| As is the case with all musical instruments, learning to play the bagpipes is both a rewarding and a challenging endeavor. It requires a great deal of time, patience, prsctice, and working with a qualified instructor.
A teacher may work independently with his or her students or may offers lessons to a group of prospective band members in a pipe band. Both ways have advantages, and working with an instructor is definitely the best way to achieve your piping goals. Checking with a local pipe band, Scottish Society, or Emerald Society are some of the options for locating an instructor in your area, but now you can also work with top-notch teachers via online lessons.
Finding a Band or Bagpipe Instructor:
Online Bagpipe Lessons:
Learn from one of today's most skilled and accomplished pipers with hour-long lessons using Skype. Alasdair taught piping for more than a decade at Carnegie Mellon University, so you'll be working with an experienced piper and teacher. If you're near Pittsburgh, you can take lessons with Alasdair directly.
Jori is a member of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band and a highly successful solo piper. He also has a degree that combines psychology and learning music. He offers webcam lessons via Skype or iChat to students of all ages and skill levels. For those without high-speed internet, he can exchange audio lessons. He even offers a huge range of pre-recorded audio and video lessons online, from how to perform the D Throw to a music and instruction package for 70 tunes! If you're anywhere near Seattle, you can arrange for lessons with Jori directly. |
