How to Play Bagpipes : How to Use a Bagpipe Practice Chanter

[C0asterking]

I'm learning the chanter

[iorixs]

hi, thanks for the informative video. im interested in playing bagpipes but my hands are quite small, i can play a B flat generations penny whistle if i use the second segment of my fingers. is there any hope for me?

thanks

[freshD1806]

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[d1v4dPwnz]

PLEASE HELP. Is there anyway that I can play the highland bagpipe without making that low noise before you play? Like before the actual sound comes out it makes a low duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu noise. lol. Is there anyway to just play right away? Also, How do I stop playing quickly, like to a fast halt? thanks.

[ukieflip]

@d1v4dPwnz Lol that low noise is a drone. It's part of the instrument.

[d1v4dPwnz]

@ukieflip I kno but i found out how to do it. I guess I worded it wrong

[lordrevan57]

@d1v4dPwnz

No. That's the air flowing through the pipes. It needs to flow, otherwise you won't hear any sound.

[d1v4dPwnz]

@lordrevan57 then why do some pipes tap the top of the drones and you cant hear them anymore :o

[gimmeheadpeace]

@d1v4dPwnz you can close off the drones from inside the stock BUT you are then pnly playing half the instrument.

[24934637]

Why the subtitles? Most English speakers also understand American!

[NickSlaughter669]

FUCK expert vllage. i hate all their vids. have yet to find ONE good one.

[scottjwbaker]

Can u post a video or even send me one of how to propily do a crunluith amack... Spelling??

[RockLegendOwns]

Thats right... 7 Fingers, 1 Thumb....

did you notice the extra hol under the right pinky, behind??

bet you didnt.

Thank you for the tutorial

[PringlesNO1]

yes there are 8 holes but there are 9 notes just to let the beginers know btw i know all my scale dublins g grace note the lot i cant play loch rannoch

[Garner557]

8 holes

[bobnoj666]

he said 9 but meant 8... or did you see him covering 9 wholes?^^

[PringlesNO1]

i lucky my dad plays the bag pipes and so does my grand dad who is on the cover of a record plus he has played in the tatoo 4 time so he is going to teach me

[RockLegendOwns]

what tattoos??

i watch alot of the ones from edinburgh

[PringlesNO1]

the edinburgh castle tattoo

[RockLegendOwns]

yeah lol, i know that hahaha

but what years??

[PringlesNO1]

@RockLegendOwns oh about 15 years ago lol

[RockLegendOwns]

haha thats heaps good :)

keep on playing mate :)

hopefully i can join ya lol :D

[chihuahuasquaredance]

I never realized how completely clumsy my fingers are! I'll just be happy when I get to the dying cow stage...

[NEACaledonians]

um.. it has 8 holes that get covered, not 9. 7 on the front, and one on the back (thumb). and the two books you show, really aren't interchangable. The Rythmimic Fingerworks is an -Exercise- book, not really a tutor book, the other from the National Piping Center is a tutor book.

[jabeaudry]

He is talking about the hole near the bottom, on the side of the chanter.

[komiczar]

Nice tutorials. Can you please make a tutorial on how to wrap the hemp twine on the chanter and reed stock?

[akithered]

Mh, I wonder how there could be 9 holes and 2 free fingers :)

[temperatur00]

@akithered there is only 8 holes on a bagpipe chanter

[akithered]

@temperatur00 Yes... That's my point said in non-sarcastic way :)

[trainmaster4884]

@akithered u dont use two of the holes

[akithered]

@trainmaster4884 sorry, but I don't have 11 fingers :D

[KaseoMimirin]

@akithered

You have to hold the thing somehow. BI it doesn't just float up to your lips so you can play it.

[AlexPeff]

@akithered the air has to come out one of the holes :D I WIN!

[akithered]

@AlexPeff ahaha really nice! :D

[AlexPeff]

@akithered no clue if that's true with what he was explaining though :P

[Anzie55]

Is the one you are using a longer practice chanter or the normal size?

[Angus333McBride]

Ah well i take thae oher one. Its green with smal yellow and red stripes (its said they are Rosewood tartan!?)

[Elfdaughter]

Excellent tutorial, thank you. I've just purchased my first set of bagpipes (including chanter) so this tutorial was very useful for me. Now I just have to figure out how to get a sound out of it that doesn't sound like a dying cow....

[Angus333McBride]

LOL im bussy with it aswell what package did ye bought? Ebay? rosewell?

[Elfdaughter]

How DID you guess? :p Ebay rules sometimes....

[Angus333McBride]

Well Rosewood are they? green tartan rosewood tartan cover?

[Elfdaughter]

Yip, they're Rosewood, but no, it's the Royal Stewart tartan. (mainly red and black)

[TarikJosephProd]

You've just blown your money on a Pakistani Bagpipe then?

[Elfdaughter]

Probably, but I sold them a month later and got more than I paid for them, so...

(Sold because I was in desperate need for money, and I was buggered if I'd sell my harp...)

[TarikJosephProd]

hahaha Nice one! (Y)

[sparky26798]

@Elfdaughter I play chanter pretty well, just learning how to get on pipes now. you just need a steady breath. Learn basics, scale, grace notes, doublings ect. Depending where u r, find a band group ask ppl for lessons. Im sure ppl will help you out.