Forum: Beer Tent
02-13-2019, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,109
Your own funeral
I'm sure we all play lots of funerals.
Have you given any thought to your own funeral?
Do you want pipes played? If so, what tunes?
-Matthew
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Forum: Pipe Bands
02-13-2019, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 589
Re: Too Much Tape
To sharpen, you need a shorter distance from the vibrating reed to the sound hole in the chanter. You can only sink the reed so much, or (like el gaitero says) it won't work well because it isn't...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-08-2019, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,281
Re: Help Improving Band Tuning
I made two 5 person water manometers. Routinely, we all hook up and play the whole practice while watching them. You can quickly identify any issues. It sure helps tuning when everyone can blow...
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Forum: Beginners, Intermediate, +
01-24-2019, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,640
Re: Losing air at bass drone
That does seem logical, but Calum is correct.. In fact, I clearly remember being at a workshop with Ed Neigh and him saying the same thing: the drone reed is closed more than it is open (he even...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
01-17-2019, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,426
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Forum: Beer Tent
01-14-2019, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,052
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
01-13-2019, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 764
Re: Bag Sizing Confusion
Make sure you are in 'ballerina 1' position, with relaxed straight wrists (not bent and crooked under the bag etc.). A flexed wrist can affect those tendons all the way to the elbow! Adjust the...
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Forum: Teacher's Lounge
01-11-2019, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 717
Re: Over thinking the movements
In my limited experience, 'visual' learners (ie watching others) are usually not strong in reading music.
Get back to these building-blocks-basics:
- are they relaxed when playing?
Don't...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
01-10-2019, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 982
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Forum: Side / Snare
01-08-2019, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 899
Re: Learning online for drumming noobs
I sat in with our snares for a lesson yesterday, and one thing that I have to work hard at is grouping movements that span over a beat. For instance, a 1 beat 11 buzz stroke with an eighth note...
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Forum: Pipe Bands
01-07-2019, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 282
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
12-31-2018, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 733
Re: Bagpipes for wet conditions
Get some o-ring dunbars w/ synth bag and cork everything up until you land.. You could drop them in water and I bet everything inside would stay dry! Once you have landed pull the corks and start...
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Forum: Music
12-31-2018, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 486
Re: Raglan Road by SLOT in Tully’s vol 4?
Or just buy the single tune at Pipetunes:
http://pipetunes.ca/tunes/?frm-search-text=dawning&frm-time-sig=&frm-number-of-parts=&frm-composer=&frm-arranger=&frm-difficulty-level=&=
-Matthew
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Forum: Side / Snare
12-24-2018, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 899
Re: Learning online for drumming noobs
Great attitude!
Are you getting any in-person lessons? My snares work with someone over skype and it really helps, but the video lesson sometimes miss things that would be picked up in person....
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
12-13-2018, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,139
Re: Practice chanter tuning
This is great advice- unless the PM PC is not correct.. :(
We sat in with a band and there were probably 15 of us around the table. The instructor methodically went around and spent copious time...
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Forum: Music
12-09-2018, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 657
Origin of 'The Keel Row'?
Questions from kids:
What is the origin of the strathspey 'The Keel Row'?
Also, why all the 'high road to..' tunes..? were there no low roads?
-Matthew
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
12-07-2018, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,403
Re: Modern Brakes on Tempo
In addition to the video Pancelticpiper/Richard posted earlier in the thread, here is a more recent vid of a pipe band moving troops. Upbeat (110ish) crackin' 6/8s! Very clean too
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Forum: Pipe Bands
12-06-2018, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 458
How many gigs?
About how many gigs does your band play a year?
How many are paying gigs?
Or does your band only compete?
-Matthew
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Forum: Music
12-03-2018, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,089
Re: The Art of the 6/8 March
oh, yes.. duh, sorry..
As a luddite, I still count honoring the compound time..
That is some good 6/8 playing, no doubt!
Is there another video link that shows what he says is "But long...
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Forum: Music
12-03-2018, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,089
Re: The Art of the 6/8 March
Could someone post a link to an example of Bruce Gandy playing a 6/8 of this nature?
AND-4 in a 6/8..?
-Matthew
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Forum: Pipe Bands
12-01-2018, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 313
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Forum: Music
12-01-2018, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,686
Re: Exceptional everything
Ha! That's a good one!:thumb::grin:
(I think you mean John Cage's 4'33" (https://youtu.be/JTEFKFiXSx4))
-Matthew
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Forum: Pipe Bands
12-01-2018, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,748
Re: What does the EUSPBA do?
Thanks for the responses.
Lets count some beans. I see about 200 bands listed @ $175 each, that is
$35K. I couldn't count them all, but lets just assume there is at least 500 individuals @ $40...
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Forum: Pipe Bands
11-29-2018, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,748
What does the EUSPBA do?
What does the EUSPBA do?
Their mission statement says "We aspire to assist individuals and bands in reaching, not only their highest competitive potential, but also raising the level of our art."...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
11-26-2018, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,403
Re: Modern Brakes on Tempo
I think many of those old 78 recordings were sped up- for whatever reason I don't know.
Case in point- listen to Willie play this tune from about 10 years earlier:
https://youtu.be/S9L2cQnAZSU
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