There is a healthy entry for the solo piping at the Atholl Gathering and Highland Games, which are held this Sunday, May 29, at Blair Castle in Pitlochry. The gates open at 9.30am and the Piping and Highland Dancing events begin at 10.30am. The full list of the solo piping […]
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Theory Top-Up: Exotic tunes and tunes that change key
By Tim Cummings Piping Today #79, 2016. For nearly two years this Theory Top-Up series has been exploring specific musical keys in our piping repertoire. We’ve covered about 10 different specific keys, and in doing so explored the tonal foundations of perhaps 96% of our repertoire. So what’s left? About […]