Автор: Susy Klinger

Author Susy Klinger, a well-known music expert and bagpipe enthusiast, has put her broad-ranging knowledge and passionate musical interest into this book. She has done many years of research in Scotland and neighbouring countries, conducted numerous interviews with famous pipers and thoroughly studied bagpipe music in order to put together this collection of stories and personal portraits. The book is a treasure chest of musical discoveries, encompassing everything from traditional ballads to lively dance melodies. Susy Klinger has been studying Scottish music since 2003 and regularly travels to the College of Piping in Glasgow for private lessons. In 2012, Susy began lessons with Willie Mc Callum, one of the worlds best bagpipers. He is a regular guest teacher at the Bagpipe School. Very early in her bagpipe career Susy took part in competitions and achieved great success in Scotland. She was overall winner in Piobaireachd of the CLASP in grade 1 (competitions for amateur bagpipers in Scotland) and achieved 3rd place (out of 30 players) at the Archie Kenneth Quaich in Edinburgh in 2013. These are just a few results in a long list of prizes she won internationally. Susy Klinger played with a renowned bagpipe band in Germany for several years before joining Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band in Scotland for a few seasons. At the time, the band was very successful in grade 2 and won many competitions. During that time, Susy was able to gain an enormous amount of experience in all areas of bagpipe playing. As a trained teacher, Susy is very familiar with teaching children and young people. Currently, Susy is working very hard on her solo career and teaches students from all over the country. Susy Klinger s Bagpipe Tutorial for Children sets a milestone in expertly teaching children how to play the Scottish bagpipes.