ESSENTIAL TUNES for the piper Music for every occasion with guidance on how to play it. CD included. x A College of Piping publicationThe College of Piping ITO MORRIE URC eee Oi acm alte has provided a unique service for pipers throughout the world. The new College building will ensure we can continue our work for the next half century and beyond. College Membership is open to all. BU O Ae LOM Lae MO Ratha Principal www.college-of-piping.co.uk oe © S The International Centfe of the Bagpipe WorldThe College of Piping sis ESSENTIAL TUNES for the piper Music for every occasion with guidance on how to play it. CD included. é A College of Piping publication © Copyright Reservedse The College of Pipin; The College of Piping Tutor 1 16-24 Otago Street, ee Glasgow G12 8JH, P Scotland, UK IDE ONLY way to star Phone: +44 (0) 141 384 3587 CPTI E Fax: +44 (0) 141 587 6068 @ More than 395,060 sold to date E-mail: college@college-of-piping.co.uk @ 60 years teaching experience in a oa 305 4 y one book audio and video files of lessons worksheets - a boon for teachers | special discounts for affiliated bands and trade come Tutor and CDROM - unbeatable value aye r e 4 M eh 7 aT id Pett www.college-of-piping.co.uk Andy Gary “Willie Colin Make sure your learners start off on the right foot — Offering a complete service to pipers and bands around the world, the College of Piping’s top .. order your College Tutors now! team of Andy, Gary, Willie and Colin SPECIALIST COURSES FOR PIPERS AND DRUMMERS, BAND CLINICS ORGANISED, ALL YOUR PIPING, DRUMMING AND HIGHLAND WEAR ACCESSORIES AT THE COLLEGE SHOP.CONTENTS page track page track Highland Laddie 2/4 march 7 1 Mist Covered Mountains, The slow air 25 28 Earl of Mansfield, The 2/4 march 8 2 My Home slow air 26 29 Barren Rocks of Aden, The 2/4 march 9 3 Dream Angus slow air 26 30 High Road to Gairloch, The 2/4 march 9 4 Amazing Grace slow air 2731 Teribus 2/4 march 105 Lochaber No More lament 27 32 My Love She’s but a Lassie Yet 2/4 march 106 Flowers of the Forest, The lament 28 33 Brown Haired Maiden, The 24 march 117 Auld Lang Syne slow air 29 34 Mairi’s Wedding 2/4 march 128 Highland Cradle Song slow air 30 35 Happy We've Been a’ Thegither 2/4 march 129 Sleep Dearie, Sleep slow air 30 36 ‘A Man’s a Man for a’ That 2/4 march 13-10 Inverness Rant, The strathspey 31 37 Liberton Pipe Band, The 2/4 march 1411 Loudon’s Bonnie Woods and Braes strathspey 31 38 79th’s Farewell to Gibraltar, The 2/4 march 15 12 Devil in the Kitchen strathspey 32. 39 Green Hills of Tyrol, The 3/4 march 1613 Captain Home strathspey 32 40 When the Battle’s O’er 3/4 march 1614 Orange and Blue strathspey 33. 41 Lochanside 3/4 march 1715 Marquis of Huntly’s Highland Fling, The strathspey 33. 42 Battle of the Somme, The 9/8 march 18. 16 Piper of Drummond, The reel 34.43 Dagshai Hills 9/8 march 18 17 High Road to Linton, The reel 3444 Scotland the Brave 4/4 march 19 18 Kilt is My Delight, The reel 3445 Old Rustic Bridge, The 4/4 march 20 19 Tail Toddle reel 35 46 Rowan Tree, The 4/4 march 20 20 De’il Amang the Tailors, The reel 35 47 Bonnie Dundee 6/8 march 2121 Mrs MacLeod of Raasay reel 36 48 Steam Boat 6/8 march 21 22 Whistle O’er the Lave O't (Sean Truibhais) dance 37 49 Bugle Horn 6/8 march 22,23 Ghillie Callum (Sword Dance) dance 38 50 Muckin’ 0” Geordie’s Byre 6/8 march 22 24 Gay Gordons, The dance 38 51 Glendaruel Highlanders 6/8 march 2325 Mary Darroch waltz 3952 Piobaireachd of Donald Dubh 6/8 march 24 26 Lord Dunmore (The Bride’s Jig) fig 4053 Scots Wha Ha’e (Bruce's Address) slow air 25. 27muir: world’s Piping Cines EDUCATING, INFORMING AND GENERALLY KEEPING EVERYONE ON THE CASE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS .. . only monthly magazine sam lean) Subscribe on-line at www.college-of-piping.co.uk Keep in touch with the global piping communityof the name should know, and yet in our experience many oth- erwise competent players are not familiar enough with them. These are the tunes that are both popular, easy, and useful for the dif- ferent occasions when a piper may be asked to play. Having mastered the College of Piping Tutor Part 1, aspiring pipers will find many of these tunes well within their ability. They constitute the basic pipers” repertoire, so that when you meet up with other pipers, these are the tunes you will have in common, and you are immediately able to play together. No doubt most pipers will argue that such and such a tune should have been included, but the aim has been to limit the number of tunes to produce a slim book well within the reach of the less afflu- ent beginner and suitable for the pipe box. The settings have been made as straightforward as possible, and laid out in an excellent, clear style by Chris Terry, South Africa. T° is a collection of those ‘essential’ tunes every piper worthy SOME GUIDELINES PLAYING IN A ‘TOP TABLE’, OR A GROUP OF DANCERS. All those going to sit at the top table should be marshalled in seating order with the one sitting at the right (viewed from the body of the hall) leading. This should result in the piper and the top table going in a clockwise direction, which is the tradition. Take account of age and infirmity and set the tempo and length of step to suit the slowest mem- ber. Always play simple tunes that you know well. Check the layout beforehand for clear passage and plan to finish stationary and side- ways on to the audience. Once you have completed the march in, stop playing at the end of the part or pethaps the next part. NTRODUCTION ‘WEDDINGS Unless you are a top grade piper, do not attempt to play the competi- tion march The Highland Wedding, which is a difficult tune. Mairi’s Wedding, The Brown Haired Maiden, and Highland Laddie are ideal and will be recognised and appreciated by many of the guests. PLAYING FOR DANCING If you have not played for dancing before, arrange to practise with a good dancer until he or she agrees that you are competent. Playing for dancing requires a strict rhythm and tempo with sufficient ‘lift’ or expression to match the steps of the dance. All pipers should learn some basic dance steps, the better to appreciate the needs of the dancer. Before a performance it is best to have a short rehearsal with the dancer, or one of the dancers. It is enough to play on the practice chanter and agree three things:— 1. The introduction: four bars, eight bars, or whatever 2. The tempo 3. The duration of the dance — how many bars or parts 4. If it is a dance with slow time and quick time, like the Sword Dance, you need to agree how many parts of slow time and how many parts of quick time are required. It is important that the piper and dancers can be seen by the audience. It is also important that the piper can see the dancers (or leading dancer if there is a group), so that, if necessary, the tempo can be adjusted to suit. It is useful to have the dancer able to signal ‘faster’ or ‘slower by some hand signal, The piper can then gradually adjust the tempo. With experience, the good piper can match the dancer’s optimum tempo. Overleaf are some dances, with sug- gested tempos and suitable tunes. Dugald MacNeill The College of Piping, Sept. 2001DANCE GUIDELINES Dance Tempo Beats/min | Duration ‘Tunes Waltz 60 As required Mary Darroch or other 3/4 and 6/8 slow airs such as My Home, Highland Cradle Song The Gay Gordons HO 32 bars; Gay Gordons and other 2/4 marches and lively 4/4s 2-part tunes repeated such as Scotland the Brave Strip theWillow 120 48 bars four times Jigs or 6/8 marches; Lord Dunmore, Steam Boat 3 two-part tunes, 4 times The Eightsome Reel 120-130 29 two-part reels or Reels, usually, but easier and more effective to play 14/2 two-part 2/4 marches | simple 2/4 marches in ‘reel’ time The Dashing White Sergeant 120 32 bars; Traditionally reels, but nowadays 6/8 jigs, repeated as required 6/8 marches or 2/4 marches are commonly used Sean Truibhas 100 64 bars slow time Whistle O'er the Lave O't (slow time) (tune twice through) 140 8 or 16 bars quick time Whistle O’er the Lave O't (quick time) (or as required) The Sword Dance 50 64 bars slow time Ghillie Callum (slow time) 8 or 16 bars quick time 120 (or as required) Ghillie Callum (quick time) The Highland Fling 130 64 bars or 8 parts Any suitable strathspey, such as the Devil in the (or as required) Kitchen 6March Highland Laddie Highland Laddie (alternative second part)March. The Earl of Mansfield John McEwan 5 J. e-¢ fet h A » 5 a eS SeMarch The Barren Rocks of Aden 2 A, MacKellar March The High Road to Gairloch ‘iMarch Teribus March My Love She’s but a Lassie Yet payee ip ——" te te sD ) due: SSeS 4 SS ._.__! jean Me es & ss Jab rae et fs SS (Continued opp.) 10March The Brown Haired Maiden 4 ————March Mairi’s Wedding March Happy We’ve Been a’ Thegither Nea a. ihbabai 4. pt = eee Sa" Se a ee aS SSS SSS (Continued opp.)March A Man’s a Man for a’ That 1BPolka or March The Liberton Pipe Band = etMarch The 79th’s Farewell to Gibraltar P J. MacDonald [ : lL Y 4 ee d A 2 Bee ys uf a L ty ({t sh 1} - t : br Ee E PJ. MacLeod March “Y When the Battle’s O’er Joe hit W. RobbMarch Lochanside J. MacLellan, Dunoon hMarch The Battle of the Somme W. Lawrie Dagshai Hills* J. Wallace fF Mp ee Des e eee sae a ae ae a E deo he pp BN ty ig =e TS SS i * This tune is commonly known as ‘The Heights of Dargai’. The above is the correct title. 18March Scotland the Brave p gunfire Bett ee Det Bree bes T a a a Sl anil SS TMarch The Old Rustic Bridge ) March -+y The Rowan Tree Cay 20March Bonnie Dundee March Steam BoatMarch Bugle Horn March The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Continued opp.) 22March Glendaruel Highlanders PIM A. FettesMarch Piobaireachd of Donald Dubh (Ore eettee pet tear oe SS =Slow March Scots Wha Ha’e (Bruce’s Address) Slow March The Mist Covered Mountains 25Slow March My Home vo * j Slow Air ey ae qoifee 2y Dream Angus 26Paes Slow Air ) Amazing Grace s f Grd Lament + Lochaber No More 7 est ~} 27Lament The Flowers of the Forest Ase) 28Air Auld Lang Syne ¥ Air Auld Lang Syne #Slow Air Highland Cradle Song Slow Air Sleep Dearie, Sleep 30Strathspey The Inverness Rant 31uC Strathspey} Devil in the Kitchen a a ae, ee be 2 = B. SS Se Fin _}. 42 i __ Ay 4 _—— a Jee tee De Tes £ ee: = 2 Je Jets Strathspey Captain Horne Pu, aeStrathspey Orange and Blue Ne Aes s bo Ss é tode ,o a pole et Pale) The Marquis of Huntly’s Highland Fling . f H i 2 es pie DD te 33Reel The Piper of Drummond Reel Sf The Kilt is My Delight / s s 34Reel Tail Toddle Reel The De’il Amang the Tailors 35Mrs MacLeod of Raasay Reel —— etl ssee # iy ee T = ‘retSean Truibhais Whistle O’er the Lave O’t deste Sean Truibhais Quick Time Whistle O’er the Lave O’t A . dL. pe dept Nt ote ee pom tt TyStrathspey Ghillie Callum Reel Ghillie Callum. i} 4 4 Dance tune The Gay Gordons Scott Skinner (Continued opp.) 38Waltz Mary Darroch J. MacLellan (Dunoon) beg tee te 9d 5 oS He Se 39Jig _y Lord Dunmore (The Bride’s Jig)x Other great music collections from the College ¢ The Glasgow Collection by Principal Robert Wallace, Mrs John MacColl, Detroit Highlanders, Barlinnie Highlanders, Men of Argyll and many more. ¢ Seumas MacNeill Collection Vol. 1. Former Principal Seumas MacNeill brings together a classic collection of standards, John MacDonald of Glencoe and Jeannie Carruthers, to name but two. ¢ Seumas MacNeill Collection Vol. 2. contains more great music. Outstanding tunes are Joe McGinn’s Fiddle, Gareloch, Inveraray Castle and Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban. All books available online at www.college-of-piping.co.uk