Anything played well, though, has a beauty to it.”Ī bagpipe is made up of three main parts: the drones protruding from the bag that emit the humming noise behind the melody the air bag that acts like a big balloon or air reserve and the chanter, where the melody comes from. “It’s really a love-hate relationship with the shrill sound it makes. It catches other people’s attention because it’s loud, he said. For some, it is a really soothing, ethereal experience - unlike any other instrument - which really drives people’s love for the sound of the pipes.” “It is really a unique instrument to listen to and envelops the listener.
There is also something mesmerizing about the instrument that catches people’s attention, Hawkins said, explaining why he has enjoyed playing for so long. There is a strong heritage of the Scots in Utah,” he said. “It boils down to family ties from the British Isles and people trying to connect to their roots, especially with the pioneer movement. Hawkins said he heard there are just as many bagpipe players per capita in Utah as there are in Scotland. Given Utah’s rich Scottish heritage, coming across a bagpiper is surprisingly not too difficult, he said. Now, 20 years later, Hawkins continues to teach and play professionally. With the stick-like drones balanced precariously on the shoulder and the player’s arms wrapped tightly around the air bag as both hands hold a recorderlike chanter for fingering out the notes, it can be a bit challenging, said Layton resident Dale Hawkins, who has been playing the bagpipe since middle school.
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However, that is how one Top of Utah music teacher describes trying to learn how to hold and play the bagpipe.
LAYTON - Not too often is a musical instrument compared to wrestling an octopus on your shoulder.
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