Pipe Band Practice Videos - Dollar Academy

Pipe Band Practice Videos

We are pleased to offer a range of practice videos for our pipers and drummers to use at home. These videos cover essential skills, from correct hand positioning to more advanced techniques, as well as a selection of tunes to play along with, supporting confident and consistent practice.

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These practice videos are available exclusively to pupils enrolled in piping or drumming tuition. Find out more about the opportunities offered through our Pipe Band, along with guidance on how to apply, below.

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Piping Snare Drum Tenor Drum

Piping Practice: Stage 1

Chanter Finger Placement

Bottom Hand Scale

Full Scale Backwards

G Grace Note Scale

Thumb Gracenote

G Gracenote scale Up & Down

E Gracenote Scale Up & Down

Open Bottom Hand Doubling

Throw on D scale Exercise

Scots Wha Hae 1st Part

Scots Wha Hae 2nd Part

High A Doubling

High G Doubling

Bonnie Galloway 1st Part

Bonnie Galloway 2nd Part

Scotland The Brave

The Green Hills of Tyrol

When The Battle’s O’er

Snare Drum Practice: Stage 1

How to Hold the Right Stick

How to Hold the Left Stick

Double Strokes Mummy Daddy

Learning how to Buzz

The Introduction Roll

The 5 Stroke Roll

The 7 Stroke Roll

The 9 Stroke Roll

The 13 Stroke Roll

Rolling Exercise Stage 1

The Beating Position

The Standard 34 March

The Standard 44 March

The Standard 68 March

Highland Laddie

34 Middle Phrase

44 Middle Phrase

68 Middle Phrase

Snare Drum Practice: Stage 2

7 Stroke Roll Tap Flam

7 Stroke Roll Triplet Flam

The Accented Six

Dot and Cut Rhythm

Dot and Cut Paradiddle

Dot and Cut Exercise

Six Stroke Roll

Six Stroke Roll Continuous

Six Stroke Roll onto a Single Five

Four Stroke Rolls Round

Four Stroke Rolls Dot and Cut

Four Stroke Rolls with a Single Five

Continuous Triple Roll

Triplet Roll Exercise

Swiss Ruff Exercise 1

Swiss Ruff Exercise 2

Double Whip Exercise

Highland Cathedral

Tenor Drum Practice: Stage 1

How to hold your sticks

Outside Backwards Loop

Outside Forwards Loop

Inside Backwards Loop

Inside Forwards Loop

Forward Figure of 8

Backwards Figure of 8