Complex sentence: He was a noted player of the Northumbrian smallpipes, having learned at first from G.G. Armstrong, and subsequently taking further lessons for two years from Tom Clough after Armstrong gave up teaching through ill-health.
Split into simpler sentences: He was a noted player of the Northumbrian smallpipes. Tommy learned at first from G.G. Armstrong, and subsequently taking further lessons for two years from Tom Clough after Armstrong gave up teaching through ill-health.