Learn to play the great highland bagpipes. This course will take you through as a beginner, starting you out on the practise chanter. By the end of it you will be amazing your friends and family by being able to play two key tunes of the piper\'s repertoire. Auld Lang Syne A Man\'s a Man for A\' that There are many aspects to learning to play the great highland bagpipes. This series of courses will take you through each stage. You will develop your skills in easily to acquire chunks. In this first stage of the course you will start as a beginner. You will learn all about what the practise chanter is, and how to go about buying one. You will learn about reading music and why it is important. But don\'t worry too much if reading music is a new skill for you because on all of these courses, I will demonstrate the tune for you in a clear way so that you can \'play by ear\' if that is what you want to do. If you have been struggling to learn the bagpipes by yourself at home, or you would like some motivation to get going, or you are just interested to know what playing the bagpipes is all about, then this course is for you. Welcome to this, the first part of your bagpiping journey!