A full, practice or half set?

Start off by forgetting about the drones completely and just practice with the chanter holding notes for long periods of time - boring but necessary inorder to ensure that you are getting the pressure right. There are some pretting good tutors around that come with CD's and things - can't remember names but I've a friend who has an excellent one and if you want I can get the details for you. Be patient (stating the obvious)it takes a long time to learn to play the pipes.