The Bagpipe Manual sets out key areas of performance that will allow pipers
of all levels to play at a high standard.

Key elements included in the book:

• Setting good hand positions and training fingers to move freely is essential. Having
  control of the opening and especially the closing of each finger is very important.
• Developing quality gracenotes to build balance embellishments and maintain rhythm
  in tunes is also essential.
• Being able to read music and have a good knowledge of theory.
• Understanding that rhythm in a tune is developed between the down and upbeats
  and how the rhythms of various time signatures differ from one to another.
• Identifying the three different lengths of short notes and how they are used to
  develop musical phrasings within tunes.
• Methods of learning and memorizing tunes accurately and quickly.
• The principles of tuning bagpipes and blowing tone.