Piping Progression

[SteveB]

The smallpipes are a delight for me. The Spouse has put up with a lot, with me doing two hours a day on the practice chanter for five months now. The squawk that is my starting and stopping of the pipes is a little louder and a little more annoying. I should master striking them up and the end stop fairly soon. I am practicing the strike and stop as taught to me by my tutor. It looks so easy done by an experienced piper!

Neither my pipes or my practice chanter are stored in the motorcar. They go where I go. The original post was a take on an old piping joke. I would never leave my instruments in harm's way.

FWIW: A top quality practice chanter is an essential instrument for any piper or student just starting out. Properly tuned, it will help you develop an ear for the notes of the Highland Bagpipe, and will teach your ears to recognize them when others are playing. God, AKA my tutor, has made it quite plain that quality practice technique leads to quality piping. Knowing how to tune your instrument and keep it in tune is essential to a good performance.

Practice early and often.
Slainte

[wvpiper]

I wish i would have learned earlier also, but it's my only hobby, so at least I can devote what free time that I have.
I'm hoping to learn proper tuning and improved musicality as well as tempo at bagpipe school next month. I just know the younger kids are going to 'blow by me' but hopefully I won't be alone in that.....