Piper's Dojo Audio Experience

Every few weeks, we like to open the floor to anything and everything about bagpipes! Sign in, type in a question, and we’ll rock and roll from there! April 30th, 2014.

At the Dojo, we have a “dead reed bin” where we send all of our reeds when they die. It seems a bit morbid we know, but, it’s a great way to develop a collection of reeds to practice our manipulation skills! April 23rd, 2014.

Just like in “real life,” bagpiping does have several key guiding principles that will help you develop into a good player. Discipline, problem solving, and even a sort of musical morality will guide us to become better players. Expecting instant gratification, however, will not help us achieve much at all…. April 16th, 2014

In this week’s show, we’re going to start by showing where all the games are this summer! Are there any that are worth travelling a bit to? Then, we’ll discuss how you might structure your practice/development rountine to realy make the most of your schedule! April 9th, 2014.

We didn’t get around to talking about top secret magician stuff for pipe bands! To get a pipe band in tune, you really just need one thing: MAGIC. We’re just kidding actually – this show will cover a lot of the basics of getting a pipe band to sound great. April 2nd, 2014.

We’re going to talk about some key tricks that pros use to master certain elements of their playng. From tuning, to practicing, to pipe bands, we’ll have lots of good stuff for you! March 26th, 2014.

We’ve been around the game a long time, and for us, the “rules” of piping are 2nd nature! But, that might not be the same for everyone, and so we’ll have a session this week to talk about it! March 19th, 2014.

As a follow up to last week, we wanted to take some more time to address viewer questions about learning the pipes. Tune in today to ask anything you want! March 12th, 2014.

Do you ever get stuck with a bagpipe problem that you don’t know how to solve… to the point where you lose sleep over it? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. We can help. March 5th, 2014.

Andrew, Vin, and Carl will go through their favorite must-have piping music. From albums, to DVDs, to YouTubes, to music books, we’ll cover it all! February 26th, 2014.

St. Patrick’s month is almost upon us, and there’s no sign that our weather will be accommodating this year! How do pipers survive – nay, THRIVE! – this St. Patrick’s month? Carl, Andrew and Vin will explore all the ways in which pipers need to prepare for this super-charged month. February 19th, 2014.

Last week we had a lot of snow up here in NY, so today we’ll re-discuss practice tips that really work! We’ll look into the short term, the long term, and some little tips too that will help you avoid certain key pit falls. February 12th, 2014.

We’ll get together this week with Vin to discuss one of our favorite topics: Manometers! January 29th, 2014.

Just a quick pre-Christmas Q & A. December 4th, 2013.

Today, let’s talk about how to get the good bagpipe loot from your wife this Christmas season! Also, we want to know what’s on your list this year, and show you some cool things you never knew you wanted for Christmas. November 20th, 2013.

Today, we’ll open the floor to any and all questions out there. What sort of things are you dying to know, but never had the chance to ask? November 13th, 2013.

Whether we’re pipers or drumms (actually…ESPECIALLY if we’re drummers) there comes a time when we wish we had what it takes to compose something. Well, you do! Later tonight, Bruce starts his composing class, but we’re going to get the crowd fired up here with tips, tricks, and materals to get started composing. November 6th, 2013.

Halloween is tomorrow, so let’s talk about those nasty (and scary) moments in music when everything goes wrong! What’s your worst horror story? How do you deal with a crisis when it happens? October 30th, 2013.

This week, we’re going to try something different. We’re going to poll our presenters and audience members and figure out the following – what are the top 50 tunes every piper and drummer should know? Sure, maybe we don’t have all the tunes playable yet, but should at least be able to whistle them! October 16th, 2013.

This week, with the help of our drumming counterparts, we’re going to talk a little bit about composing, arranging, and drum scores for pipe bands. What are the things we need to consider? What do we need to be careful NOT to do? Also, where do we get our inspiration? October 9th, 2013.