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Practice Chanter or Bagpipes?

16/3/2013

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A frequent question I receive from pupils concerns what percentage of their practice time should be split between their bagpipes and practice chanter.  I think most people would like to hear that they should play their practice chanter a lot more that their bagpipes, but the truth is exactly the opposite.
Beginners and intermediates will spend most of their time on their practice chanter because they are learning the basics of the instrument and tunes. Beginners don’t even have pipes yet. At that stage they are learning their first tunes and working on their technique, and all of that is best done on the practice chanter.
Once you’re past that stage, you should play your practice chanter when you have a specific reason for memorizing a tune, improving technique, or trying to refine
the expression of a tune. Too many pipers default to their practice chanter because it’s easier than pipes and they fool themselves into thinking they are doing more good for their piping than they actually are.

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Charlie McNeill
28/3/2013 03:37:05 pm

Found you. Think you need to put some music on your website as an example of what you can do.

Good Luck

Charlie

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