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    Good luck to the beginning pipers. I've played for a little while and am in a Scottish Pipe Band here locally. There's a book called "Rythymic Fingerwork" that is a must. Also, make sure you have a teacher. Learning the pipes on your own will be a catastrophe later if you don't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajuncelt View Post
    Good luck to the beginning pipers. I've played for a little while and am in a Scottish Pipe Band here locally. There's a book called "Rythymic Fingerwork" that is a must. Also, make sure you have a teacher. Learning the pipes on your own will be a catastrophe later if you don't.
    Thanks - us newbies need all the encouragement we can get

    I got my first set of pipes a couple of months ago (on the chanter for an intensive year), and find the joy of progression in terms of stamina and getting them to sound ok(ish).

    Totally agrre with the tutor bit, but alas, the nearest tutor is 750 miles away (one-way)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajuncelt View Post
    Good luck to the beginning pipers. I've played for a little while and am in a Scottish Pipe Band here locally. There's a book called "Rythymic Fingerwork" that is a must. Also, make sure you have a teacher. Learning the pipes on your own will be a catastrophe later if you don't.
    I've found a tutor about 100 miles away. The plan is at least one, if not two lessons a month. He has video tutorials online to help me between lessons. I've got the determination anyway.

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