The lessons with Bruce are always fun and easy going, with a nice and friendly environment.

Of course he demands and challenges you and the occasional "push" out of the comfort zone is much needed. I get constructive criticism where needed and praises when appropriate.

Bruce manages to explain the bagpipe music in a very straightforward way which also helps me understand the music and the way it's meant to be played better.

I have definitely learned a lot and have become a more secure and confident piper through his teachings.

While I was regularly attending a piping school each year where Bruce was one of the instructors, I felt I needed additional instruction throughout the year to keep the momentum going in learning new tunes and improving my bagpipe sound.

Lessons with Bruce have provided a nice framework throughout the year to keep improving my piping.

While I am no longer interested in competing, I do enjoy the feeling of understanding what it takes to produce good music on the bagpipe.

Bruce's ability to get to the heart of where I am having a problem in a particular tune is astounding.

It is particularly helpful that he can accurately reproduce the 'bad' phrase so I hear what I am doing, and then immediately follow it with a much better way to express the phrase.

Before we started working together I was getting to the point where I needed a more skilled teacher with more experience in the piping world. My goals were to keep progressing and moving up in grade

level.

In the time that we have worked together, I have moved from Grade 4 to Grade 1. Bruce taught me how to refine my bagpipe and helped me improve my playing.

It is great to have such a supportive teacher who has so much knowledge and so many different tips on how to refine my techniques.