Videos by Pipe Sergeant Michael Brownlee of various exercises to improve your playing.

Michael, our pipe sergeant, has created a number of videos and uploaded them to YouTube. These videos are designed to assist you with basic exercises and to let you know how to perform various embellishments.

Video Title

Development of throw on High A

Development of doubling of E

Intro to doubling of E

Development of D throw - Stage 2

Development of D throw - Stage 1

Intro to throw on D

Development of doubling of C

Intro to doubling of C

Development of doubling of B

Intro to doubling of B

G grace note scale

Development of grace note technique

Intro to grace note technique

Rose of Allandale

Intro to high A

G, D,and E grace note scale

Development of birl - Stage 1

Development of birl - Stage 2

Throw on high A scale

Doubling C scale

D throw scale

Development of throw on high G - Stage 1

Birl scale

Intro to doubling of F

Intro to Birl

Doubling F scale

Development of throw on high G - Stage 2

Doubling B scale

Development of doubling of F

Intro to Taorluaths to A

Intro to the throw on high G

Doubling E scale

Leumluath and Taorluath exercise

Taorluaths to same note

Intro grips to same note

Throw on high G scale

Development of Taorluaths to A

Development of grips to same note

Taorluaths to A

1st exercise - quicker

Scale - slow, up and down

Up 3, down 2

Up 3, down 2 - quicker

Scale - slow  

Scale - quicker

1st exercise - slow

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