Three new letters added today. Guest blogger Duncan Watson has sent this in response to the response to his original post: Embellishments in ceol mor are undoubtedly an important aspect of the music irrespective of setting or style of playing and I suppose there is danger in going on ad nauseam on this subject and forgetting about the music. Undoubtedly the methods of writing those embellishments has changed over the period…
Your favourite web magazine, pipingpress.com, is open to all those who wish to blog about some piping or pipe band matter and who feel a shorter letter would not do their opinion justice. Today we turn a page over to piper, teacher and adjudicator Duncan Watson….. I read the letter from Jimmy McIntosh regarding the reference to piobaireachd embellishments and was reminded of, and amused with, the reference to ‘The Three…
The PP Academy has another useful chapter for all pipers wishing to improve their sound. A good tone can make a world of difference to your playing so check the article out here. You may never achieve the magical sound of the great Donald MacPherson (pictured above) but there is no sense in settling for the mediocre. The popular Eezidrones have been added to the ppresshop catalogue. Price includes mailing….
Principal Robert Wallace reports: The first ever South Florida Pipe and Drum Academy could be classed as nothing other than an unqualified success. Thirty-three students enjoyed the best part of a week of top class instruction in the arts of piping and drumming. Based in Fort Lauderdale, the school ran for four days leading up to the city’s March 14 St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The instructors, myself, Barry Donaldson, Kansas-based…
The College of Piping has cancelled its New England School for 2015 due to ‘lack of interest’. The school has been running at various venues in the north-east US for the past five years with the 2014 camp at the beautiful Endicott College in Massachusetts considered an outstanding success. Former Principal Robert Wallace, who inaugurated the school in 2010, said it was disappointing that after so much hard work in establishing it, it had…
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