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GMM Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band - Southern Highlands Chapter, 1 Werai Road, Werai (2026)

24/04/2026

🎶🔥 HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT LEARNING THE BAGPIPES? NOW IS THE TIME! 🔥🎶
If it’s been sitting in the back of your mind… stop putting it off.
👉 NOW is the perfect time to start your bagpipe journey.
With Term 2 kicking off at Moss Vale Services Club, we’re making it even easier to begin:
💥 NEW “LEARN THE BAGPIPES” GROUP CLASS
🕢 Tuesday evenings | 7:15pm – 8:00pm
💲 Introductory Offer: $15 per week (normally $20)
👉 Save $5 every week this term!
🎓 WHY LEARN THE BAGPIPES (OR ANY INSTRUMENT)?
Learning a musical instrument is one of the most powerful tools for personal development:
🧠 Improves memory & concentration – proven to enhance learning and academic performance
📚 Boosts study skills – develops discipline, focus and problem-solving
🎯 Builds confidence – achieve goals and perform with pride
🤝 Encourages social connection – meet like-minded people and be part of a team
🎵 Reduces stress & improves wellbeing
For young learners, it’s a huge advantage in school.
For adults, it’s a rewarding challenge and a lifelong skill.
🎶 HOW YOU START
Learning the bagpipes is a structured and achievable journey:
👉 You begin on a practice chanter (a quieter, easy-to-learn instrument)
👉 Learn the fundamentals and build your skills step-by-step
👉 Master a number of tunes
👉 Then progress confidently onto the full bagpipes
With the right guidance, you’ll be amazed how quickly you improve.
🏴 WHY OUR PROGRAM WORKS
At the Sydney School of Piping & Drumming, we combine:
✔ Expert instruction
✔ A supportive, fun environment
✔ Clear goals and structured learning
Whether you want to play for enjoyment, perform, or even join a pipe band — we’ll help you get there.
🚨 DON’T WAIT ANOTHER YEAR WONDERING “WHAT IF?”
Take advantage of our Term 2 discount and get started today.
📞 Call: 02 8678 8376
📧 Email: [email protected]
👉 Your bagpipe journey starts NOW — let’s make it happen.

21/04/2026

🔥🎶 TERM 2 IS HERE – AND SOMETHING EXCITING IS HAPPENING IN MOSS VALE! 🥁🔥
If you’ve ever thought about learning the bagpipes or Scottish drums, now is the time to stop thinking and start doing.
At the Sydney School of Piping & Drumming, we offer individual tuition for pipers, snare and tenor drummers…
👉 BUT we’re now proud to introduce something NEW…
🎯 BEGINNER GROUP BAGPIPE CLASS
📍 Moss Vale Services Club
🕢 Tuesdays | 7:15pm – 8:00pm
💲 Just $15 per week
🏴 BUILDING SOMETHING SPECIAL – A LOCAL PIPE BAND
Our vision is to establish a Chapter of the Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band Chapter here in Moss Vale —
a band built on:
✨ Inclusion
✨ Fun
✨ Passion
✨ Energy
With expert instruction, we aim to create a group that both players and the local community can be proud of.
While not compulsory, we strongly encourage students to set goals and perform, including solo competitions — one of the fastest ways to improve and build confidence.
🏆 LOCAL SUCCESS – BUNDANOON HIGHLAND GATHERING RESULTS
On the weekend, many of our students (including local players) and tutors achieved outstanding results:
🥇 Practice Chanter – Clementine Blom (1st)
🥇🥈 Novice 2/4 March – Pheenyx McPake (1st), Josh Grassick (2nd)
🥇🥈 Novice Piobaireachd – Pheenyx McPake (1st), Josh Grassick (2nd)
🏆 Champion Novice Piper – Pheenyx McPake
🥇🥈🥉 D Grade March – Josh Grassick (3rd)
🥈🥉 D Grade Piobaireachd – Keehan Chisholm (2nd),
🥇🥉 C Grade March – Elijah Gesling (1st), William Cavanough (3rd)
🥈 Veterans March – Barry Gray (2nd)
🥈 A Grade March – Barry Gray (2nd)
🥇 A Grade Strathspey & Reel – Barry Gray (1st)
🥈 A Grade Hornpipe & Jig – Barry Gray (2nd)
🌍 PATHWAYS TO BIG OPPORTUNITIES
Students in the region also have the chance to play with the
🎶 Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band
— one of Australia’s largest bands, heading to the World Championships in the UK this year with two competing bands in Grade 4B and 3B.
🎓 WHY LEARN A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
Learning pipes or drums offers lifelong benefits:
🧠 Improves concentration, memory & discipline
🎯 Builds goal-setting and achievement habits
🤝 Develops teamwork and social confidence
🎵 Encourages creativity and self-expression
💪 Boosts resilience and performance skills
And perhaps most importantly…
👉 it connects you to a community and a tradition like no other.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 OPEN TO EVERYONE
✔ Beginners to advanced
✔ Children and adults
✔ Even players from other bands looking to improve
Many of our local students play with Oxley College Pipe Band, so if your child is heading there, this is a fantastic head start.
📞 READY TO START?
Call: 02 8678 8376
📧 Email: [email protected]
👉 Join our Tuesday lessons at Moss Vale Services Club
👉 Or jump straight into our $15 beginner group class y7.15pm - 8pm
🎶 Don’t wait another day, dont put it off for another year… your journey starts NOW.

04/02/2026

🎶 New year. New hobby. A world of opportunity. 🎶
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Have you got a child (or maybe you yourself) who’s looking for something exciting, meaningful, and a little bit different this year?
The Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band in conjunction with the Sydney School of Piping & Drumming hold lessons with the view of establishing a local branch band in the Southern Highlands on Tuesday afternoons and evenings at the Ex Services Club.

We have started a practice chanter group for learners on Tuesday at 7.15pm - 8pm and the cost is only $15 per week. We also offer one to one lessons in piping, snare and tenor drumming and these are 30 minutes for $45.00. ZOOM lessons are available at a time that suits you.

If you have a child interested who may eventually go to Oxley College this is a great way to get a head start before moving to the school. Every member currently in the school band has been taught by our tutors.

Once we establish enough people to start performing locally - not only will it be a team that performs locally, interstate, and internationally, but also with International artist such as we done a few years back, when taking 5 local pipers to play at the AFL Grand Final in front of 100,000 people with Robbie Williams in Melbourne.

This August GMMPB , are heading to Scotland to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships, and planning is already underway for our next UK tour in 2028.
With the right start, you or your child could absolutely be part of that journey.
Before you know it, you might be marching in Christmas parades this December, playing on ANZAC Day in 2027, or performing at major events around Australia.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Who’s in the band?
Our members range from 10 years old to 70+, with children, parents, and grandparents all playing side by side. Several families have multiple generations performing together — it’s music, mateship, and memories rolled into one.
🌍 What we stand for
A Youth Safe organisation
Proudly inclusive and diverse
Supportive, structured, and community-focused
Big opportunities for those willing to give it a go
Whether you’re dreaming of overseas travel, love the sound of the pipes and drums, or just want to be part of something bigger than yourself — this is worth thinking about.
📞 Want to know more?
If Tuesday evenings don’t suit, or you’d like to explore lesson options, contact Barry on 0412 602 983 for a friendly chat about how to get started.
✨ New year. New skills. New adventures.

Address

1 Werai Road
Werai, NSW
2577

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+61412602983

Website

http://www.gmmpb.com.au/

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