Improve Your Piping or Drumming with the P/M’s Blog
- Circular Breathing, Skill or Gimmick ←New!
- Struggle with Sight Reading
- Puppy Dog Technique
- Crossing Noises, De-Bugged
- The “S.T.A.R” Strike-In System
- Failure to Prepare
- Steady Blowing Trifecta
- Basic Rhythmic Counting
- Expressionism in Reel Time
- Correct Expression in Reel Time
- So You Think You're Too Old Eh?
- Time Signatures Demystified
- Practise Chanter
- Drone Reeds How and Why
- Swing & Lift
- Strathspey Playing — Expressionism the Strathspey Way
- ALAP / ASAP — Creating Expression in your Playing
- Rhythmic Playing & Control
- Getting Better
- Hints & Tips
- Drone Reed Calibration
Full Band Repertoire Engagements
Pipers please make sure you have the following sets off the music as a minimum requirement. Also continue learning the medley set as this will improve your comprehension and musicality.
2/4 MAP Set: The Liberton Pipe Band | The Drunken Piper | Men of Argyll | Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle.
3/4’s Green Hills set: The Green Hills of Tyrol | The Battles O’er | Lochanside
Castle Dangerous set: Castle Dangerous | Highland Brigade at Magersfontein | Bloody Fields of Flanders
4/4’s Murdo’s Wedding set: Murdo’s Wedding | Scotland the Brave | Rowan Tree | Old Rustic Bridge
The Roses set: The Roses of Allendale | The Roses of Prince Charlie | Killiecrankie | Bonnie Lass O’Fyvie
Lord Lovetts Lament set: Lord Lovat's Lament | Bonnie Galloway | The Children | Flet from Flotta
6/8’s Steamboat set: The Steamboat | Dundee City Police Pipe Band | Bonnie Dundee
Flower of Scotland: Flower of Scotland
Medley: Golden wedding | McGuires Jig | The Eavesdropper | Steal away | O’er the Bows | Seonaidh’s tune | Tail Toddle | Kelsey’s Big Reel.