Now when I look back at my post above it seems pretty harsh, but I stand by what I said.

But I want to add one thing: when I said that "you get what you pay for" when it comes to free lessons, that's not quite accurate, because "free" implies "zero" as in standing pat or having no impact one way or the other. In fact, poor lessons aren't "zero" but can actually make your playing go backward in several ways 1) teaching poor technique 2) not detecting and correcting errors the beginner is making, allowing the formation of bad habits which will take much effort to un-do 3) teaching or modeling poor musicianship as regards timing, style, idiom, and tuning 4) modeling or conveying an unprofessional or amateurish approach to the instrument and music.

The Highland Pipes are a glorious instrument with a glorious history and in the right hands are capable of producing some of the finest music in the world. The music is complex and requires much training to master. I always tell people to not learn the way I did! Because I lived in a place where there were no pipers, and back then there was no internet. So I had the Donald MacLeod tutorial (books and thick vinyl records) and the College of Piping Tutor and a few albums of piping and that was it! I was pretty much on my own. It has taken me decades to shake off some the bad habits I picked up then.

Don't do what I did! You have a fantastic world-class piping organization right there. And nowadays you can do Skype lessons with any teacher anywhere on earth. Good luck! Richard