Quote Originally Posted by JS Sanders View Post
Nighthawk -
For your own safety, I wouldn't be too keen on telling your instructor about the information you've accumulated.

A beginning piper often asks questions of established pipers. Regularly you'll hear the seemingly worn out answer, "You should ask your instructor." If you're a subscriber of the Dunsire Forums, you'll read it often.

There is a reason - and it's not always attributable to arrogance. The info may run counter to what the instructor would have you do. The instructor gets to teach as he sees proper. If you don't care for it, quit or find another.

Role reversal... How would you like to be the tutor and have a student who's learning things too early or improperly, or buys a set of pipes before he's ready to play them?

I can tell you from experience that he won't be pleased and may drop you like a cheap prom dress as a student.

For the most part you're getting the straight dope here, but exercise caution. Learning the pipes is difficult as it is, don't complicate matters.

Slainte,
steve
Role reversal? Personally, I love it when I teach someone with a genuine desire to learn. I have absolutely no intention of buying anything before I'm ready for it. That's just plain stupid. So are you saying that it's preferable that I not ask, and just wait for the information to be given to me? (I'm not asking this to be argumentative- it's how I read your post and I want to make sure I'm clear on this point.)