School of

trad

The „School of Trad“ was launched in 2022 to give bagpipers the opportunity to advance in their play and to work on common session repertoire.

Every month you will get new music pieces, exercises, routines, tips, tricks and much more. Everything is provided in video-format to make sure you achieve the best possible practice results.

The „School of Trad“ is meant to connect. All exercises are provided in different levels of difficulty and complexity to make sure everyone can take part regardless of the current skills.

Matthias „Mattis“ Branschke is a bagpipe player and instrument maker(www.dudelsackmanufaktur.de). He has many years of experience in teaching bagpipes within Germany and abroad.

His analytical and modular approach to music creates a perfect and stable base on which his students can develop a varied play with strong expression.

Who is

Matthias Branschke

As the primary instructor, Mattis will share all his knowledge from over 20 years of experience with traditional German music in this course.

All content is presented in a comprehensible manner and is of course available to you for the entire duration of your membership.

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Choose your Perfect plan

Thanks to the 14-day trial periode you can test the School-of-Trad risk free.

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Basic

19
90 /month
  • Try it for free. First payment due after 14 days of risk free testing.
  • Every month a new piece of music. Clearly explained in three levels (basic melody, main melody, ornaments)
  • Online library with all pieces and videos since the beginning of the membership

Plus

29
90 /month
  • Try it for free. First payment due after 14 days of risk free testing.
  • Every month a new piece of music. Clearly explained in three levels (basic melody, main melody, ornaments)
  • Online library with all pieces and videos since the beginning of the membership
  • Additionally, two videos every month with exercises, routines and tips for guaranteed fast progress
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Premium

54
90 /month
  • Try it for free. First payment due after 14 days of risk free testing.
  • Every month a new piece of music. Clearly explained in three levels (basic melody, main melody, ornaments)
  • Online library with all pieces and videos since the beginning of the membership
  • Additionally, two videos every month with exercises, routines and tips for guaranteed fast progress
  • Access to all workshops, sessions and content of the DudelsackClub - only in German (dudelsackclub.de)
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All advantages at a glance

Flexible

Practice whenever and wherever it suits you. Since the content is always available to you and is divided into small bites, you can integrate it perfectly into your day.

Extensive

Thanks to different variations and additional exercises (not included in Basic) you have material for the whole month. Different approaches on playing will guarantee fun and variety, and you’ll be admired for your varied play during the next session, too.

Efficient

All learning material is offered in different levels and can be repeated whenever necessary with one click. So you won’t get bored and you won’t loose track.

Questions and answers

Immediately after registration, course materials in the form of videos, text and sound will be available to you in your member area.

Every month, new course content is unlocked and is permanently available for you to practice.

All content is designed for bagpipes in g/c with semi-closed fingering. You are guaranteed to find a suitable instrument at dudelsackmanufaktur.de.

You’ll find everything you need in your course area. All you have to do is grab your instrument and you’re ready to go.

We recommend headphones to understand the course content well next your own instrument, but these are optional.

Every month you will receive a new piece of music in three 20 to 40-minute videos. The first one deals with the harmonic base and a basic version of the melody. The second video is about the entire main melody and the third video adds embellishments and variations.

As a Plus member, you’ll get two additional videos each month on top of that, which will talk about difficult parts of the melody, contain additional exercises and routines, and are packed with all kinds of tips and tricks.

You can cancel your membership at any time. Your membership will then expire at the end of the already paid term (monthly).

You dont need to take any risks. Thanks to your 14 day risk free trial Periode you can test the School-of-Trad for free.