Dear Stuart sir,
Thank you so so much again. Here's the video recording if that might be of interest to you - https://drive.google.com/
You share a lot of wisdom in your teaching ... and 'It's a long road to the top' you just said (wisely - and per your "The Ascension of Inveraray & District Pipe Band - 2004-2013" -
https://youtu.be/wbikiMAjhDM) - so Congratulations! - ... and you're the best piper in the world, and I appreciate your cordiality too ... And I'm also learning about your Scottish-ness - re being of service thinking, which is wonderful, and I'd like to reciprocate somehow in this too. How might I be of service to you?
Thanks for inquiring about riffing ... (and please keep the inquiring about any piping explorations that I kind of experiment with and put in writing idea-wise that interest you) ... Am curious further where you'd head with riffing, improvising, playing with some 'happening' rock and roll, jamming ... and more (all with the nine notes) ...
Here are the Allman Bros from 1973 - re AC/DC (and Gordon Duncan) too ...
"The Allman Brothers Band Featuring Jerry Garcia – Live at the Cow Palace, 1973"
Might you riff - or improvise in 9 notes - with these, and the tunes preceding and following - and how further, almost as if one of the Allman Bros. band, and taking leads and solos sometimes esp:)?
Maybe next lesson, can I share with you where I went with this a few weeks ago? (Am seeking for when we might explore this in real, real time together over the internet ... )
And here's PM Donald MacLeod teaching
The Little Spree
What do you think of his teaching of the third line of the Urlar - or how would you teach it differently? - and what do you think of his teaching of the Crunluath Fosgailte in this piece ? (I'll learn further from how you taught it too).
Am hoping to apply what I learned from you teaching "The Cameronian Rant" (strathspey) today ... to learning it anew or further ... and for if and when I record the second version of my album, and for all the Strathspeys on it (of which there are 5 - https://
Is 108-120 bpm a good tempo for strathspeys (for practicing with a metronome) ... and also per all these tempo suggestions from Bruce Wright here - https://scott-macleod.
Thank you, sir! Appreciating your inspiration too especially. Appreciating the conversation and sociality of the lesson process (even regarding your extraordinary ability as a solo piper, and my learning in some ways to be further a solo Scottish Small Piper). Thank you, Stuart.
Sincerely yours,
Scott
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Th. May 13, 2021 lesson blog post
W. June 2, 2021 lesson blog post to come (and there are others in a related vein regarding your wonderful piping, Stuart:)
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Sunday, May 30, 2021
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2021/05/chimpanzee-scottish-small-piping.html
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Taylor,
Stuart plays the Crunluath Fosgailte fingering movement in the "The Little Spree," I think, in three different ways here in my 2nd lesson with him, one of which would be how professional competition pipers play it - https://drive.google.com/
Cheers, Scott
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Friday, May 14, 2021
Hibiscus trionum (modesty): First bagpiping lesson with PM Stuart Liddell in Scotland, Th May 13 2021 ~ Scottish small pipes with singing * Any pipers here who might be interested in Stuart's Topical (group) Lessons beginning toward the end of the month (which I hope to participate in with private lessons as well)? Know of any pipers who might be interested? Stuart is the best ! :) * Regarding riffing with Yo-yo Ma's and Wynton Marsalis's 'Guidelines for Practicing a Musical Instrument':) ~ "Guidelines for practicing a musical instrument" ... http://scottmacleod.com/GuidelinesPracticingMusicalInstrument.htm (And, now for something completely different, - and how to explore with bagpiping, and Stuart's extraordinary piping in particular - "Guidelines for practicing loving bliss vis-à-vis practicing a musical instrument" ... http://scottmacleod.com/GuidelinesPracticingLovingBlissvavMusicalInstrument.htm ?) * * * Stuart Liddell Piping :) ... Topical (group) Lessons? ~ Inspiring too * Found the 4 beautiful Piobaireachd you mentioned, as either most lyrical or melodic among Piobaireachd pieces, - and enjoyed listening to them * * * * Tuesday, June 1, 20201 Transcription of most of my 'Scott MacLeod's first bagpiping lesson with PM Stuart Liddell in Scotland, Thursday May 13, 2021' ~
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2021/05/hibiscus-trionum-modesty-first-lesson.html
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