By the time you get to "Scotland the Brave" in the program, we will have covered 99% of the elements needed to play just about any tune in the bagpipe repertoire.
The programs includes a Work Book, a CD called "Big, Slow & Open", and 22 Videos that will guide you through the workbook up to "Scotland The Brave" "Big, Slow & Open" has 32 popular bagpipe tunes recorded at very slow pace on the practice chanter so that you can play along as a new player. The videos are presently available on a flash drive giving you the best in playback options. You can buy each of these items individually and spend $98.00 plus shipping. If you buy them as a package the are only $89.99 plus tax (if applicable) and shipping.
If you don't own a practice chanter, my personal preference are the Gibson Practice Chanters. Three of the models are made of Poly Plenco and the fourth is made of African Blackwood. I play the R101 Regular myself and find it is more than adequate in learning new music and playing with a group. Jerry Gibson took the time to make sure that this instrument was "tonally correct" and sounded like "the Real McCoy"! You want to know what the scale is supposed to sound like so that you can transfer that skill to the pipes. If you add the R101 Regular, I'll save you another $5.00 making the package $159.99 plus tax (if applicable) and shipping.
For years, bagpipe lessons were taught by imitation. The teacher would play and the student would imitate. That was great for the teacher as the method created a student that was totally dependent on him. Technique was also the only thing taught for the first year of instruction. Only the most dedicated and committed students survived that first year. I believe that people are looking for a return on their bagpipe education investment.
"Bagpipes For Beginners" was created because I couldn't find what I was looking for in existing method books. I personally feel that what motivates people to learn any instrument is the music that they are going to play. I created this method around the tunes. Every tune in this method starting with "Scot's Wha Hae", introduces elements needed not only to play that tune but for other tunes to come. By the time you get to "Scotland the Brave" in the program, we will have covered 99% of the elements needed to play just about any tune in the bagpipe repertoire.
The programs includes a Work Book, a CD called "Big, Slow & Open", and 22 Videos that will guide you through the workbook up to "Scotland The Brave" "Big, Slow & Open" has 32 popular bagpipe tunes recorded at very slow pace on the practice chanter so that you can play along as a new player. The videos are presently available on a flash drive giving you the best in playback options. You can buy each of these items individually and spend $98.00 plus shipping. If you buy them as a package the are only $89.99 plus tax (if applicable) and shipping.
If you don't own a practice chanter, my personal preference are the Gibson Practice Chanters. Three of the models are made of Poly Plenco and the fourth is made of African Blackwood. I play the R101 Regular myself and find it is more than adequate in learning new music and playing with a group. Jerry Gibson took the time to make sure that this instrument was "tonally correct" and sounded like "the Real McCoy"! You want to know what the scale is supposed to sound like so that you can transfer that skill to the pipes. If you add the R101 Regular, I'll save you another $5.00 making the package $159.99 plus tax (if applicable) and shipping.