Klarinet Archive - Posting 000980.txt from 1998/12

From: "Scott Morrow" <scottdmorrow@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tips for clarinetist picking up bagpipes
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 12:49:03 -0500

>Hello,

>I'm wondering if anyone out there has ever attempted the

>bagpipes (more specifically, the practice chanter for

>highland Scottish pipes). I'm a 10-year clarinetist and a

>college student who has decided to try and figure out the

>bagpipes. I just obtained a practice chanter and would

>appreciate tips from anyone who has traveled this path

>before.

>Thank you and Merry Christmas -

>Noah Smith

>--

I played with a practice chanter for a while. Remember to use the SECOND
joint finger pads (fingers straight across the holes). The easy part is
that you can only play a D-major scale of just over one octave. The part
that ultimately "killed" me was the grace notes. Some of them got real
complicated!

Good luck!

-Scott

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