Pipehacker Hits the First Year: The Music Is Yours

Friday, July 29, 2011

It’s hard to believe, but a full year has passed since the very first post here on Pipehacker. In that time, there has been a tremendous amount of…

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How Long Should You Practice?

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Dr. Noa Kageyama has a website called “The Bulletproof Musician.” Many excellent posts to be found on the psychology of playing music, performing, etc. His post “How Many…

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7 Ways to Hack Your Brain for Better Bagpiping

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Bagpiping can seem like a moving target with the amount of information we need to take in as we learn. Never mind the getting the fingers to do…

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016 – The Bagpipe as an Extension of your Self – Philosophy

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Descartes: I think, therefore I am. The vast majority of Bagpiping Schools of Thought: …I [refuse to] think, therefore I am [magically a musical authority]… Philosophy is a…

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Hacking Bagpipe Competitions: Abandon the Fear

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

I was thinking about the state of US bagpiping and drumming competition. Way back in November I wrote about “The Path to Better Bagpipe Competitions” using Highland dancers…

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