Seconds A Highland bagpipe term for harmonies, usually based around parallel thirds. The effect is often intended to be textural rather than to have genuine musical merit. Shooting Board A wood block about 6" by 2" x 1" with a grove running through the long end. Used to make reeds. Single Reed A reed with one blade, which sounds continuously through passage of air. Usually the shape of a cylinder with a tongue or flap and a bridle. Skirl of a bagpipe to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter; also to give forth music; to play (music) on the bagpipe. Sliding Rolling a finger off a hole to create a sliding pitch change. Soner Soner means piper in Breton language (pl. sonerien, sonerion). Staple A small cylindrical piece of metal (usually copper) tubing used to support the blades of a reed. Stop Key See Chanter Stop Key. Strike A gracenote played by tapping one or more fingers on the chanter. Stouv-toul Stouv-toul means seasoning in the Breton language (Literally "close hole") Striking in The process of bringing in the drones and placing the bag under the arm in a comfortable position. Siubhal A type of Piobaireachd variation, pronounced "shoo-al", similar to the Dithis. Consisting of a G gracenote to Low A, followed by the theme note. If the theme note is a B or C, it is accompanied by a D gracenote. Sutell Sutell or futell means blowpipe in Breton language. T Tachum The canntaireachd description of a two note figure in Highland bagpipe music. The 2 notes can be from C to G on the bottom hand, the second lower than the first, and with a G gracenote before the first, and a D gracenote before the second. Taorluath A fundamental embellishment in Highland bagpipe playing, a more complex version of the GDE pattern. Te(a)od Teod or teaod means reed in Breton language (literally tongue). See lañchenn. Tenon Connects the pipes to the stocks of a pipe. Tenons are typically wrapped with waxed thread. Cork, o-rings, and other materials are also sometimes employed for this purpose. Italian pipes use bare tapered tenons mating into tapered sockets, and screw threads carved into wood or ivory are also seen. Tempradura A prelude played by Spanish bagpipers as a warm-up exercise; perhaps a prelude appropriate to set the mood for the concert piece. Throat In a conical chanter, the narrowest