Learn to play the bagpipes

Learning bagpipes similar to tin whistle?

ByGlaskugel123 May 23, 2024February 21, 2025

Hey! I have a question that hasn't been completely answered by googling and watching YouTube videos: I play the tin whistle and recorder (both at an advanced level) and would like to learn the bagpipes. Is the mouthpiece and fingering similar to the flute? What makes me uneasy: I had bought a xaphoon (pocket saxophone)…

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Learn to play the bagpipes?

ByPerson3001 June 14, 2023February 22, 2025

Hello, I would like to learn the bagpipes. I'm 12, and the nearest teacher is 50km away. I can't just walk there. So I have to teach myself. I just have no idea which bagpipes I should buy. There are so many different ones. Do you know of a good pair of bagpipes that cost…