2nd Edition (with revisions) The bagpipe is Scotland's national instrument and is played throughout the world. Learning to play the pipes as a solo piper or as a member of a team in a pipe band, is an amazing journey with learning outcomes and experiences that go far beyond musical performance. "Bagpipes for Beginners" is the first step of this amazing journey for the complete beginner, teaching project, or ambitious pipe band that requires a grass roots training programme and feeder system if it is to achieve long term, sustainable success. Study Unit 1 is a comprehensive task book for basic skills (practice chanter), and transition to bagpipes."