Announcements
Glasgow Lands Results Posted
2/25/2010 - The 2010 EUSPBA Grade 1-4 Band Championship
contest results have been
posted
here. Congratulations to all new EUSPBA Champions, based on a
combination of scores from the two events:
- Grade 1: 1st - Oran Mor, 2nd - City of Washington
- Grade 2: Stuart Highlanders
- Grade 3: 1st - NY Metro PB, 2nd - Ulster Scottish, 3rd - Mohawk Valley Frasers
- Grade 4: 1st - Stuart Highlanders, 2nd - Catamount PB, 3rd - Cameron Washington Memorial
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EUSPBA Learning Channel
05/15/2010 - EUSPBA has begun developing an online video
channel on Vimeo as a method of promoting education throughout the
association and the piping and drumming world. Several lessons by Jimmy
MacIntosh are now available.
Visit the
EUSPBA Learning Channel . . .
Announcing the 2010 Annual Jack Munro Memorial Award for Young
Aspiring Pipers
applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Jack Munro Memorial
Award for Young Aspiring Pipers. Applicants for this award must meet the
following criteria . . .
Read More . . .
Rule Changes Effective 2011
04/29/2010 - The following rule changes have been
approved for the 2011 competition season:
- "Instructor/player rules are limited to Grades 5, and 4
bands. Instructor/Players cannot play lead in any section." , The
current wording can be found on page 6 under "Definitions"
- Grade 4 solo, Jr. and Sr. Piobaireachd, requirements
found on page 8 of the existing Rule Book will change. The option
for ground only to be sanctioned will be removed. Effective
January 1, 2011, only the full tune event will be sanctioned by the
EUSPBA.
04/19/2010 - Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas is
pleased to announce a new academic program of interest to pipers. Beginning
with the Fall semester of 2010 the Scottish Heritage Program, under the
direction of Jimmy Bell, will team with the Music Department to offer a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with Great Highland Bagpipe as the primary
instrument.
Read More . . .
Instructor Rule Update
The executive committee has revised the ruling on the instructor player
for 2010. The instructor player rule found under definitions in the rulebook
will remain the same for 2010 as it was in 2009. These rules will change for
the 2011 competition season. Changes will be posted here as the information
becomes available.
EUSPBA Pipe Band Championships
The EUSPBA Pipe Band Championships are back for 2010. Mark your band
calendar for the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, July 17, 2010 in Florence,
MA. Participating bands MUST be members of the EUSPBA by May 1, 2010 and
band rosters must be received by the EUSPBA Membership Coordinator by June
1, 2010. Bands from outside the geographical boundaries of the EUSPBA may
participate, but must join and submit rosters by the aforementioned dates.
More details will be forthcoming, no travel money, but rest assured there
will be substantial prize money, and glory for the top bands in the EUSPBA.
Please join us in Florence, MA.
- Grade 1: 1st - $5000 | $3000 | $2000
- Grade 2: 1st - $4000 | $2500 | $2000
- Grade 3: 1st - $3000 | $2000 | $1000
- Grade 4: 1st - $2000 | $1500 | $ 500
- Total prize money = $28,000
New Scholarships Available
The House of Gordon USA and the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Committee are sponsoring The Charles O. Gordon Memorial Grade 4 Jr. Piper of
the Day. In addition, the Manchester Regional Police and Fire Pipe Band Inc. is offering three
scholarships for pipers, drummers and drum majors in the New England area.
Read More . . .
EUSPBA would like to thank these and other benefactors for their
support and assistance provided to our members. We applaud these efforts and
encourage other groups to develop similar scholarships and programs.
- Jimmy Bell, President EUSPBA
2010 Music Requirement Update
January 26, 2010 - The following was developed at the last music board meeting and ratified by the EC. These changes are effective for playing year 2010.
The QMM for grades 4 and 5 shall be defined as six to eight parts of march music, simple time, no time limit. The list of tunes provided for each grade is strongly recommended, but not required.
The QMM should contain tunes that by tradition are considered marches (such as written in time signatures 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4) played in quick time. The QMM shall not contain bridges or reprises.
The music should be structured traditionally i.e. 2/4 marches-8 bars/16 beats per part repeated, 4/4 marches 8 bars/32 beats per part not repeated, 3/4 marches 8 bars/24 beats repeated.
The QMM is to include a traditional attack of two three pace rolls, with the chanters sounding E on the seventh beat.
Marches are to be played as written, and if a part is written with repeats, the repeat does not count as an additional part. So a QMM could consist of 6 parts with nothing repeated, 8 parts all repeated,
or anything in between, as long as the tunes are played the way they were written. Additionally, other time signatures of non-compound time can be included, such as a 5/4. Compound time signatures of
6/8, 9/8 and 12/8, or any other time signature where the beat is divisible by 3, are not permitted.
Rules and Regulations Updated
Competition Rules and Regulations for 2010 have been updated and posted
on the Resource - Rules page of this site.
Includes the new requirements for Grades 4 & 5 March Set.
Progressive Certification Program
Updated syllabi for each level of piping, snare, tenor/bass and drum
major are now available in the Music resources
section of this Web site.
2010 Season Membership Forms Now Available
You can also join or renew individual and family memberships online.
Choose Join/Renew from the main menu.
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