Cut Time - Dojo University

Charms of Whisky [Vintage]

January 12, 2016

Eric Ouellette

In this class we talk about good groove in reel playing and what exactly that means, using charms of whisky as our example.

John McInnes [Vintage]

December 9, 2015

Eric Ouellette

X-Pand Your Repertoire

In this class we cover John McInnes, a nice easy reel that really allows us to really work on developing a nice groove with proper rhythmic fundamentals all the way through.

Johnny Red Rory [Vintage]

November 11, 2015

Eric Ouellette

X-Pand Your Repertoire

In this class, we cover Johnny Red Rory, a nice 4 parted reel by Mike Grey. The main theme here is groove and pulsing, and this is a great tune to work on developing good musical round reel presentation!

Ten Minute Tidbits - Ale is Dear [Vintage]

October 27, 2015

Eric Ouellette

10 Minute Tidbits

In this session we give a crash course of the Ale is Dear, a two parted reel.

The Night we had the goats/ MacArthur Road [Vintage]

October 7, 2015

Eric Ouellette

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Class Archives

In this class we cover two short reels, The Night we Had the Goats, and MacArthur Road. Both are nice wee tunes, and you can learn a lot about how to deliver a nice round reel groove with these examples

Kelsey's Wee Reel [Vintage]

July 22, 2015

Eric Ouellette

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X-Pand Your Repertoire

In this class we cover Kelsey's Wee Reel by Iain Symington, looking at it mainly from the standpoint of pulsing and developing a good groove.

Fiona McLeod [Vintage]

May 19, 2015

Eric Ouellette

Solo Piping

In this class we cover Fiona McLeod, a great tune for people just getting into competitive reel playing

Rhythmic Counting [Vintage]

May 19, 2015

Andrew Douglas

Technique & Theory

Today we dissect different bagpipe rhythms, and talk about how to properly count them out. A must-see class if you've never fully learned your "one and two and three-e-and-a fours"!