I was warned--oh, yes, I was warned: piping gets hard when you start playing the real instrument with the chanter attached. Well, it does! So far my attempts to play tunes have come across as rather pathetic, while muscles in my fat belly start hurting with the effort of trying to keep enough pressure in the bag, as at least one drone cuts out (which I'm told isn't important at this stage). Yikes. And people march while they're doing all this?