Articles

• Chanter designed to lower bands' pitch; an article on "The Gael'
  chanter and published in the summer 2007 issue of Piping Today.
  Reprinted here courtesy Mike Paterson and Piping Today.
  
  
• A Guide to the Principles of Drone Tuning; published in what was then
  the Canadian Piper and Drummer, this was written more than 20 years
  ago and became the basis for my Pipes Up! DVD on tuning.
  
  
• Scoring it Right in 2/4 Marches; published on PIpes/Drums website
  in the fall of 2006. (This website is now subscription based, so to read the
  article you'll need to subscribe.)
  
  
• Chanter Pitch: Why Grades 3, 4, and 5 Aren't Grade 1; published
  on Pipes/Drums website, fall 2006
  
  
• Piobaireachd technique: perspiration before inspiration
  First published in the Piper and Drummer magazine, August, 1995
  
  
• What’s in a Tune? “Mrs. Lily Christie”
  First published in the Piper and Drummer magazine, March, 2003.
  For accompanying sound file, click here.
  
  
• What’s in a Tune? “Mrs. John MacColl”
  First published in the Piper and Drummer magazine, December, 2004, then
  republished on the .PIpes/Drums website in early 2007. (This website is now subscription based, so to read the article you'll need to subscribe.)
  For accompanying sound file, click here.
  
  
• Striving After Excellence in Ontario
  By Mike Paterson, from Piping Today, October 2003
  
  
• Excerpts: Postings from Bob Dunsire’s Bagpipe Forums