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430 - Should You Circular Breathe As A Bagpiper? (Dojo Conversations Episode 100)
It's Episode 100 of the Dojo Conversations Podcast! Â Â Well, kind of... Â Â Anyway, to celebrate 100 continuous weeks of streaming directly into your ears, Andrew's agreed to suffer through all the topics he doesn't want...
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429 - How to Write a Bagpipe Tune (Dojo Conversations Episode 99)
Have you ever wanted to write a bagpipe tune? This week, Andrew and Jim show you how to do it by composing a brand new tune live on air! They discuss the process of composing music, exploring different techniques and...
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428 - 11 Simple Habits That Will Overhaul Your Piping (Dojo Conversations Episode 98)
What if 11 small changes could make an enormous difference to your piping progress?  This week, Andrew and Jim dive into the 11 commandments of mastery – Andrew’s blueprint of habits that lead to great bagpiping, but...
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427 - Are Drummers Just Different? With Ed Best (Dojo Conversations Episode 97)
Is Scottish snare drumming really that different from other kinds of drumming... or from piping? Â Â This week, prolific drummer, judge and tutor Ed Best once again drops in to chat all things snare drumming with Andrew...
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426 - Hot Cakes! (Hot Takes on Bagpipe Reddit Questions): (Dojo Conversations Episode 96)
Anyone for some hot cakes?!   Jim’s been diving into the bagpipe forums on Reddit again, so this week, he and Andrew offer advice to solve a bunch of bugbears bothering bagpipers from across the web, including:  • How...
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425 - The Best Way To Build Stamina (Dojo Conversations Episode 95)
After a piping hiatus, it can be exhausting to play for even a short time until your stamina builds again. So what's the best way to get your piping fitness back? Â Â This week, Andrew and Jim answer a reader question...
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424 - The Formula to Beat the Pipe Band Struggle (Dojo Conversations Episode 94)
What does it really take to build a successful band? Â Â This week, Andrew and Jim discuss how much the skill of individual players contribute to pipe band success, exploring how focusing on individual improvement can...
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423 - Solving the World's Piping Problems (Dojo Conversations Episode 93)
It's another Reddit deep dive! This week, Andrew and Jim discuss questions pipers have posted to Reddit – about whether you should play standard settings in solo competitions, and how judges should treat you as a...
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422 - Finding the Balance Between Perfect and Fun (Dojo Conversations Episode 92)
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This week, Andrew and Jim reunite after a six-week break to answer a listener’s question about dealing with bagpipe instructors who may be overly focused on perfection or do not make learning fun – along the way,...
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421 - Pipers of the Caribbean: An Insider's Guide to a Bagpiping Cruise (Dojo Conversations Episode 91)
One of the mainstay in-person events for us at Dojo University is our semi-annual bagpiping cruise – and in 2024 we joined forces with Jack Lee and Piping Hot Summer Drummer to launch our first co-hosted cruise in...
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Free Class with Andrew this Monday, September 16th!
Do you feel like you're always struggling to learn tunes, with no time left over to actually improve your piping? Tune in for free on Monday the 16th at 8:00AM New York time to end this challenge for good!Â
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420 - How To Embrace Failure (Dojo Conversations Episode 90)
As in any pursuit, the best thing you can do is approach everything in piping with an open mind. Failure is a teacher. And we can always learn new and better ways to do things if we don't assume we know something...
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