| The Basic Principles of Drone Tuning |
Jim McGillivray, a leading competition piper from Ontario, gives an excellent
explanation of the best method of learning to tune drones effectively. |
| A Gripping Argument |
Anthony Morris, WSPD, offers some thoughts on the merits of matched grip drumming
versus the traditional grip in modern pipe bands |
| Pipe Band
Performance Style |
Bram van Melle gives some examples illustrating the changing style of pipe band
performance through the century using recordings from the WSPD archives |
| Bagpipe Fingerings and Tune Settings |
Bram van Melle looks at the changes in style in the settings of tunes and in the
evolution of the basic doublings and fingerings |
| Introduction to the Great Highland Bagpipe and
its Music |
An easy to understand introduction to how the bagpipes work and how music is
played on them |
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