All Episodes

529 - The Two Biggest Seasoning Mistakes You Can Make (Dojo Conversations Episode 169)

528 - Practice Planning, Piobaireachd, Chanter Care & Finding Your Groove | Friday Strike-In Q&A

527 - Bagpipe Tuning, Hide Bags, Reeds & Gigging Tips | Friday Strike-In Q&A

526 - The Secrets to Better Strike-Ins & Stable Tuning (Dojo U Q&A Session)

525 - High A vs. Low A: How Should You Tune Your Pipes? Plus Practice, Reeds & More (Dojo Q&A Session)

524 - Chanter Reeds, Bag Sizes & Band Changes: Your Questions Answered (Dojo Q&A Session)

523 - Are Your Drone Reeds Too Old? Plus Band Changes, Pitch & More (Dojo Q&A Session)

522 - Can You Guess the Decade? Pipe Bands Through the Years (Dojo Conversations Episode 168)

521 - How to Get a New Tune Up to Tempo (Dojo Class Preview w/ Carl)

520 - Where Does All Your Air Go? (Dojo Conversations Episode 167)

519 - Should You Warm Up Before Tuning? Plus Reed Myths, Lesson Tips & Summer Pipe Care (Dojo Q&A w/ Andrew & Carl)

518 - The Biggest Piping Myths We Keep Believing (Dojo Conversations Episode 166)

517 – What Music Theory Do Bagpipers Actually Need? (Dojo Q&A Session w/ Andrew & Carl)

516 - What If We've Been Playing Piobaireachd Wrong? (Dojo Conversations Episode 165)

515 - Why "Perfect" Bagpipe Tuning Sounds Worse (Dojo Q&A Session)

514 - No Scotland, No Party: Boston’s World Cup Piper, Matt McArthur (Dojo Conversations Ep 164)

513 - How to Avoid Piping Burnout (Dojo U Q&A Session)

512 - How to Convert Bagpipe Tuning to Concert Pitch (Dojo Conversations Episode 163)

511 - Why Your Pipes May Feel Harder Than They Should (Dojo U Q&A Session)

510 - Hustle, Talent, and Other Myths (Dojo Conversations Episode 162)

509 - Real Feedback Month is coming! Plus chanter tuning, synthetic reeds and more (Dojo U Q&A session)

508 - Why should you care about piobaireachd? (Dojo Conversations Episode 161)

507 - Threaded drone reeds, competition grades and tempos, and using a hygrometer (Dojo U Q&A Session)

506 - Why Don't My Bagpipes Sound Good With Other Instruments? (Dojo Conversations Episode 160)

505 - Crushed Reeds, Confusing Feedback & Hard Truths About Tuning (Dojo U "Strike In" Q&A Session)

504 - The Myth of Relaxed Playing (Dojo Conversations Episode 159)

503 - Stop Blaming the Reed: Fix Your Setup Instead (Dojo U Q&A Session)

502 - The Hidden Cost of “Fixing” Your Reed (Dojo Conversations Episode 158)

501 - Mastering the Variables: Reeds, The Environment...& You (Dojo U Q&A Session)

500 - How To Turn Performance Nerves Into A Superpower (Dojo Conversations Episode 157)

499 - Cane Reeds, Ear Training & Synthetic Myths (Dojo University Q&A Session)

498 - Why Most Pipers Struggle With Rhythm (And How to Fix It) - (Dojo Conversations Episode 156)

497 - Why Posture Is More Important Than Bag Size (Dojo U Q&A Session)

496 – Are Grade 5 Bands "The Primordial Soup"? (Dojo Conversations Episode 155)

494 – The Most Important Skill For Pipers to Master (Dojo Conversations Episode 154)

493 - Why Fundamentals Beat Shortcuts Every Time (Dojo U Strike In Q&A Session)

492 - Does Generalism Triumph in a Specialized World? (Dojo Conversations Episode 153)

Winter Storm Concert - 2026

491 - Do You REALLY Need Tone Enhancers? (Dojo U Friday Strike-in Q&A Session)

490 - How To Level Up Your Piping In Just 6 Months (Dojo Conversations Episode 152)

489 - How To Play Pipes In Cold Weather (Friday Strike In Dojo U Q&A Session)

488 - Everything We Learned About Bagpipes This Year (Dojo Conversations Episode 151)

487 - It's a Wonderful Pipe (Dojo Conversations Episode 150)

486 - When Your Chanter Won’t Behave (And What to Do About It)

485 - Does Failing Faster Make You A Better Piper?

484 - Rejected Ideas, Great Advice (Dojo Conversations Episode 149)

483 - Composing the Future of Piping with John Dew

482 - How to Learn Tunes By Ear (Dojo Conversations Episode 148)

481 - Why You Can’t Hear Your Own Mistakes

480 - How To Take And Give Criticism (Dojo Conversations Episode 147)

479 - Can Playing in a Band Sabotage Your Solo Piping?

478 - Bagpipes, Breakdowns, and Life Lessons (Dojo Conversations Episode 146)

477 - Could Singing Be the Secret to Great Piping? (Dojo U Q&A Session)

476 - This Virtual Piping Coach Revolutionizes Practice (Dojo Conversations Episode 145)

475 - How To Publish Tunes with Special Guest Micah Babinski (plus Q&As)

474 - Bagpipe Expression Made Simple (Dojo Conversations Episode 144)

473 - Does Bad Band Culture Drive Players Away For Good? (Dojo Conversations Episode 143)

472 - The Secret to Clean Fingerwork (Dojo Conversations Episode 142)

471 - Is There A Better Way To Grade Band Contests? (Dojo Conversations Episode 141)

470 - Rethinking Solo Rankings: EUSPBA's Greatest Hits Program (Dojo Conversations Episode 140)

469 - Tuning's Surprising Secret Enemy (Dojo Conversations Episode 139)

468 - The Tunes That Changed Everything (Dojo Conversations Episode 138)

467 - The Nitty Gritty of Playing With Sheepskin (Dojo Conversations Episode 137)

466 - Should you switch to a sheepskin bag? (Dojo Conversations Episode 136)

465 - How To Strike In Like A Pro (Dojo Conversations Episode 135)

464 - How To Fix Your Floppy Strike-Ins (Dojo Conversations Episode 134)

463 - Are You Dialling In The Right Knobs? (Dojo Conversations Episode 133)

462 - Train Your Brain to Practice Better (Dojo Conversations Episode 132)

461 - Top Tips for New Pipe Majors (and other Q&As) (Dojo Conversations Episode 131)

460 - Prescribed Tunes: Test, Trap... or Trying To Tell Us Something? (Dojo Conversations Episode 130)

459 - Peek Behind the Curtain at the Dojo with Carl Donley (Dojo Conversations Episode 129)

458 - Guess That Bagpipe! (Dojo Conversations Episode 128)

457 - Where Did Bagpipes Come From? (Dojo Conversations Episode 127)

456 - Can YOU Master the Tuning Game? (Dojo Conversations Episode 126)

455 - Can You Guess The Movie From The Bagpipes? (Dojo Conversations Episode 125)

454 - One Thing At A Time (Dojo Conversations Episode 124)

453 - The Three Minute Drill: Quickfire Bagpipe Q&A (Dojo Conversations Episode 123)

452 - Could Fear of Being Wrong Be Blocking Your Piping Progress? (Dojo Conversations Episode 122)

451 - Why Mentorship Matters (Dojo Conversations Episode 121)

450 - Is Moisture Good or Bad for Pipers? (Dojo Conversations Ep 120)

449 - How To Start a Pipe Band (Dojo Conversations Episode 119)

448 - The 3-Step Formula for Mastering Steady Blowing (Dojo Conversations Episode 118)

447 - The Cheat Code to Becoming Great at Bagpipes (Dojo Conversations Episode 117)

446 - Is the Practice Chanter a "Real" Instrument? (Dojo Conversations Episode 116)

445 - Do You REALLY Need a Digital Tuner? (Dojo Conversations Episode 115)

444 - Why Learning Bagpipes Feels Harder Before It Gets Easier (Dojo Conversations Episode 114)

443 - Our Top Hacks For Grade 5 Pipe Bands (Dojo Conversations Episode 113)

442 - Why Subjective Feedback Is Confusing (And How to Decode It) (Dojo Conversations Episode 112)

441 - How To Learn a Stack o’ Tunes (Dojo Conversations Episode 111)

440 - How Often Should You Learn a New Tune? (Dojo Conversations Ep 110)

439 - How To Beat The Danger of Distractions (Dojo Conversations Episode 109)

438 - The Game-Changing Power of Recording Your Practice (Dojo Conversations Ep 108)

437 - Why Simple Tools Build Better Pipers (Dojo Conversations Ep 107)

436 - Another Year In The Bag (Dojo Conversations Ep 106)

435 - St Blow's Blessings for the Season(ing) (Dojo Conversations Ep 105)

434 - Do You Need A Second Instrument for Solo Contests? (Dojo Conversations Ep 104)

433 - Daily Action Will Transform Your Piping (Dojo Conversations Episode 103)

432 - Top Secrets of Ensemble Judges (Dojo Conversations Episode 102)

431 - The Power of Immersion (Dojo Conversations Episode 101)

430 - Should You Circular Breathe As A Bagpiper? (Dojo Conversations Episode 100)