Check for  piping workshop locations in

VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN 2010 including (click location for more details);

Italy 20/21 February (in conjunction with the ITALIAN PIOBAIREACHD CHAMPIONSHIP)
Argyll 20/21
Birmingham 15/16 May
Edinburgh 10/11 July

A one or two day workshop aimed at pipers and other musicians who are interested in developing their knowledge of the ancient classical music of the pipes, Piobaireachd. Different aspects of the structure of both Piobaireachd and one tune in particular are put under the microscope which, combined with speed learning techniques, have the amazing effect of seeing the group playing in concert.

Instructor: Pipe Major Bruce Campbell (click for details)

SCHEDULE FOR TWO DAY WORKSHOPS
DAY 1 10am-5.30pm
Getting your pipes ready for a ‘big blow’.
What is Piobaireachd - it’s history, structure and phrasing.
Embellishments and movements used in ‘Glengarry’s Lament’.
An in-depth look at the phrasing of ‘Glengarry’s Lament’.
A look at Archibald Munro and Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonnell of
Glengarry.
(during the day several examples of playing the tune will be given
by Bruce Campbell on pipes)
OPEN SESSION: Open Question & Answer problem solving session

DAY 2  10am-5.30pm
Confirmation and revision of Day 1
In-depth chanter session on ‘Glengarry’s Lament’
One-to-one tuition
Playing together in mini groups on pipes
Class playing ‘Glengarry’s Lament’ in concert on pipes
Styles of playing
The next step in Piobaireachd playing
OPEN SESSION: Open Question & Answer problem solving session

A full instructional CD ROM is given to all students as well as
staff notation and a certificate of  course attendance.

SCHEDULE FOR ONE DAY WORKSHOP
DAY 1 10am-5.30pm
(during the day several examples of playing the tune will be given
by Bruce Campbell on pipes)
Getting your pipes ready for a ‘big blow’.
What is Piobaireachd - it’s history, structure and phrasing.
Embellishments and movements used in ‘Glengarry’s Lament’.
An in-depth look at the phrasing of ‘Glengarry’s Lament’.
A look at Archibald Munro and Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonnell of
Glengarry.
Class playing ‘Glengarry’s Lament’ in concert on pipes
OPEN SESSION: Open Question & Answer problem solving session


A full instructional CD ROM is given to all students as well as staff
notation and a certificate of  course attendance.

CONTACT: Bruce at THE PIPING SCHOOL TEL 077 5984 5201

www.pipingschool.co.uk   email: pipingschool@hotmail.co.uk

In the autumn of 2009 a first-ever Piobaireachd Workshop was given in Denmark.
Not only was this a first for Denmark but it was the first time ever that six Danish pipers had played a Piobaireachd in concert.
In looking at the background of this session it is important to know that none of the six pipers had played Piobaireachd before.
After spending the morning discussing the genre as well as the background to the tune the afternoon was spent going through the tune using the unique EASY METHOD.
A one-hour session on practice chanters was followed by, firstly pipers playing the tune in pairs on pipes, and then the whole group together, also on pipes.
One of the participants filmed this for YouTube (which is shown here).
The result was never meant to be an exercise in either perfectly pitched pipes nor gold medal winning playing.
Instead it was what it was - the result of a one hour session on practice chanters.
Chanters were deliberately not re-pitched so as to avoid tampering with instruments which were set for different band playing.
The target for the group instruction was to illustrate that Piobaireachd is ‘just music’.
Judge the result for yourself.

NOTE: the film will shortly be embedded into this site - in the meantime you can watch it by linking at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWM2BGqVlc&feature=player_embedded