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Bagpipes

Bagpipes. Amanda Ingle Brooke Williams Aaron Jones Justin Smith. History of Bagpipes Uncertainties. Origin Evolution Distribution. People Common People. Shepherds Farmers Gypsies. Time Period. 1619 Bible References. Musical Historians. Wind Instrument Development Influenced the Oboe.

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Bagpipes

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  1. Bagpipes Amanda IngleBrooke WilliamsAaron JonesJustin Smith

  2. History of BagpipesUncertainties • Origin • Evolution • Distribution

  3. PeopleCommon People • Shepherds • Farmers • Gypsies

  4. Time Period • 1619 • Bible References

  5. Musical Historians • Wind Instrument Development • Influenced the Oboe

  6. Materials • Organic • Not durable for long periods of time

  7. Great Highland Bagpipe • Native of Scotland • Most Common

  8. Uilleann Pipe • Native to Ireland • Mechanically Complex • Covers 2 octaves • Usually played sitting down

  9. Northumbrian Pipe • Named after county Northumberland in North England • Known to have a ‘sweeter’ sound than the Great Highland Bagpipe

  10. Other Bagpipes • Gaita – A Spanish bagpipe • Zampogna – Italian bagpipe

  11. Learning to Play the Bagpipe 1) Practice Chanter -teaches reed use and fingering of chanter 2) Practice “Goose” -adds bagpipe minus drones 3) Bagpipe -chanter, bagpipe, and drone

  12. Importance of Preparation • Proper use of Reed • Correct Fingerings • TUNING!!! Very difficult because a bagpipe is not set at the same pitch as a concert instrument.

  13. Notes a Bagpipe can play Great Highland Bagpipe Chanter (Melody) Tenor and Bass Drone (Harmony) Lowland Scotland Bagpipe Chanter (Melody) Tenor, Baritone, and Bass Drone (Harmony)

  14. Parts of a Bagpipe

  15. Bagpipes In Today’s World

  16. BBC Radio Scotland • Pipeline – Saturdays (9:05pm – 10pm) • Play new piping music along with classics dating back to the 1940’s

  17. Bagpipe Competitions • The Gulf Coast Celtic Fling & Highland Palmetto, FL • Arkansas Scottish Festival Batesville, AR

  18. Eric Rigler • Works include films such as Braveheart, Titanic, and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me • He has also performed with artists such as Paul McCartney, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey

  19. Mark Saul • New CD called Mixolydian • Puts the bagpipe in modern music

  20. References • http://www.hotpipes.com/history.html • http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard/rmmb_fom/cache/3.html • http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard/rmmb_fom/cache/6.html • http://www.nspipes.co.uk/nsp/ww2des.htm

  21. Questions Review • Name an instrument the bagpipe influenced.Oboe • What is the Highland Bagpipe’s native country?Scotland • What teaches reed use and fingering of chanter?Practice Chanter • What town holds the Arkansas Scottish Festival?Batesville

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