Kilt or something else?

[pipesndrumsnun]

Hi, Casey...
Do be careful what type of chanter you get...you don't want to get stuck with junk!
Good luck and have fun with your chanter!!

[The Frumious B.]

Ah, youth. As someone who was asked to leave piano class, I envy any and all who have musical talent. Get the chanter and lessons from a good tutor. Pipe on!

[beloitpiper]

Musical knowledge is good, but keep in mind that bagpipes are a pre-Renaissance instrument, so everything is different!

[cwr89]

Musical knowledge is good, but keep in mind that bagpipes are a pre-Renaissance instrument, so everything is different!

I have read lots on chanter fingering and playing. and it feels to me that it still holds the basic fundamentals of metered music. I have had 6 years (full years) of school education, being a 40 to 60 min class every single day. 3 of those years have been spent playing in 2 bands at a time. so thats another 40-60 min per day. as well as privet tutoring from 2 very talented teachers once a week, one has been for 5 years the other 3. I have been organizing a rock band with a couple of buddies and I have taken classes at a community college dealing in theory and chord progression/structure.

also I am going to look into this pipe band

they meet closer to me, there are kids from my school, and they offer free lessons. can you beat that? I have marched with them in parades, actually they were in front of the marching band and being a trombone I am in the front row. was so envious that I was in pants.

I cannot wait until my chanter arrives. I went with this chanter

except I found a site offering the same chanter kit for a bit less.

I am super excited!
thanks for all your help!
~Casey

[PiobBear]

I have read lots on chanter fingering and playing. and it feels to me that it still holds the basic fundamentals of metered music.

There's also bag control, breath control, memorizing all the tunes (there's no lyre on your chanter) and the skill of setting up an instrument with four reeds, all of which are desperately trying to go out of tune at the same time. There was a BBC article a while back, the gist of which was that of all instruments, the great Highland bagpipe was the most difficult to learn to play. Think of carrying a greased watermelon under one arm, whil rubbing your head with one hand while patting your belly with the other, while marching in cadence (keeping your dress & interval, of course), while doing long division in your head and winking at the cute colleens as you march past (chicks dig bagpipes so much more than trombones!).

I am going to look into this pipe band. they meet closer to me, there are kids from my school, and they offer free lessons. can you beat that?

PERFECT!