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The college of pipings tutor for the highland bagpipe part 1 is the most successful book ever written on scotlands national instrument. There are scores of other tips that both beginner and experienced piper will benefit from. The highland bagpipe tutor book 2 transition to bagpipes. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The highland bagpipe tutor book 1, formerly,the college of. First produced in 1952, this book by the college of pipings then joint principals seumas macneill and thomas pearston, is by far the biggest selling book on learning to play the bagpipe ever issued, selling to date around 500,000 copies worldwide. A guide for learning scottish bagpipes davidson, dr lindsay s.
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