How to Play Bagpipes : How to Go Up & Down on the Bagpipe Scales

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Uploaded by on Feb 26, 2008

Practice playing bagpipes by going up and down a few scales in this free video series that will teach you everything you need to know to play the bagpipe.

Expert: Neil Hubbard
Bio: Neil Hubbard has taught the Scottish Highland bagpipes to individuals and groups since the early 1990's.
Filmmaker: randy primm

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  • @Grouter12 I'm really sorry to say, but the right ring finger covers the A-hole (lol) so unless you can get a prosthetic it won't be too easy.

  • Hold the phone m8, is there just 1 scale to play the blood pipes?, Im a guitarist and being Scottish i always wanted to start on the chanter and go to the bloods. Oh and my right hand has its ring finger missing, Tell me as long as i can play Scotland the brave is it just a normal C maj Scale?

  • Wow.This is actually helpfull!

  • LMAO

  • LMAO

  • Simply physics. They are all cylindrical or conical shaped tubes that resonate at different frequencies. The tone holes are positioned as such to alter how the tube resonates and as such get a sound that we define as a musical note. Simply, all the tubes are different sizes and as such require different ways to get the same sound. No, I know nothing about science so forgive me if that sounds a bit round-a-bout.

  • why are all flutelike instruments different with the fingercovering? its a bit confusing. i find the tinwhistle the most easiest, but finding out the rocerder by my self already took some time with me.

  • i mean c sounds like a c#?

  • that f sounds like an f#?

  • you rock

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