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161 - Bagpipe Key-Performance-Indicators - 07.15.2015
Athletes, Businesses, Schools, and all sorts of other activities carefully track DATA (yep, number’s n stuff) in order to measure improved or lacking performance. Have you ever considered doing the same for your own...
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160 - Man vs. Band Practice - 07.08.2015
In the attempt to actually do something useful, we’re going to talk about what Vin, Carl and I do each and every time we prepare for a band practice to make sure that we’re in tip top shape (and we avoid the pipe...
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159 - World’s Predictions 2015 - 07.01.2015
Well, it’s time to throw down our predictions for 2015. Then, we’ll listen a bit to the lastest championship overseas. July 1st, 2015.
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158 - Hot 2015 Grade 1 Medleys - 06.24.2015
This week, we’ll listen to several great new medleys that Grade 1 Bands are playing this year over in the UK. What do you think about the arrangements, and the performances themselves? June 24th, 2015.
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157 - Retro Pipe Band Hour - 06.17.2015
Vin has dug up some amazing recordings from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Let’s have a glimpse at just how far we’ve come!
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156 - You be the Judge: British Championships - 06.03.2015
This past weekend, the first major event for grade 1 bands in the RSPBA occurred. You be the judge! Who wins? June 3rd, 2015.
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155 - You be the Judge: Kingston Ontario - 05.27.2015
This past weekend, the first major event for grade 1 bands in the North Eastern sector of North America to get out and play. You be the judge! Who wins? May 27th, 2015.
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153 - Creating Bagpipe Utopia - 05.20.2015
It’s been a while since we talked about the status of the piping world. How do we set up the perfect environment for our music to thrive? May 20th, 2015.
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150 - Confucius Says… - 05.06.2015
A fun class this week, using old Confucius quotes and relating them to bagpipes! March 6th, 2015.
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148 - Unanswered Questions - 04.01.2015
We’ve got some leftover great questions from last week, so we’ll start back in on them this week! April 3rd, 2015.
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147 - Ask Us Anything - 03.25.2015
We’re overdue for an open session where you can ask us anything! March 25th, 2015.
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146 - Music Theory for Bagpipers Part 2 - 03.18.2015
This week, we’ll pick up with some more of the essential music theory for bagpipers. We’ll go into more depth about harmonies, and the simplicity of the bagpipe scale.
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