This is a private page for the Zamps, to help us learn our music.
Go to Table of all tunes (pdf, MuseScore, mp3 & video)
Go to Walking tune pairs Kiki/Tata; Soldada Palla Palla/Ladakh; Totoras/Zorrito; Ojos Azules/Jaku
Go to OEIN training videos
Go to Alain Thiron talk
Go to Workshop with Michel Bestrin (YouTube)
Go to MuseScore instructions
NOTES
* Pinkillo Koyko: Musescore file is the correct fingering but not the same key as the pipes, also doesn't play part B twice.** Tarka: Musescore doesn't play section A twice on the repeats. See the video or listen to the OEIN tune for correct sequence.
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Walking tune pairs (mp3 audio files)
OEIN Training Videos
There are 18 short instructional videos (around 1 minute each) on siku pipe technique, using the tune Tuaillu de Upinhuaya at the OEIN training videos YouTube playlist.The link will take you to the first video, and the subsequent videos will follow automatically, or you can choose from the playlist items menu which will come up on your YouTube screen.
Alain Thiron talk
Alain Thiron talking about panpipes and Bolivia (August 2017)Workshop with Michel Bestrin
Workshop with Michel Bestrin (YouTube) (May 2023) This workshop focus on brieathing technique, vibrato, pitch, pipe maintenance and other technique-related issues. The video is !:40 minutes, distilled from about 2 1/2 hours of total workshop time.Instructions for installing and using MuseScore
The first thing you need to do is download MuseScore software, so you can open the files. It's high quality freeware. Click here to go to the MuseScore website
Press the download button and follow instructions.This will enable you to open the scores and to save them on your own computer. It will also allow you to create scores, if you wish.
A Manual also comes with the download (you can delete the non-English ones).
When you open a score, close the ‘Connect with Community” bit on the right side to give you the full screen.
You can save the individual tunes to your own computer or play them off the web. They are tiny files.
To Play a score: press spacebar or the play button in the menu bar on top.
To alter tempo of playback, click on VIEW (main menu), then Play Panel. The Play Panel let you alter the Tempo slide to slow the tune down or speed it up. I suggest trying it very very very slowly to start with (say around 55 bpm for Waltzing Matilda), and gradually speed up. The rigidness of the tempo can take a bit of getting used to.
To alter the mix between ira (top stave) and arca (bottom), click on VIEW then Mixer. This allows you to mute (red M button) or solo (green S button) either stave. To alter the volume of each part independently you the volume slider of the part, the volume slider is under the horseshoe symbol, you may need to use the slider on the RHS to view the volume sliders. I like to learn by playing my part (arca) softly and Ira loud.
For scores with harmonies, you can mute selected parts by ticking the Mute box on the Mixer panel. So you can play the tune with or without the harmony, or play the harmony only.
To hear repeats during playback, make sure the "Play Repeats" button: II::II on the toolbar is selected.
You can zoom the score in and out either by using the option on the tool bar or control+mousewheel.
You may prefer to actually read off the printed page that we use for practices, rather than read off the screen, because (unless you have a big screen and can see the whole score on the screen at once) the score jumps around to ensure that the bit that’s playing is always visible. This can be hard to follow. Also, the different formatting and length of lines compared to the practice print-out might be confusing.
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