What key are bagpipes in?? // G1 Concert B chanter 

Thank you, I learned something today!!! My Grandfather's name was MacGinnis so the pipes have always touched my heart!

A lot of bands have been using a concert A chanter, and just cap the drones. Glad to see this concert B option that will work with standard drones.

I have my very first chanter from the late 1960’s, it is a Lowre chanter and will tune to a a=440 and will play with my church organ without any issues. Nothing special except I need to flatten the drones down quite a bit. Remember back then all chanters were wooden and somewhat fragile…. That is 50 years of changes in pitch, that chanter may have been made in the late 1940’s or early 50’s but with Highland Cathedral, sounds so sweet. Be thankful the drones are not bamboo and a royal pain to tune in….. Todays drone reeds are so fantastic and with flow restriction makes life easier for us old guys!!!!😅

Thanks for your Banter on the Chanter.

I play mainly string instruments, but I honestly enjoy watching these bagpipe videos from you, and find it very interesting.

You are absolutely amazing, Ally. You are so knowledgeable and you play so beautifully. Thank you for explaining and demonstrating all about the different chanters. I learned so much. Thanks again!

Been playing bagpipes for almost ten years now and still learning. You’r channel is a great resource. I love how you explain everything. Keep up the good work.

A nerd video... sweet... Thanks for all the details, Ally. Looking forward to see more of those.

I am sorry, I have no musical skills, and I can't learn that's not my purpose, instead I enjoy see and listen you palying bagpiper, it's a pleasure's moment of the day. Thanks for play so beatifull.

I found this really interesting being of Scottish nature I hear bagpipes all the time so Thank you

As a piano player who knows next to nothing about bagpipes, I find these videos fascinating. Thank you!

"I don't know what the FUCK you just said, little man... But you's special... You reached out, and touched a brotha's heart...." -Tracy Morgan, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back

I have no musical talents/skills, but have always enjoyed the bagpipes. I just learned more about the bagpipe in 9 minutes than I have in 47 years. Bagpipe blown! LOL Thank you for this Ally, great stuff!!

I listened as carefully as human can. I learned a lot, thank you! I mean, the main point of this video is your new hairstyle is awesome! 👩‍🦰

Ally, thank you so much. You answered my question regarding what key is a bagpipe in. Simple question, difficult answered simple.

Thank You so much for exceptional education of the pipes!!!! You continue to Amaze me with Your Skills and Knowledge!!!! I have wondered how you transpose all these songs for the Bagpipe!!!! I Love Your Outfits for the week video!!!!

VERY EDUCATIONAL Video I learned alot Thanks

Great Pipes Drums article.that'll get you a few thousand more fans 👍

Thanks on that demo in Shorts. That really illustrates your point.

Great explanation, well done!!!

Great job

Thankyou ally

Excellent information presented clearly and concisely . Very well done. Thank you. I forgot to mention, you also have a beautifully clear voice. Your tone lacks the electronic junk that is added to todays music. The spontaneous way you sang out the notes was ear pleasing. You should sing some songs yourself!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this! Putting that new chanter on my wish list.

Poor g1 jock ...... died metres from my house........ funeral was a spectacle someone of the best pipers snd drummers in thr world played and marched as a massed band ..

To make things even more confusing, pipers generally talk as though the instrument was actually tuned to a 440 concert A, which hasn't been true for a very long time, if it ever was. It certainly was before I started, and I've been playing for over 50 years. There was so much information in this video it makes my head spin. If I watch it 4 or 5 more times, maybe I'll sort it all out.

Wonderful information. Amazing story about altering your bagpipes.

I did learn! Thank you Ally

I knew you were a talented piper - but you are also a music technologist. I had many questions abt piping pitches. You addressed them all with aplomb. Now I see why pipes are typically accompanied by DRUMS (no pitch there!) 😂

Awesome! Many thanks for your Video. Maybe you are able to make a Video about the difference between a Scottish and an Irish Pipe? (If there is a difference?)

Youre Eyebrowews are perfect

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Hi there I found this video really interesting I don't play eny instruments but my son plays a few instruments thanks for the tutorial, I like this sort of thing every now and then it makes the chanel a bit more rounded. So thanks again and keep up the good work

Thanks! 🙂😎

Informative, thanks

Great video Ally!!

Very nice I know you always sound great 👍👍👍

This was an amazing video...19 years and didn't know about this Chanter stuff like that....Question: a week! reed will do the same off scale or seated off scale....that excludes a crap Chanter, Soft Reed....and tape can alter the scale... .So watch Simon Freiser University .Field Montgomery Competition pipe Bands...world Championship

Ayla, Aslan, Odin, Luna and Fynn 🐾 Love the video!

I hope you're having a good day.

I have two sets of shuttle pipes each in a different key: one in A and the other in B. I have about a dozen chanters in four different keys: A, B, C and G. I would love to get a set of great highland bagpipes but I wouldn' be able to play it in my condo, sadly....

So, when ACDC put the bagpipes on "It's a Long way To The Top", which is in A, did they have to tune up to B Flat to play with the pipes?

I'm looking for the music that the Scots played to their warriors when they were sent away.

Very bafully music 🎶

So if you were performing a variety of tunes do you set up multiple pipes for the performance?

Quite the rebel👍

I'm sitting here with my guitar in front of my TV watching this video trying to keep up with your explanation of the chanter keys. Great explanations! I suppose on an A pitch chanter you could also play in E Dorian, F# Phrygian, G Lydian and C# Locrian if needed? Thanks for the videos!

I'm not a musician and I knew it was complicated but wow 😁

Well, when you were playing those popular songs on your pipes, what chanters are you using exactly or are you using a pitch shifter in a DAW?

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Have a question for you about the concert B chanter? How are you tuning your drones? Are you using extenders or moving the reeds in their seat? Our band uses a Bb and we move the drones further out on the tuning pins. Thanks for any response you can provide piper1954

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I had a question what would be a very good website to buy chanters that you can actual play do you know any good websites to look into

Why is it so impossibly difficult to make and sell Bagpipes in different keys like they do with Harmonicas ?

I didn't understand a single word because unfortunately I didn't study English, but it sure was nice to hear your voice :)

Why did it take so long for a chanter that plays well with other instruments to become generally available to the public? It seems like this would have been needed for ages.

I have musical knowledge but not to the extent you do. But honestly I don’t care you are informative and I just love hearing you play. Love more of the classical Danny boy amazing grace so look for your slow items more continue the good job.

When you say B natural myxolodian, what does this mean?

Are the fingerings the same as a recorder?

Your from Schenectady ny???

Do you play Welsh style bagpipes or music?

I wonder if I would be able to hear the difference, being the amusical dud I am.

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Hello I saw your video on Valhalla Calling Me with your twist and absolutely loved it would you interested in doing I Wanna Be In The Cavalry

Interesting I just got a few months ago a set of hardies in and the tone is totally different from mine

Mixolydian was invented by Sappho you know.

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496 or 494 hz whats up

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Were you given this specific chanter for free or paid at all for this video?

No diff than tuning a guitar, but I'm sure pipes are much harder to tune much like pipe organs

Nice tutorial. You are becoming a natural presenter. You singing the notes really helped explain the note spacing.

I love listening to my fellow musicians talk about what they're passionate about. Thank you for this.

Not a musician, but this explains a lot of what I’ve listened to and why! Thanx!

Playing Musical instruments isn't sooo easy hey ! Takes skill/ intelligence/ patience 😊👍 I play guitar & i remember how confusing learning it was for me ! 17 years later I'm 100% comfortable playing guitar & it's very easy now 🎸😝🇦🇺🏄‍♂️

Thank you Ally! This is great news. I appreciate the way you broke it down as well. Another long form could be going into the scales more “mixolydian” vs others as it relates to the pipes. Would also love to hear the same song played with the different chanters.

Thank you, and well done. I'm a fan of older pipes and b-flat chanters. I have an a-440 chanter in cocobolo and have developed a way to match modern drone reeds to any pitch a-440 to 476hz, or modern band pitch. Chanter is available to the right player free of charge. Cheers!

That is so amazing, I'm curious if and how soon we will see greater variety in the pipe band competitions, with the availability of this new chanter/Reed set up.

Nice video. I'm looking forward to learn playing bagpipes and my question is, do you have any recommendations for beginners in terms of bagpipes and any tip how to start?

Sorry Ally, I lost you at the 51 sec. mark ... I don't understand or even read music. I wish I could, but I appreciate your enthusiasm toward explaining the bagpipe chanter, as well as your music.

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Great video! You answered all the questions I had, especially regarding the drones. 🙂👍 What I liked most though, was your enthusiasm, and the sheer joy in music you radiated! It really brings a smile to your face, and makes the world a little better! 🧠 (I can't find a suitable emoji, but imagine this is a happy brain!)

Good morning from Syracuse NY young lady and everyone else

WOW! I just looked up your past competition results on the EUSPBA site. Quite impressive! 👍👍👍

Well I now know that bagpipes have chanters, that you can change, and that the other pipes are called drone pipes and that they can have extenders put on them. 🙂

There is my favorite bagpipe lady girl I love listening to you play and I you are very knowledgeable I know I have seen you play violin you proabably can play more instruments than that I just haven't seen enough of your videos though but now I have subsribed so I will be seeing more now. OUR BAGPIPE QUEEN I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND GREAT PROSPERITY

Your knowledge is impressive, young padwan. All kidding aside, we need more videos like this. Thanks, Ally.

You're going to drive me crazy LOL Now that I've got all my pupils used to Concert Bb and the names of the notes in the English notation Now I'm going to have them demand Guido D'Aretzzo's names 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂Nearly all my "victims" are Spanish. And I'll have to look into getting the New Chanters in B. For the next time we play with Carlos Núñez. BTW I Fully agree with Matthew Carey 👇👇very good explanation. clear and entertaining, Look forward to more

Thank you ! You clarified so many points. I got a bagpipe last Xmas and besides the assembly and tuning I just couldn't understand why it felt so limited.

Do you think a women of our size about does better with a standard size chanter or a long one?

Wait, since this new chanter is in B Mixolydian, doesn't that mean your drones would have to be re-tuned to B as well?

I m ur fan coz u play a real bag Piper but other they r playing with costimised bag Pipe so .............I'm ur fan

What did the old piper say to the other old piper when his bag broke? That really is a sad sack…wah, wah, wah…..😂

I think I’m too old to learn the bagpipes and I really want to

Unique channel and talent who knows maybe the drop kick Murphys might call they've been playing at the new york state fair for the past couple of years, that would be so cool , take care ally

Amazing. A few more videos of yours and I got all my pitch and octave questions answered. Your sweet. Even if though you dress in kilts (men's clothes).