Practice chanter

[highlander_Daz]

As far as the PC goes Id reccomend that you make it a priority to practice your scale once up and down and rest a second, listen for passing notes
this will start to make your lips stronger, then practice G Grace note befor your melody note, practice the whole scale with G grace note then D then E resting in between, each run. Forget AG, practice the scale, grace notes and doublings from every melody note, until you crack this you wont progress, and youll be that busy concentrationg you wont notice your lips!! make sure you have a couple of seconds break before you perform each excercise. PM me if you need more advice

[porrick]

As far as the PC goes Id reccomend that you make it a priority to practice your scale once up and down and rest a second, listen for passing notes
this will start to make your lips stronger, then practice G Grace note befor your melody note, practice the whole scale with G grace note then D then E resting in between, each run. Forget AG, practice the scale, grace notes and doublings from every melody note, until you crack this you wont progress, and youll be that busy concentrationg you wont notice your lips!! make sure you have a couple of seconds break before you perform each excercise. PM me if you need more advice

Good advice is always appreciated I do my best practicing the scale and grace notes etc, but I also have a dvd (haven't got it here, but it is the one with "American Piper" as a bonus track. Invermark or something? I'll check), and AG is lesson number 7 - as far as I've got at present.

Yupp, practice, practice, practice - but it is nice to work on a tune to break the potential monotony

[highlander_Daz]

yeh my first tune was "High road to Gairloch" and I thought I was ready to make Pipe Major when I cracked it!!!

seriously work on those grace notes and doublings, nice crisp sharp embelishments are what make a good piper, after the scale and grace notes I think i learned GDE, D throw and Tachums and Leumleurth/Talourth from every melody note. I was lucky to have a very good instructor, a grade 1 Pipe Major with 50 years experience who charged peanuts, hes still playing and hes awesome, we're not worthy!!