Greater Ipswich College of Piping and Drumming

The 2022 Australian Pipe Band Championships this Saturday in Sydney will be an exciting opportunity for some of our younger pipers and drummers to perform.

Through the Greater Ipswich College of Piping and Drumming, our novice drummers (like Morgan Saywell and Abbie Graham pictured below left) learn the skills and technique of the Highland snare drum. It will be their first Aussies!

Our drum corps is led by Drum Sergeant Callum MacSween; in Grade 3, the lead snare drummer is John Grant.

The 2022 Australian Pipe Band Championships this Saturday in Sydney will be an exciting opportunity for some of our younger pipers and drummers to perform.

Through the Greater Ipswich College of Piping and Drumming, our novice pipers (like Phoenix Armstrong pictured below left) learn the skills and technique of the Great Highland Bagpipe.

Our Band and pipe corps is led by Pipe Major Nick Tomkins.

The Band plays MK3 Chesney chanters with Chensey Reeds from Chesney Reeds.

LESSONS AVAILABLE - bagpipes, drums or highland dancing!

Our College in Ipswich provides high quality tuition at affordable rates for the bagpipes and drums. McCullough Highland Dancing Studio also offer lessons for Highland Dancing. All from our hall in Limestone Park.

PM us or email [email protected] for more details.

Learn the snare drum - LESSONS AVAILABLE!

Build your rhythm, timing and accuracy. Pipe band snare drumming is unique to other drumming styles but the skills are very complimentary to other percussion instruments. Contact us at [email protected] to sign up.

Dream of learning bagpipes or drums? We have 4 spots available for drummers and 4 for pipers to start individual lessons this term. Email [email protected] to sign up and for more information.

Throwback Thursday... to the 2019 ANZAC March when Euan Graham, now in Year 7, represented the City of Ipswich Pipe Band playing the bagpipes and performed a solo lament at the RSL sub-branch.

This Sunday 250 of our boys will be marching the streets of Ipswich to pay their respects.

🥁 Well done to Instrumental Music Program student Morgan Saywell (Year 9) who represented the City of Ipswich Pipe Band on drums, as part of the Warwick Caledonian Society Inc. 150th Celebration over the weekend! This was the largest massed band performance in at least 50 years for Warwick & it's great to see our students getting involved in the wider community 👏

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