Great Harmony Bags

Great Highland Bagpipe

Great Haggis Bags

Grand Highland Brews

learn the basics and new tunes

keep the noise down

play complicated tunes only

make competitions interesting

To make it more difficult to learn

To accent the music

To keep our fingers warm

To make the audience tap their feet

High A

High G

D

F

9

11 including flats and sharps

8

10 including low G

The fingers must be tense at all times

The fingers should be lifted into a vertical position

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

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

Finger tip

Tablet

Stave

Staple

A piece of music played with accompanying lyrics

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

A description of the type of tune

Piece of music that makes sense on its own

The note values are not important

Little practice is needed to master musical instruments

Correct pronunciation of the tune title makes playing the tune easier

Correct timing is important