I am relearning after over a decade off and boy have I lost it. My birls are sounding like crud! Like riding I bike I will have it back in a few hours of practice. Blenheim Districts Highland pipe band!
I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. But I have to say that sometimes the crossing notes do sound good. Like the lower crossing note sounds just like a low g grace note between the d and e.
That's an excellent point - but do keep in mind that usually that would be referred to as a, "tap," and would be written-in to the music, done entirely on purpose. The thing to avoid are, "accidental," crossover notes. You're totally right, though, that when used correctly they're an excellent embellishment.
You are absolutely correct - A is always higher than G... unless one were talking about, "high G," and, "low A," I suppose that in that case G is higher than A... Often, when writing the scale with letters, pipers will write it like this, (from bottom to top,): GABCDEFga - the lower case, "g," and, "a," indicating that those are high-G and high-A. So you could write: DaCaAa and it would be understood that what's being played is, "D, high-A, C, high-A, low-A, high-A"
The bagpipe scale from low to high is: Low G, Low A, B, C, D, E, F, High G, High A. By the way, the c and f on a bagpipe scale are actually C# and F#, but we just refer to them as C and F
That sounds like a b flat. Just listening to the steps. G - A is a whole, A - B sounds like a half, which would mean B flat. Then from B - C which is normally a half sounds like a whole.
My chanter plays like a tin whistle... once you hit open hole that's where the pitch stops ? Everything I play on tin i can play on the chanter ??? Did i buy a fake?
There are videos about how to choose your bagpipes to buy..i hope there's a bit about buying your chanter too... Don't give up! The world needs more bagpipe 🎶 music ❤
the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to me was when I started learning on the practice chanter and one day while practicing a pair of confused ducks was waddling around on the lawn outside. No lakes or rivers near here....
loving this i just got a chanter and learnt the scale in one afternoon.Fingers are bloody killing me
Oh wow 👌 best wishing to ya...THANKS
Excellent explanation. Best I've seen so far. Thank you.
thank you im 51 and im hoping I can make my mum and dad proud!
Really useful for a beginner with no tutor nearby.
Yes...THANKS 🙂
I am relearning after over a decade off and boy have I lost it. My birls are sounding like crud! Like riding I bike I will have it back in a few hours of practice. Blenheim Districts Highland pipe band!
I just got my pipes today and my practice chanter sounds nothing like that
I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. But I have to say that sometimes the crossing notes do sound good. Like the lower crossing note sounds just like a low g grace note between the d and e.
That's an excellent point - but do keep in mind that usually that would be referred to as a, "tap," and would be written-in to the music, done entirely on purpose. The thing to avoid are, "accidental," crossover notes. You're totally right, though, that when used correctly they're an excellent embellishment.
Plz make on amazing grace
How much can you buy for 50 us d.? Chanters look perty neat too😉
it'is outcame same sound for using the chanter..like the metarial is..wood @ metal..please tell...sorry for my english
Great instructions!
where would i find a chart with all embellishments on so i can print and use to merories what each looks lie ,not going up the scale
Awesome. Thanks!
Thank you!
I want this chanter
In other wind instruments the d to e would be called a flip. Which is basically a fancy term for wth is that finger change
👍 nice
Actually helpful
Thought A was higher than G.
You are absolutely correct - A is always higher than G... unless one were talking about, "high G," and, "low A," I suppose that in that case G is higher than A...
Often, when writing the scale with letters, pipers will write it like this, (from bottom to top,): GABCDEFga - the lower case, "g," and, "a," indicating that those are high-G and high-A. So you could write:
DaCaAa
and it would be understood that what's being played is, "D, high-A, C, high-A, low-A, high-A"
@@jamesmoyar9894 thank you for the explanation.
The bagpipe scale from low to high is: Low G, Low A, B, C, D, E, F, High G, High A. By the way, the c and f on a bagpipe scale are actually C# and F#, but we just refer to them as C and F
That sounds like a b flat. Just listening to the steps. G - A is a whole, A - B sounds like a half, which would mean B flat. Then from B - C which is normally a half sounds like a whole.
Great observation! The scale and pitch for highland bagpipes is a little funny.
This is actually a C# instrument each of the notes from G Major scale sounds like a Ab Major Scale
My chanter plays like a tin whistle... once you hit open hole that's where the pitch stops ?
Everything I play on tin i can play on the chanter ??? Did i buy a fake?
There are videos about how to choose your bagpipes to buy..i hope there's a bit about buying your chanter too... Don't give up! The world needs more bagpipe 🎶 music ❤
A varnished turd... lol!
Mine sounds like a high pitched screaming duck when I play.
It's exceedingly awesome that you're learning how! That description is funny though😅
the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to me was when I started learning on the practice chanter and one day while practicing a pair of confused ducks was waddling around on the lawn outside. No lakes or rivers near here....
Thank you for the video! :)
Very surprised at the down votes. What’s up with that?
Why does c sound sharp?
David Ryle omg it does.