I watched a few videos on how the bagpipe works and this one was my favorite. There's also a beautiful song played at the end that I would love to know the name of.
The tune, as they're called when played on the pipes, is Dr. MacPhail's Reel, composed by Andrew Bain. Believe he was a Kiwi piper of some renown, but don't quote me on that. A great tune, well played here for sure that is often used in competition sets known as the March, Strathspey, and Reel. Cheers!
interesting that only 100k also wanted to know who it works. weird that i have never known how bagpipes work and that it took me this long before i googled it.
So, question... if the key to each song is different, can the pipes be tuned for the specific tune, or does another set of pipes have to come into play? Or are the songs for bagpipes generally set in a specific key? This instrument has always fascinated me. Being a musician, I'm always looking to learn the workings of other instruments. Thanks for the video!
Can any song be played on a bagpipe or are some songs and notes out of its range? When my dad passed my brother found a bagpiper to play at his funeral, my dad was a former U.S. Marine and my brother requested he play the Marine Corps Hymn,, the piper said he didn’t think he could play that on a bagpipe. I have to say the bagpiper playing off in the distance during the ceremony way moving.
Why don't you try living in Northern Scotland for several thousand years?! Im willing to bet that someone from your village would carve some holes in goat bones. And now we bagpipes.
@@alecbailey2410 why the hell do I feel some hostility from you? I meant no disrespect, I love bagpipes. I just don't understand how it works. I don't have the honor of being a noble Scotsman.
Normally on Highland bagpipes they’re all tuned to A, but on some variants like the Scottish smallpipes or Northumbrian smallpipes they can be tuned to different chords, to varying degrees.
I would also like to add that it’s a lot easier to have someone else tune your drones while you make a constant low A on the chanter. If you’re alone, you silence the base and one tenor drone, play a low A and guesstimate how much to move the drone. Try again until you get that tenor drone in tune, then pop the second tenor and tune it to the first one. Repeat for the base drone. Like I said, it’s easier to have a second pair of hands do it for you while you play a steady low A.
How does the bag fill again after the player needs a break. Further, is the bag open to the one side and needs to be covered fully with the arm, so that the air doesn‘t come out?
The bag is an airtight bladder made of animal skin such as cowhide or sheepskin. Nowadays it’s also made of synthetic material such as Gore-Tex. It only has the five small openings - three for the drones, one for the chanter that creates the melody and the fifth for the blowstick that has a one-way valve. The bag acts as an air reservoir that is squeezed when the player takes a breath.
I wished i played a pipe in my band but my teacher didn’t have one for me it is ok tho i still play a clarinet it is just me in my head imagining to play a pipe
The stutter is from grace notes and other embellishments, quickly lifting and tapping on a specific note without trying to actually hear the note itself, it's more for a break in the constant sound since the chanter reed can't really be stopped to create pauses, so that stuttering is to create the illusion of a break in the sound.
By blowing into the mouth piece. That is what puts the air into the bag. Gentle squeezing with left elbow pushes the air out the pipes and also out the chanter where the fingering is done for the melody notes. The drone notes come out of the pipes. The piece up to the mouth is mainly for air from what I understand.
@@treywest268 Your observation is correct. So the air coming from your mouth is not what causes the sound (this is how something like a saxophone works); rather, the air coming from the bag is what causes the sound. The air from the mouth/lungs is used only to inflate the bag, nothing more. That's really what makes bagpipes so unique and fascinating to me, but I think it's also why bagpipes are sometimes misunderstood.
First off….great video. But lower the bagpipes in the background or remove it. Trying to listen to your explanation of things is rough with the pipes being so loud and your voice so soft. I only made it through half the video due to that.
LOL, I can hear him perfectly. I'm wondering if you listened to this on crappy sound equipment, or perhaps your hearing just isn't that great or something? I do not mean that to offend you or anything of that nature. But I can hear what he's saying quite clearly even with the pipes. So I'm a little concerned.
I’ll never understand the bagpipes. No disrespect, I get they are extremely difficult to play, and are part of a rich heritage, but gaddam are they obnoxious lol
Of all instruments, the bagpipe can be the most annoying and more amazing.
True that!
I love bagpipes
Greatest instrument man has ever made
Omg so well said!
The perfect instrument.
I watched a few videos on how the bagpipe works and this one was my favorite. There's also a beautiful song played at the end that I would love to know the name of.
The tune, as they're called when played on the pipes, is Dr. MacPhail's Reel, composed by Andrew Bain. Believe he was a Kiwi piper of some renown, but don't quote me on that. A great tune, well played here for sure that is often used in competition sets known as the March, Strathspey, and Reel. Cheers!
So the user isn't directly making sound by blowing. They are just re-inflating a bag of air that is producing the sound.
Excellent! Thank you from Buenos Aires!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gotta say, I think this would be the hardest instrument to learn, let alone play and master. Props to the guys guys can.
Bahaha is this a joke comment?
thank you so much! Very informative and to the point, I love it
I'm gonna want some louder backing pipes there buddy
"of all the souls I have encountered in my travels... His was the m-most...
Human 💀"
Me who doesn't even own a bagpipe: Well well lets find out.
interesting that only 100k also wanted to know who it works. weird that i have never known how bagpipes work and that it took me this long before i googled it.
I LOVE bagpipes! Why? Because I’m part Irish and Scottish!
WHAT DID HE SAY?! WHAT? NO, WHAT IS HE SAYING? WHAT?! I CAN'T HEAR HIM! WHAT?!
HUH!?
IDK?!
I SAID THEIR SELLIN CHOCOLATES!
SPEAK UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
WAT YE DIDN'T HARD IT FÉIRE!???
So, question... if the key to each song is different, can the pipes be tuned for the specific tune, or does another set of pipes have to come into play? Or are the songs for bagpipes generally set in a specific key? This instrument has always fascinated me. Being a musician, I'm always looking to learn the workings of other instruments. Thanks for the video!
They're quickly tuned
Thank you well done
Can any song be played on a bagpipe or are some songs and notes out of its range? When my dad passed my brother found a bagpiper to play at his funeral, my dad was a former U.S. Marine and my brother requested he play the Marine Corps Hymn,, the piper said he didn’t think he could play that on a bagpipe. I have to say the bagpiper playing off in the distance during the ceremony way moving.
Ah yes, quality content
They forgot to add drums, piano, trumpets and every other instrument in the backround of this video!
that instrument will always be a mystery for me
Why don't you try living in Northern Scotland for several thousand years?!
Im willing to bet that someone from your village would carve some holes in goat bones.
And now we bagpipes.
@@alecbailey2410 why the hell do I feel some hostility from you? I meant no disrespect, I love bagpipes.
I just don't understand how it works. I don't have the honor of being a noble Scotsman.
Cool
Can you tune the drones to chords?
Normally on Highland bagpipes they’re all tuned to A, but on some variants like the Scottish smallpipes or Northumbrian smallpipes they can be tuned to different chords, to varying degrees.
I would also like to add that it’s a lot easier to have someone else tune your drones while you make a constant low A on the chanter. If you’re alone, you silence the base and one tenor drone, play a low A and guesstimate how much to move the drone. Try again until you get that tenor drone in tune, then pop the second tenor and tune it to the first one. Repeat for the base drone. Like I said, it’s easier to have a second pair of hands do it for you while you play a steady low A.
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How does the bag fill again after the player needs a break. Further, is the bag open to the one side and needs to be covered fully with the arm, so that the air doesn‘t come out?
The bag is an airtight bladder made of animal skin such as cowhide or sheepskin. Nowadays it’s also made of synthetic material such as Gore-Tex.
It only has the five small openings - three for the drones, one for the chanter that creates the melody and the fifth for the blowstick that has a one-way valve. The bag acts as an air reservoir that is squeezed when the player takes a breath.
I tried to listen to him talk but the noise playing in the background was overpowering. I really tried
this is so cool and i like bag pipie gibe me 1 now befoe i tell my mommy.
I came here to confirm how this instrument works after I have watched queen Elizabeth funeral
Bro I gotta know what the last bit he played there. That was insanely good
Dr MacPhail’s Reel IIRC
I wished i played a pipe in my band but my teacher didn’t have one for me it is ok tho i still play a clarinet it is just me in my head imagining to play a pipe
Turn the music up I can almost hear the narration
Now i know how to get me ma's atention
راااااايع 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I wanna learn how to play the bagpipe
neat
Bag pipe price
Man I last 44 seconds before I had to stop it. No need to play the bagpipes in the background while you’re talking.🤯
涨知识了
i dont have tape
Bagpipes make me sad because here in the states we hardly hear them outside
There used to be a guy who would play them in a field near our house, it was really amazing.
please turn up the bagpipe i can almost hear you talk
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Why would you talk and explain it all over the noise of the bagpipes playing in the background? Very annoying
What song is he playing? The piobrach sounding one.
Black Donald's March
Brian regan sent me
How do you achieve that stuttering sound on the chanter?
The stutter is from grace notes and other embellishments, quickly lifting and tapping on a specific note without trying to actually hear the note itself, it's more for a break in the constant sound since the chanter reed can't really be stopped to create pauses, so that stuttering is to create the illusion of a break in the sound.
@@GolfFoxtrotCharlie-gfc excellent advise. Cheers from Chile
How the hell you keep it aired
i think thats what he does when he blows on it
Hook up an air chuck to it, so it can be aired up.
By blowing into the mouth piece. That is what puts the air into the bag. Gentle squeezing with left elbow pushes the air out the pipes and also out the chanter where the fingering is done for the melody notes.
The drone notes come out of the pipes.
The piece up to the mouth is mainly for air from what I understand.
@@treywest268 Your observation is correct. So the air coming from your mouth is not what causes the sound (this is how something like a saxophone works); rather, the air coming from the bag is what causes the sound. The air from the mouth/lungs is used only to inflate the bag, nothing more. That's really what makes bagpipes so unique and fascinating to me, but I think it's also why bagpipes are sometimes misunderstood.
Can’t hear you over the music. Soooo bad.
Why the monstrosity in the background?
First off….great video. But lower the bagpipes in the background or remove it. Trying to listen to your explanation of things is rough with the pipes being so loud and your voice so soft. I only made it through half the video due to that.
Omg I can hardly hear him 😂
That was a long song
Can you give me a bagpipe
this is too complicated for me
Clarinet players what is this taking a breath thing you speak of
Atreides! Atreides! Atreides!
pip
I can't hear anything over the bagpipe playing
Holy Christ! I can't hear a damn thing you say with the bloody loud pipes in the background!!
LOL, I can hear him perfectly. I'm wondering if you listened to this on crappy sound equipment, or perhaps your hearing just isn't that great or something? I do not mean that to offend you or anything of that nature. But I can hear what he's saying quite clearly even with the pipes. So I'm a little concerned.
The bagpipe is too annoying and it’s drowning you out.. sorry man
I’ll never understand the bagpipes. No disrespect, I get they are extremely difficult to play, and are part of a rich heritage, but gaddam are they obnoxious lol
I couldn't hear anything. Those fucking bagpipes are making too much noise!! I didnt come here to hear them, I came here to find out how they work.
LOL. I heard what he was saying quite clearly. The pipes were really not that horribly loud in comparison to his words as he talked. Try again.
This shii so annoying 😂😂😂 I hated the sound of these since school
Very annoying sound, much like Scotts in general :D