Aug
17
Mixolydian Scale
mixolydian scale The Bagpipes has a range of nine notes, low G to high A. The bagpipe scale is tuned […]
Aug
17
Key Signature
In modern transcriptions of Bagpipe Music, you will typically not see a key signature written. That is because we don’t have […]
Aug
17
Octave
An octave is eight notes (whole tones). In the physics realm of music, going up one octave is the doubling […]
Aug
17
Scales
There are two octave-scales on the bagpipe: low G to high G; and low A to high A. Don’t confuse […]
Aug
17
The Musical Alphabet
The Musical Alphabet Each pitch is named. There are 8 notes in an octave, after which the names repeat. The […]
Aug
13
The Practice Chanter
Parts of the practice chanter Being able to identify the parts of the Practice Chanter is a requirement for SCQF […]
Aug
13
Care, Cleaning and Storage of the practice chanter
Care, Cleaning and Storage of the Practice Chanter Practice chanters are sensitive to extreme temperatures. Don’t leave them in your […]
Aug
13
How We Learn
When experiencing something, our mind puts the experience, knowledge, etc into short term memory. If we process something three times, […]
Aug
06
What is Sound
Sound is vibrations that are within the range of human hearing. When an object vibrates, it displaces a medium like […]
Aug
03
Whats new in August 2019
After a busy July working around the house, I’ve had a few hours to go through the website and update […]