Callum Beamont - Fingerwork Clarity [Vintage]

October 15, 2015

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In this class Callum takes us though some of the exercises that helped him achieve near perfect clarity when he plays. From some of the very basic exercises to some more complex ones this class is all about building great technique.

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Bruce Gandy - Embellishments with Bruce [Vintage]

October 8, 2015

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In this session, Bruce takes us through his ideas of embellishments. Where do they go? How are they played? Why does he prefer the term embellishments to technique? All answered here. Enjoy!

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Lord Lovat's Lament [Vintage]

June 16, 2015

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In this session we look at one of the great wee marches/slow airs ever written. Made famous by the must have pipe band recording of all time - 78th Frasers Live in Ireland - 1987. This versatile tune doubles as an excellent slow air and march that any level pipe band or soloist can couple as a set. Enjoy!

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Technically Speaking [Vintage]

June 9, 2015

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In this session we talk about technique and it's very building blocks - syllables. Each technical piece has a syllable pattern that needs to match each other. Finally we talk about fusion of the short note into technical phrases. At the same time stressing both placement and clarity of the movement.

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Everything Doublings [Vintage]

February 24, 2015

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In this session we take a hard look at what doublings are made up of and how to improve them. We look at type A and type B doublings as well as learn an exercise to use with doublings for quality and placement.

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Jimmy Findlater [Vintage]

January 4, 2015

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We welcome you back to the Dojo for 2015! A melodic four-parted 4/4 march called Jimmy Findlater. An excellent addition to any solo or band repertoire. Enjoy and happy new year!!!

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Putting Embellishments in Perspective [Vintage]

December 2, 2014

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In this class, we look at the 4 universal fundamentals when it comes to playing any form of music, and then work our way up to figuring out how bagpipe embellishments fit in. A super class.

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Winter Exercises [Vintage]

December 2, 2014

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In this session we take a look at 2 of my favorite technique building exercises - the GDE and Doubling exercises. We start with what grace notes are and how they should be treated. Then through three different versions of a typical GDE exercise. Then we end with a doubling exercise system good for all variations.

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Embellishment Steps and Exercises [Vintage]

July 1, 2014

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In this class, we review the steps of all of the major embellishments that we see in tunes. Embellishments are really abbreviations encompassing melody notes and gracenotes, and we go through what each abbreviation means!

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