Congratulations on the first lesson.
I believe that we have a very large class of pipers in training here on X-Marks.
BeloitPiper's advise is excellent.
My first lesson went well, I am using the McCallum Long Chanter in polypentco, which my tutor thinks is best for me to work with. I have a tendency to put a death grip on the chanter. He is giving me exercises that will help my overcome this. I don't mind the plastic chanter falling from me to the floor in this part of training. I do not want it to happen to my Dunbar Long in Blackwood. He thinks this is right for my old hands that are rather insensitive from years of hot machining to become sensitive to the instrument's touch. I plan on making it work, so I know that it will take me longer then the younger students. We are both fine with this. The value of a tutor is just this - customizing the training to be successful.
Good luck and keep up the practice. I have the good fortune of an hour and a half of undisturbed time every evening.