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Are you interested in learning to play bagpipes? We welcome new pipers (and drummers)! As discussed below, once you have a chanter, reed, and tutor book (if you desire), then contact us. We hold lessons from 6:00 to 6:30pm at University Place Primary School right before our regular Tuesday evening rehearsals there.

​Chanter & Reeds
First, you 
need a practice chanter and a couple of practice chanter reeds. The practice chanters in “Learn to Play Bagpipes” kits found at neighborhood music stores are not recommended; these are made from inferior wood (rosewood) and cannot stand up to the moisture that builds up in them during practice. (They will fall apart within a few months.) Good quality plastic chanters -- brands like Gibson and MacCallum -- are recommended. Chanters made from African blackwood are excellent, although more expensive. You can purchase a chanter online from a variety of suppliers; try Tartan Thisle, The Piper's Hut, or Henderson's, to name a few. 

Tutor Book
A tutor book can be helpful. Some common books are:
  • Logan's Complete Tutor for the Highland Bagpipe
  • The College of Piping - Tutor Book 1
  • Rhythmic Fingerwork: Instruction in Technique for the Highland Bagpipe -- this is a very good source of practice exercises that you will find help to speed up your fingers really well

Practice
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Keep in mind that the amount of time you practice directly impacts how long it takes for you to be playing bagpipes for real. This is a very difficult instrument, so practice, practice, practice!​
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