Learn Bagpipes Online.

Technology now days has made it possible to learn bagpipes online. If you have purchased one of Bill's bagpipe lessons on DVD, you are entitled to a free half hour bagpipe lesson.

You can use this feature to Learn Bagpipes Online with Bill or you might like him to help you with a short lesson to improve a particular aspect of your bagpipe playing.

Guidelines To Learn Bagpipes Online

Please note that all lessons will conducted at a time that suites both you and Bill.

The first step is to submit a request to Bill using the form below. Bill will contact you and make arrangements with you for your lesson.
The first half hour lesson is free and can be used by both of you to evaluate one another. There after Bill will charge out his time at $14.99 per half hour.
Once Bill has confirmed his availability for lessons, an electronic invoice will be emailed to you for payment via PayPal or your Credit Card.

Bagpipe Lessons Query

Please note that all fields followed by an asterisk must be filled in.

First Name*
First Name*

Last Name*
Last Name*

E-mail Address*
E-mail Address*

City*
City*

Country*
Country*

Home Phone

Business Phone

Please indicate your playing level*
Please indicate your playing level*

	Beginner
	Intermediate
	Experienced

Please tell me how many years you have been playing.*
Please tell me how many years you have been playing.*

Any other information or questions.

Please enter the word that you see below.

Setup For Online Bagpipe Lessons

Below please find some advice for you to be able to take advantage of the Learn Bagpipes Online feature.

The first thing you will need is to have a high speed internet connection.
The second thing you will need is to install SKYPE software on your computer.
The third thing you will need is a WebCam with an inbuilt microphone. We recommend the Logitech brand. Bill uses a Logitech QuickCam Orbit Pro, it has auto focus and tracking which is a nice feature to use.
If you do not use a WebCam the a desktop microphone will suffice. Logitech have an excellent one as well.

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Recording Your Bagpipe Lessons

We recommend you use Audacity to record your bagpipe lessons. It is a free program that has some very good features. Once you have saved the file it is always available for revision purposes.

Any good audio recording software would be suitable, however Bill recomends that you use Audacity.

Click here to download Audacity.

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Using Audacity To Export Your File In MP3 Format

Audacity does not have the ability to save your file in MP3 format. You have to export it in MP3 file format. In order to do this you need to use LAME encoder to export MP3 files.

If you do not need to export your recording as a MP3 you can save your recording using the default file type for Audacity.

Click here for instructions to download and install Lame MP3 Encoder

This website has an excellent Audacity Tutorials.

If you have any questions about the Learn Bagpipes Online process, please Contact Bill with your query.

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