Quote Originally Posted by haukehaien View Post
Something that helped me was to start by learning slow tunes, so that they were at least semi-recognizable at the speed I had to play back then. It was easier to practice when I could hear a bit of what the music would sound like as I squeaked and honked my way through the tune.
Totally agree. Another point that works well for me as a beginner: I want to play something as well as just drill on the chanter, and my solution was/is to play recognizable tunes such as Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the likes. May sound a little far off from the trad bagpipe music, but it serves well to boost confidence. Paul MacCartney's Mull of Kintyre has bagpipes in, and is simple to play, but yet sooo much in the spirit after having watched the video with the pipers on the beach