Learning the Bagpipes

In October, I decided to start learning to play the bagpipes. My teacher's name is Geordie Young of the Caledonian Pipe Band. The most difficult part of the bagpipes is reading all the notes properly and making sure my fingers are straight. Most instruments make you curl/bend your fingers, but with the chanter (the practice pipe), you have to make sure your fingers are completely straight. I'm learning my first song now, after a couple of months of learning notes and note changes.