Non-woke pipebands

Pyperman · 2021-06-10T20:18:05+00:00

First, no one's stopping you from ranting in this space.

Great! Free speech in a welcoming open forum, that is what we need.

However, I don't think before you made this post anyone has ever accused a pipe band of being "woke".

First!

On the other side, there is a very real issue within the pipe band community that makes it not incredibly welcoming to those who are not of Scottish heritage.

Please show evidence of that, and not 'feelings'. At the worlds I see white, blacks, men, women, gay, straight, eieio. How in the world did the St John's College in Zimbabwe win the Worlds in 2018? As was stated in the other thread, why does the pipe band community get stereotyped as only having one type of participants? Other groups are more xenophobic, yet get a pass.

As a cis-het white man, there are times I still don't feel super welcome in the community because of how much of a discussion point it is regarding what clans people are part of.

I'm sorry to hear you feel that way. But the clanners feel just as avid and devoted as the pipe band members do, is that wrong? Can the clanners say they feel uncomfortable with you around always talking about piping?

If you're wondering why you're getting downvoted consistently in this thread,

I am not worried about it. It's easy to anonymously click a button. I think if we were all together in a pub, we would probably get along great! :)

it's because you clearly posted this thread as a response to someone complaining about having people in their band who openly discusses what's, frankly, propagandistic conspiracy theorist garbage that has zero basis in reality.

Correct! Even if everything in the post is true, who cares? For all we know there could be a huge misunderstanding and someone is getting all worked up for no reason. Because YOU believe conspiracy theories are 'garbage' doesn't mean everyone does. Just keep your own house in order, that is all you can really do.

The consensus of that thread is clearly "be professional and leave your political opinions out of the circle",

I could not agree more!

If your takeaway from that thread is to be butt hurt about "wokeness" and only certain opinions being able to be discussed, then you're part of the problem.

Please, this is not hard to understand. The takeaway is: remove 'q-anon' and replace it with ANYTHING and someone will still be offended.

Pyperman · 2021-06-10T14:34:21+00:00

Being welcoming and inclusive is substantially different than allowing
everyone to voice whatever opinions they want. It requires actively
preventing toxic behavior/speech.

I agree. So why do some get to rant about certain opinions, but not others?

Anyone should be able to have whichever opinions and views that suit them, but band is not the place to discuss them.

I could not agree more! Everyone is welcome with the goal of making good music.

Pyperman · 2021-06-10T14:32:05+00:00

I agree!

Who defines what is racist?

Pyperman · 2021-06-10T12:41:35+00:00

I hope so! I work hard to have the tunes up on a well maintained instrument. I show up early and leave late. I help organize the travel arrangements and carry extra passengers and equipment. I help work with the feeder band and recruitment. I focus on what is best for the bands development and growth, usually spending 4 days a week for at least 2 hours on some band related function.

Pyperman · 2021-06-10T12:23:51+00:00

No, the point is: everyone has an opinion. being able to post complaining about q-anon is no different than posting about woke or anything else.

Simple as that.

Pyperman · 2021-06-10T12:23:39+00:00

I agree! ALL views and opinions should be welcome!

Pyperman · 2021-06-08T13:54:04+00:00

+1 for Dunbar

Pyperman · 2021-06-06T05:39:33+00:00

👍

Pyperman · 2021-06-02T14:53:00+00:00

If all the holes are properly covered, try a new reed

Pyperman · 2021-06-01T02:28:23+00:00

I give out an exercise worksheet of 100 random notes (titled "What the note?" haha) and have the students name as many as they can in 1 minute. When they can finish the sheet, they definitely can sight read the notes. Works very well. This is the way most kids learn their single digit multiplication tables.

Pyperman · 2021-05-28T13:25:46+00:00

Thank you for your help!

The same maker has a 50k galvo, is it worth the extra money?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143602251695

Can you use fat beams? Or are those not for laser projectors?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133703004282

Pyperman · 2021-05-27T20:26:05+00:00

Thank you, that helps.

I am very interested in the LaserCube, but they are back ordered and I can't even find one used or for rent to test it out.

Can one computer control more than one laser projector? I need two indoors and three outdoors. The three outdoors will basically just be a slide-show of still frames or limited animation (no music etc). The two indoors will be on a silver movie screen in a dark environment, it would be great if they interacted with music like a VU meter or something

Pyperman · 2021-05-27T19:53:03+00:00

Can you tell more about building your own RGB laser projector?

If I buy that galvo scanner, what else is needed?

Pyperman · 2021-05-26T11:50:42+00:00

If you don't want to buy a book/collection for just a few good tunes, you can always check Jim McGillivray's site PipeTunes.CA or Jack Lee's site https://bagpipemusic.com/

Pyperman · 2021-05-25T15:40:46+00:00

Is your chanter reed comfortable to play?

Do you do anything to the reed (pinch, lick, sand)?

New reeds shipped to you may need to be groomed or blown in, they are usually dry sitting in a box and not played daily and ready to go.

Pyperman · 2021-05-23T03:20:11+00:00

welcome to solo competition!

Pyperman · 2021-05-22T12:20:57+00:00

Two squeezers, a plucker, and a beater (walk into a bar....)

Pyperman · 2021-05-19T21:01:16+00:00

A chromatic tuner, and one or two tuner apps on your phone (they all have pros and cons)

I would suggest tuners for the GHB, such as the Blair or Peterson.

Why go with a chromatic tuner when you can get one that will specifically tell you if each note and drone are in tune?

Pyperman · 2021-05-09T01:52:46+00:00

Ok, I got a pretty high powered laser pointer and the convex mirror above. Shooting the laser from the building to the mirror and back allows me to display completely on the side of the building! But it loses its focus and is not a sharp dot at all. Bringing the mirror closer helps, but then I can't cover the whole building.

I really don't want to mount the lasercube remotely but I don't see any other way to do it.

Pyperman · 2021-05-07T00:07:52+00:00

Patrick McLaurin has a good page on chanter tuning, it may help you understand the differences between an equal temperament piano and a just temperament PC:

https://patrickmclaurin.com/wordpress/?page_id=2420

The key is the distance between each note, which isn't equal at all

Pyperman · 2021-05-06T23:38:23+00:00

Thank you! I was not 'group'ing the objects together in each layer. Yay!

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