During this week’s Dojo Universe, we’re going to talk Piobaireachd! This ancient form of bagpipe music, once understood, stirs the soul like nothing else! February 18th, 2015.
Last week, a listener suggested we talk about what exactly it is that judges want. Sounds simple! Let’s do it. February 11th, 2015.
How do we motivate our fellow bandsmen (and women) to ante up to the task of working hard (and wanting to work hard) to make your band better? It can be tricky, but we have some great experience in the house to offer up some great advice. January 28th, 2015.
This is a challenging time of year for most pipe bands, but it can also be the most important in the development of your group. Here, you can plant the seeds that will skyrocket your efforts forward this year. January 21st, 2015.
In this week’s episode, we’ll talk about everything a piper needs to know to have a great Christmas! Gift Ideas, great music, and more! December 3rd, 2014.
In some respects, you could say the Dojo method of learning pipes is all about systems. Let’s dive into what that means in today’s session. November 12th, 2014.
If you can tune a radio, you can tune your pipes, and we’ll prove it! November 5th, 2014.
How do you tune your drones? Well, there are a lot of different techniques out there. What’s the best? Well, we’ll certainly share our opinion. It’s just a simple repeating process that we run a bunch of times. Super simple. Tune in today to learn about it! October 29th, 2014
This week, after talking a bit about strike ins last week, let’s review the basics of getting great sounding bagpipe. How do we “blow tone” like the greats? October 8th, 2014.
This topic turned out surprisingly awesome the last 2 weeks, and we still have stuff left to discuss! Tune in for more great discussion. October 1st, 2014.
This topic turned out surprisingly awesome last week, and we still have stuff left to discuss! Tune in for more great discussion. September 24th, 2014.
In this week’s episode, we’ll offer a bit of a variety-show of essential things pipers should know. September 17th, 2014.
In this week’s episode, we’re going to go into all of the key elements of planning for the upcoming piping season. Let’s pick some repertoire, set some goals, and put ourselves on a track to really skyrocket forward! September 10th, 2014.
We’re back! There’s lots to talk about from Scotland, and we will do so! Join us for our usual Wednesday spot, which will be getting back to normal again starting this week!
In about a week, many of the Dojo U staff will be headed over to participate in the World Pipe Band Championships, Piping Live!, the Piobaireachd Medals and more in Scotland! We’ll hop on, talk about the scene, and preview some of the awesome stuff that will be going on! July 20th, 2014
This week, as we often do, we’ll open up the floor to any and all questions from the audience. What’s on your mind as the summer months roll by? How have your piping schools been? July 23rd, 2014.
This week, we’re going to listen to one of Andrew’s most involved compositions, and look into the written score for analysis! This should be super fun this week.
We’ve been talking at the office lately of all the different ways bagpiping has enriched our lives! We think it’s time for a feel-good show about bagpipes! How have bagpipes made your life better? Let us count the ways! July 9th, 2014.
After doing some “you be the judge” over the past couple of weeks, folks have been asking – what exacly am I listening for here? And, that’s a great question! Now that we’ve wet our beaks a bit, let’s talk about the way we listen to pipe bands! July 2nd, 2014.
It’s that time of year again! Let’s do a blind listening test of the past weeks’ championships, and see if we get the same result as the judges did! June 25th, 2014.
It’s that time of year again! Let’s do a blind listening test of the past weeks’ championships, and see if we get the same result as the judges did! June 18th, 2014.
After last week’s show with Terry Lee, there’s a lot to soak in. What did you think? June 11th, 2014.
It’s our 100th show here at Dojo Universe, and the winningest Pipe Major of North American history (and one of the winningest of all time) will join us! We’ll interview him a bit, and just generally hang out. Bring your questions! June 4th, 2014.
Well, we don’t mean actual death of course, but there’s a lot of stuff that you should NOT do at the Games if you want to survive our crazy world. We’ll have some fun and go into it today! May 28th, 2014.
Now that Vin is back in the mix, let’s catch up on what he’s been up to over at PipeHacker.com – it’s a great blog for pipers, and we’ll get an inside look today. May 21st, 2014.
This week, let’s talk about how to get yourself set up to play gigs, and start to make a little bit of income! We’ll go through what tunes to play, how to pull off a great performance, and even how to get some promotional tools happening in your favor! May 7th, 2014.
Every few weeks, we like to open the floor to anything and everything about bagpipes! Sign in, type in a question, and we’ll rock and roll from there! April 30th, 2014.
At the Dojo, we have a “dead reed bin” where we send all of our reeds when they die. It seems a bit morbid we know, but, it’s a great way to develop a collection of reeds to practice our manipulation skills! April 23rd, 2014.
Just like in “real life,” bagpiping does have several key guiding principles that will help you develop into a good player. Discipline, problem solving, and even a sort of musical morality will guide us to become better players. Expecting instant gratification, however, will not help us achieve much at all…. April 16th, 2014
In this week’s show, we’re going to start by showing where all the games are this summer! Are there any that are worth travelling a bit to? Then, we’ll discuss how you might structure your practice/development rountine to realy make the most of your schedule! April 9th, 2014.
