Starting to learn the pipes

[MadBagpiper]

Good on ya man!

If you have any questions just give me a holler and I'll do my best to aid you in your journey.

[BonnieT100]

Thanks, I appreciate it. My instructor had me get "Beginning the Bagpipe" by Pipe Major Sandy Jones. Since I'm going to be doing a disappearing act for five weeks next weekend, I got the CD for it too, which hopefully will come in handy for my next trip. Right now, I'm going with a one chapter a week rate. Keeps me humble - getting pretty good with my right hand after a week, so I tried the left one last night. Humbling, very humbling.

[porrick]

Good on you fpr taking up piping! I don't have access to a teacher, the closest one being some 1,200 mile round-trip away... (!) I have to rely on book/CD tuition (Green Book), and got my first pipes a month ago.
Biggest challenge is breathing and lip-strength. On the bright side, things improve quite quickly: less than a year ago I struggled getting the practice chanter to play, and almost passed out trying to play the scale up and half-way down. Today, I really have to concentrate on blowing carefully enough not to overblow the reed

I wish you enjoyment - be patient, and stay with it