Pipers from experienced beginners through intermediate and advanced levels will find these 141 exercises, clear explanations and demonstration CD a boon to their musicianship.

This book is a comprehensive and methodical approach for improving piping technique, provided by one of the world's leading pipers.  McGillivray breaks embellishments down into their component parts, defines their rhythmic context and isolates common problem areas.  This approach makes the bagpipe's magical but difficult gracenoting understandable, and sets pipers on the road to dramatic improvements in their playing.

James McGillivray, who lives near Toronto, Ontario, has won the world's top prizes, including the Gold Medals at Oban and Inverness, Scotland, the Clasp at Inverness and the North American Championship.  He has taught pipers throughout Canada and the U.S., and his pupils number among the best professional pipers in North America.