Author Bruce Campbell says: “Over the years I have been amazed at the myths which surround the playing of Piobaireachd. It is one of the great genres of Scottish traditional music but unfortunately even the vast majority of pipers do not play it. I hope that the release of this CD ROM tutor blows away some of the myths about ‘Piobaireachd only being for elite level pipers.’ It isn’t, it is just great music.”

The CD ROM is based on an e-book format (with linked sound files) which goes through the various movements and technical variations in common use in Piobaireachd, explains structure, style and classification in some detail and then goes through a complete lesson tune, LAMENT FOR THE OLD SWORD (in the Donald MacDonald setting).

Everything is broken down totally and also linked to musical illustrations so you can listen to the phrase you are going to practice, play it over yourself, and then play back again to check that you are on the right road. Handy hints are placed beside tricky passages.

The lesson tune LAMENT FOR THE OLD SWORD is included on a studio recorded sound file and broken down by Variations while the other links are available through BMW files - all carefully adjusted so that what you hear is what you play.

Files include;
‘The E-Book’
BMW playback files
STUDIO SOUND file for ‘LAMENT FOR THE OLD SWORD’
SOUND files for all movements and variations
SOUND files by phrases, lines and variations for ‘LAMENT FOR THE OLD SWORD’
STAFF NOTATION print file for ‘LAMENT FOR THE OLD SWORD’

A program capable of playing .bww files is needed in order to access the playback files. The disc includes information on obtaining this if you do not have one already..