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General Robert E. Lee. Teach Yourself Bagpipes. Place your hands on the chanter left above right (reverse if you are left handed), knuckles in line with the front of the chanter and fingers straight. Your left thumb covers the hole at the back and your little finger on that hand rests away from the chanter. Place your right thumb on the back of the chanter between your index and middle fingers. Your wrists must be straight to ensure that you play with your fingers, not your arms. With the exception of your little finger and thumb (called by their own names), the fingers are named after the note they sound when lifted off the chanter. The first finger on your top (left) hand is called your ‘G’ finger, middle finger is ‘F’ and so on.
In all of the diagrams that follow, “X” represents a closed hole and “O” represents an open one. Please, follow the note names up in sequence as different browsers and screen settings may display the note names in different positions.HINTS: 1. 2. The Royal Scots, The Royal Regiment, Regimental Music.
The Regimental Museum in Edinburgh Castle Regimental Music On 30th June, 1667 Samuel Pepys met Lord George Douglas in Rochester and mentions seeing his Regiment; he records that "here in the streets I did hear the Scotch March beat by the drums before the soldiers, which is very odde. " Many other references to the "Scots March" appear in history, but whether the present Regimental March, "Dumbarton's Drums", is one and the same thing cannot he proved with certainty.
There is good ground, however for such an assumption. The name derives from the time when Lord George Douglas, created Earl of Dumbarton in 1675, was Colonel, and the Regiment was known as "Dumbarton's Regiment". "Dumbarton's Drums" is played by the combined band, pipes and drums. When, however, Royalty is present on parade "The Daughter of the Regiment" is also played. Pipe Majors, Drum Majors, etc Pipe Major J MacCallum, PM of 2nd Battalion 1889-1900 Corporal Boyd, lone piper at the 1998 Tattoo Edinburgh Castle.
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