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As pipers we have to juggle a lot of skills, usually all at once. Remembering tunes, playing with good rhythm and clean fingerwork, tuning, blowing good tone, marching... the list goes on.
But how do you put them all together without maxing out your 'piping bandwidth' – your mental capacity to do many things simultaneously?
This week, Andrew and Jim chat through the chapter of Andrew's book, Finding Bagpipe Freedom, that tackles how to juggle all the essential piping skills at once to be an excellent player. It's tricky, but not impossible, as long as you follow some simple principles...
Got a question for a future episode? Leave a comment or email [email protected]!
In this episode:
00:00 Introduction to Bagpipe Mastery
00:42 The First Rule of the Internet
01:01 The Truth About Wi-Fi Extenders
02:17 The Art of Coffee Brewing
02:56 Entering Chapter 8 of Finding Bagpipe Freedom
03:07 The Meeting of the Dimensions
03:33 The Rubber Hits the Road
06:17 The Competition of Resources in Bagpiping
14:58 The Golf Paradox and Bagpiping
17:19 Reflecting on Past Performances
19:01 The Difficulty of Phase Four
19:11 Breaking Down the Fundamental Skills
20:21 Understanding the Phases
22:24 The Challenge of Phase Four
23:19 The Importance of Avoiding Bad Habits
23:44 The Impact of Mental Blowing Anomalies
24:34 The Struggle with Tempo Control
25:07 The Importance of Maintaining Skills
25:26 The Challenge of Multitasking
28:40 The Impact of Comparison
33:08 The Importance of Fundamentals
34:22 Wrapping Up the Discussion
By Andrew Douglas and the Piper's Dojo Team4.9
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As pipers we have to juggle a lot of skills, usually all at once. Remembering tunes, playing with good rhythm and clean fingerwork, tuning, blowing good tone, marching... the list goes on.
But how do you put them all together without maxing out your 'piping bandwidth' – your mental capacity to do many things simultaneously?
This week, Andrew and Jim chat through the chapter of Andrew's book, Finding Bagpipe Freedom, that tackles how to juggle all the essential piping skills at once to be an excellent player. It's tricky, but not impossible, as long as you follow some simple principles...
Got a question for a future episode? Leave a comment or email [email protected]!
In this episode:
00:00 Introduction to Bagpipe Mastery
00:42 The First Rule of the Internet
01:01 The Truth About Wi-Fi Extenders
02:17 The Art of Coffee Brewing
02:56 Entering Chapter 8 of Finding Bagpipe Freedom
03:07 The Meeting of the Dimensions
03:33 The Rubber Hits the Road
06:17 The Competition of Resources in Bagpiping
14:58 The Golf Paradox and Bagpiping
17:19 Reflecting on Past Performances
19:01 The Difficulty of Phase Four
19:11 Breaking Down the Fundamental Skills
20:21 Understanding the Phases
22:24 The Challenge of Phase Four
23:19 The Importance of Avoiding Bad Habits
23:44 The Impact of Mental Blowing Anomalies
24:34 The Struggle with Tempo Control
25:07 The Importance of Maintaining Skills
25:26 The Challenge of Multitasking
28:40 The Impact of Comparison
33:08 The Importance of Fundamentals
34:22 Wrapping Up the Discussion

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