Bagpipe Lessons: Perfecting Your Triplings! Or Hornpipe Shakes, or Doubling Strikes, or Peles

[@LesliePiper]

That first bar kinda reminds me of Jingle Bells So Whisky and Jingle Bells a Merry Xmas to you too. And to all the other followers of your great channel.

[@m.r.b.806]

God bless you, Matt Willis! I am just learning Mason’s apron and pumpkins fancy and I’ve been playing these things wrong! I have been playing a C doubling with a low G tap or B doubling with a G tap or a D doubling with a tap It is so much easier on the GE grace instead of doubling Frees up the bottom hand is free to tap So so much easier and more fluid after I get some practice now

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Glad we could get that fixed up for you!

[@elizabethwilson5349]

I am SOOOO glad I found your videos! I am getting so much return for just a little bit of effort. THANK YOU for sharing this information in such an easy format to follow along with!

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

You're very welcome! Glad you're enjoying the videos and they're working for you! Feel free to share with any pipers you know!

[@os6867]

Thanks so much for the free lesson and free exercises, that's super kind of you. I really appreciate it

[@johnreid5539]

Aye it's a nice whisky...great teaching methods have a good festive season

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

And may your Airing of Grievances prove worthwhile.

[@peter.c.bailey]

I've been looking forward to this one! Great content as always! In your next tripling video - could you discuss where they land on the beat and the challenges thereof (i.e., Pumpkin's Fancy) as well as stylistic choices to squash/open them up (i.e., Train Journey North)?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Great thoughts for a second part video! I'll try to get that one out soon.

[@gunnsmoke357]

Thanks Matt! This is gold, just in time, as I begin gandering at The Pumpkin’s Fancy

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Now I need a video on glissando/note bending. Maybe by the end of 2020!

[@JollyMcStanson]

This is Awesome! I love Masons Apron on the pipes. Iv been wanting to learn how to play it.

[@KT-tj5sc]

Awesome

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

This is really helpful, just a shame you can't see your lower hand when you start playing the Mason's Apron but a great method but getting them clean! Printed out! Thanks!

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Yeah, the problems with being a one-man operation here. No separate camera people or directors to keep me in frame!

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

@@MattWillisBagpiper No worries! It was clear later in the video. Great method too. Finger circles help first!!

[@LesliePiper]

MY Brazilian piping friends will just love the thumbnail with Pelé

[@josephboudreau8794]

Decided a while back that I was going to cover this movement with my group. And surprise, you’ve got a video on everything I want to cover! Thanks for your demonstrations. Any tune recommendations that incorporate the Pele?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Masons Apron (parts 3 & 4) and Crossing the Minch are good choices. 👍 Glad you found the video!

[@davidhumphreys3028]

My piping group are now all on board with doubling-strikes (as we call them) thanks to Train Journey North.

[@1867D]

And is that a Norlan glass you are drinking from? I have two of them. Nice to drink from.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Indeed it is! Wonderful glasses!

[@karinsingleton157]

Something is telling me that this will take a while before my fingers are cooperating.

[@tedgarvin587]

Way above my present skill level, but fascinating nonetheless.

[@rumeunner3245]

Perseverance and you'll reach this skill level 😊