Sep
07
Flats
A flat is when a note in music is lowered a semi-tone (half step) below what would normally be played. […]
Sep
07
Sharps
A sharp is when a note in music is raised a semi-tone (half step) above what would normally be played. […]
Sep
07
Named Key Signatures
Keys with Sharps To find the name of a key signature with sharps, look at the sharp farthest to the […]
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 […]