YouTube bagpipe instruction channels

Updated 21 Jul 2026

Free video channels for practice chanter technique, tunes, and culture. Useful between lessons — not a substitute for a teacher. When you want structured instruction, start with our recommended teachers & channels (Jori Chisholm / BagpipeLessons and Matt Willis).

BagpipeBlasphemy is for calibrated daily reps after you set up a chanter profile — calibrate → test → play.

Channels

Matt Willis Bagpiper — Free tutorials from beginner to advanced: practice chanter technique, embellishments, tune breakdowns, and tips for full pipes.
BagpipeLessons.com — Jori Chisholm: free lessons on scales, embellishments, tunes, drone reed setup, and competitive sound.
PipersDojoTV — Andrew Douglas (Dojo University): practice chanter basics, fingerwork, live Q&As, band and solo focus.
The National Piping Centre — Official NPC channel: tutorials from instructors such as Stuart Liddell and Steven McWhirter; Tutor Book material and piobaireachd.
Get Bagpipe Ready — Beginner-friendly tune workshops on practice chanter (e.g. Scotland the Brave, Highland Cathedral).
Highland Bagpipe Academy — Peter Purvis (Gaelic Storm): beginner technique, reading music, traditional tunes.
Bagpipe Master — Step-by-step practice chanter tutorials: slow airs, jigs, marches; beginner-friendly.
Lincoln Hilton — Australian competition piper: technique, advanced fingering, piobaireachd and band prep.
Piping Press — Robert Wallace: multimedia lessons tied to Bagpipe Tutor Book 1; interviews with top pipers.
Mackenzie Bagpiping — Pipe Major Donald Mackenzie: beginner foundations, finger strength, cultural context.