Bagpipe Lesson 1, holding & blowing the practice chanter

Lesson one on the bagpipes. How to hold and blow the practice chanter, first notes and first couple of trouble spots. You must have a tutor book (and hopefully an instructor) to accompany these lessons.

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Music

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• bagpipe
• practice
• chanter
• lesson

[12DanB]

Is the mouth peice a similar concept to a saxaphone?

[NEACaledonians]

@12DanB

Not even close. About the only similarity is that air goes through it. The reed is way down inside that bulging part.

[voyakov]

disclaimer on a bagpipe lesson???



[NEACaledonians]

@voyakov

Yep..

[manoharini]

Thanks for posting these videos ! nice clear instruction. I am waiting for my practice chanter in the mail. I am playing around on my husbands recorder for now, I can't wait!! I will be using your videos till I have my first meeeting with my instructor.

[NEACaledonians]

@manoharini umm. might as well put down the recorder now.. they are not the same in what you may be doing is actually creating some muscle memories that will need to be unlearned, before starting to learn those which are correct for the chanter. Patience... is essential here.

[dorbie]

Great stuff, generous of you to post this for novices.

[belladipadella1990]

thank you for posting this video!!

[devchev78]

Very informative

[iParatrooper]

"Speed is your Enemy" if that isn't the truth!

[Logozi]

Your videos and instruction have helped me immensely, thank you very much. Keep on piping!

[manoharini]

o.k thanks. My Dunbar comes in the mail next Wed. Patience yes ! total excitement to start oh yah! Is there something I could start with while I am waiting? learning to read music perhaps? Anything online ?