Great Highland Bagpipe

Great Harmony Bags

Grand Highland Brews

Great Haggis Bags

play complicated tunes only

keep the noise down

learn the basics and new tunes

make competitions interesting

To accent the music

To make the audience tap their feet

To keep our fingers warm

To make it more difficult to learn

High A

D

F

High G

9

11 including flats and sharps

8

10 including low G

The holes of the chanter are covered with the flats of the fingers

The fingers should be lifted into a vertical position

The fingers must be tense at all times

The holes of the chanter are covered with the tipes of the fingers

Stave

Finger tip

Tablet

Staple

A description of the type of tune

A part of the tune title incorporating the author's name

A piece of music played with accompanying lyrics

Piece of music that makes sense on its own

Correct pronunciation of the tune title makes playing the tune easier

Little practice is needed to master musical instruments

Correct timing is important

The note values are not important