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Welcome to the Reading Room!
Please come into the Reading Room and have a seat. On a regular basis, you will find articles of interest - some historical, some technical and others just for pure fun. Many of these articles are sourced from the web or from back issues of the many piping publications in existence today. In all cases, the ownership of intellectual property must be respected. Thus, appropriate permissions are acquired and proper accreditation is given to all sources. Please consider that when using for your own purposes. Where appropriate, links will be given to the owner of such material to better promote information and sales.
As in the Classroom, all articles will be listed by date.
In Archives
January 1, 2006 Article on Ivory
January 9, 2006 The Rhythm Method
January 16, 2006 Memorization
January 23, 2006 The Structure of Music and the Learning Process
January 30, 2006 Arpeggios and the Learning Process
In Library
February 14, 2006 The Function of the Grace Note - Part One
February 28, 2006 The Meaning of the Notes by Thomas Pearston
April 11, 2007
A New Appreciation for Piobaireach
Martyn Bennett's Mackay's Memoirs
The Lament for Mary MacLeod
Article and Audio, copyright protected
Used here for educational purposes only
February 7, 2007
The Geometry of Music - a deep article written for Time Magazine about the structures in music.... has meaning for your understanding of phrasing and how music is put together.
October 4, 2006
Reed Shaving made easy - a picture !
September 20, 2006
What a repertoire of tunes can do for you.
June 25, 2006
An article by Mike Cole, Bass Drummer for Windsor Police and recent cover story in Piping Today - Mike discusses ensemble for pipe bands.
June 10, 2006
The EUSPBA Voice Review of the Captain's Corner, Spring 2006
Read the Voice
May 8, 2006
The Monotone - A Rhythmic Approach to Your Music
April 28, 2006
Finally, after weeks of promising, Grace Notes, Part 2... and there will be more!
April 16, 2006
Does your hand position help or hinder your performance ?
Hands !
and More Hands !
April 3, 2006 Practice, Practice and Practice - are you really doing it?
March 27, 2006 A Conversation about Pipe Bags
Copyright permission from The National Piping Centre
Roddy MacLeod, Mike Peterson and Dr. Simon McKerrell
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