Course Progress

  • Piping 1 – Section 1 – Introduction
    • P1.1.1 – About this course
    • P1.1.2 – Your practice chanter
    • P1.1.3 – Finger positions and notes
    • P1.1.4 – About practice at home
    • P1.1.5 – The BAND app
  • Piping 1 – Section 2 – Top Hand Notes
    • P1.2.1 – Notes F and G
    • P1.2.2 – Note E
    • P1.2.3 – E, F and G
    • P1.2.4 – High A
  • Piping 1 – Section 3 – The Beat
    • P1.3.1 – Note A (Low A)
    • P1.3.2 – Changing notes to a beat
    • P1.3.3 – G Gracenotes
  • Piping 1 – Section 4 – Bottom Hand Notes
    • P1.4.1 – Notes B and Low G
    • P1.4.2 – Notes C and D
    • P1.4.3 – 36 note changes
  • Piping 1 – Section 5 – Even Rhythms
    • P1.5.1 – Bars and time signatures
    • P1.5.2 – Rhythm: 1 note per beat
    • P1.5.3 – Rhythm: 2 even notes per beat
    • P1.5.4 – Changing notes with a G Gracenote
    • P1.5.5 – Two even notes and a gracenote
    • P1.5.6 – Your first tune
  • Piping 1 – Section 6 – “Blue Bells of Scotland”
    • P1.6.1 – Our tune learning strategy
    • P1.6.2 – Blue Bells, 2nd part
  • Piping 1 – Section 7 – One long and one short note per beat
    • P1.7.1 – Note durations
    • P1.7.2 – One long and one short note per beat
    • P1.7.3 – Your own melody
  • Piping 1 – Section 8 – “O Gin I Were a Baron’s Heir”
    • P1.8.1 – Review: Effective Practice
    • P1.8.2 – G gracenote (strike) on High A
    • P1.8.3 – O Gin I Were a Baron’s Heir
  • Piping 1 – Section 9 – “Corriechoilles”
    • P1.9.1 – Strike on E
    • P1.9.2 – Chorriechoilles
  • Piping 1 – Section 10 – Moving On
    • P1.10.1 – Performance
    • P1.10.2 – This module’s checklist
    • P1.10.3 – Next module