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Winter Piping & Drumming Retreat
11 July - 13 July
The Pipe Bands Australia Summer School series returns in 2025 with the inaugural ‘Winter Piping and Drumming Retreat’; Showcasing Piping, Snare, Tenor and Bass Drumming Tuition and workshops suitable for all ages and abilities from Novice to A grade.
Not only does this represent a fantastic opportunity to make friends and new connections within the Pipe Band fraternity the retreat will include:
- Tuning and ongoing management of instruments
- Musical theory, playing technique and score construction
- Rudimental execution and control
- The sometimes dreaded ‘Piobairachd’
- Strategies for better solo playing including the minimisation of risk from a musical perspective
- Ensemble management across drum and piping corps
- An introduction to new music
- As well as an assortment of performances including an opening recital from the tutors and a closing concert from students.
Key Points:
- 11 to 13 July 2025
- Knox Grammar School, New South Wales
- All ages event suitable for players performing at a Novice level through to A grade (10 years an up)
- Entries Close 5:00pm 13 June 2025
