... **************** Oh, very few people can do that. I just meant to be able to drag the notes off the page measure by measure, and be reasonably sure - after...
... The ... would ... the ... after ... I can do that; "with great effort". It is, however, very time consuming for me, and by the time I've learned the last...
... **************** There was a seventeen-year-old in one of my summer school classes one year that could do that. 24 hours later he had the whole thing ...
... I tend to do that with songs (vocal) from time to time. I usually get the words right, because I'll listen to it over & over, while transcribing the words....
... first one ... marches I ... else ... Don't feel bad; once I went to play STB, and it simply wasn't there. Nothing. Nada. The formless void. Tabula Rasa. I...
... **************** I've always played STB "low hand" but the band I was in (and most of USA) play it high hand. Once when exiting the comp field I heard this...
Well, I guess I can site read pretty well, but personally, I've always preferred hearing the music anyway to know how it's suppossed to sound. So it's more of...
Hi everyone....... jus' a brief blurb to say hi to one and all. I don't get much chance to get in here and read what's going on, but when I do, I enjoy it...
I'm planning on restoring an old blackwood Lawrie practice chanter to service. It has a blackwood body and mouthpiece, the tip of which has been pretty well...
I don't know if they even make flesh colored tights. I've worn pantyhose under them before that were flesh tone. They do keep you warm, maybe not as warm as...
... I would hold off on the oil until after you apply whatever finish you are going to use. Otherwise, the finish won't stick well to the wood. If you want to...
... ************** Flesh-tone?? Hah! One of our more "colorful" pipers (no pun intended, really) has worn both red and navy tights under his kilt and...
... Folks around here would notice. This is a small red-neck cowboy town. Folks around here don't see a Kilt very often. In fact, some of the kids still think...
... Kidding? Not really. Wool Kilt & kilt hose do keep the legs warm most of the time. But, sometimes, it gets bleedin' cold in this neck of the woods....
Perish the thought!! All i EVER wear under my kilt are my flashes, brogues, hose and spats! flesh coloured tights indeed... "You win some and you sound like a...
As a new member of the group, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tyler and I've just begun to learn the Great Highland Pipes. I've dreamed of...
Welcome Tyler But the wife some ear plugs. ;) You will be fine and these things will come to you. I started at 47. After a year and a half I was competing in...
... ************** Hi Tyler welcome to the club. You got one of the best teachers, so I'm sure your dream will come true. Next time you see him, tell Russ that...
... ************ Hey Ems, the connections are getting eerie. You're from Asheville, your mom's near Clayton both being in my neighborhood. And my bro is in...
I guess I probably should have mentioned that we'll (hopefully) be taking lessons with the Ozark Highlanders in Fayetteville, Arkansas... Thanks for the input....
Has anyone with a DegerPipe had any trouble with getting through airport security, in particular because of the metal mouthpiece? I'll be boarding a jet early...
... This topic came up a while back on the list & a few folks mentioned that they had no problem getting an electronic practice chanter through airport...
"I guess I probably should have mentioned that we'll (hopefully) be taking lessons with the Ozark Highlanders in Fayetteville, Arkansas..." You might want to...
"Has anyone with a DegerPipe had any trouble with getting through airport security...?" No one in authority has ever given my Fagerstrom a second glance (other...
