Tickets go on sale today for this year’s World Pipe Band Championships – which take place in Glasgow on August 18 and 19 – the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and Glasgow Life have announced. Always a much-anticipated highlight of Scotland’s summer events programme, the Worlds attract thousands of pipers and drummers from all […]
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Masters entry final reminder and prestigious Sun Belt competition prize
All competitors eligible to compete at the Masters Piping Competition during Piping Live!, are reminded that entries close on Monday, June 26. All entry forms are to be submitted to the Piping Convenor, Wilson Brown at themasters@thepipingcentre.co.uk – entry forms are available from the download link here: The National Piping […]
Join the NPC Adult Gatherings in 2023 – tutors announced
The National Piping Centre is bringing you a series of Adult Gatherings in 2023 for pipers aged 18+, which have been designed to give a fantastic social learning experience. This year we will be running in person workshops as well as online events. The date for the Summer Adult Gathering […]
Improve your piping on the HND Music – Piping course
Derek Doyle is the HND Co-ordinator at The National Piping Centre and one of his main roles is the organisation of the Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma Music – Piping courses. It started life as an HNC in 2016 and then the HND Course was added in 2021, […]
Sign-up now for the Mackay’s Memoirs Workshop with the NYPBS
Sign up to the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland’s free music workshop, being held on Sunday, June 18 at The National Piping Centre. This workshop brings together young music-makers in Glasgow to look at Mackay’s Memoirs by Martyn Bennett. Martyn wrote this piece originally for young people to play, […]
Enter now for the Masters Solo Piping Competition
The final entry date for the Masters Solo Piping Competition is June 26 and entry forms are available from the download link here: Entry forms to be submitted by email to: themasters@thepipingcentre.co.uk The competition will take place at Piping Live! on August 14 2023 and audience tickets are available here. […]
The NPC receives very good pass for Education Scotland inspection
By Derek Doyle, Learning Development Officer The need for the Education Scotland inspection of The National Piping Centre was two-fold. First, in order to allow TNPC to recruit non-UK students for certificated programmes of more than six months, we are required to have educational oversight. So, it was the first hurdle […]
Women in piping and drumming: equality, inclusivity, and diversity research
A study into the underrepresentation of women in Scotland’s piping and drumming scene has been launched by The National Piping Centre, in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Entitled Women in Piping and Drumming: Equality, Inclusivity, and Diversity, the six-month study is launching an online survey, designed to gain […]
Apply now for NYPBS piping and drumming trainee tutor roles
There are six days to the deadline for NYPBS trainee tutor applications. The cut off time is 12 noon on 30th May 2023 GMT. See below for more information and to apply visit: https://www.nypbs.co.uk/opportunities The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland is seeking to appoint seven trainees to support the delivery […]
Emerging Composers 2023 – apply now!
Emerging Composers is a fantastic professional development opportunity offering paid commissions for emerging composers creating exciting repertoire from new perspectives for The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. Now in our third year of the programme, Emerging Composers offers paid commissions to write for NYPBS – Scotland’s only concert pipe […]
