Bagpipe News

Seven Certificates of Piping ability, four Certificates of Pipe Band Drumming ability, three Certificates in Pipe Band Studies and two Certificates for teachers of Piping are available. Details of the syllabus for each examination are provided in this document.

The organisations represented on the Piping and Drumming Qualifications Board (PDQB) are:

• The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
• The College of Piping
• The National Piping Centre
• The Piobaireachd Society
• The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

The first four organisations named above make up the Institute of Piping whose certificates ARE still recognised by the PDQB.

The College highly recommends that all candidates seek advice before putting themselves forward for any examination. That way unnecessary expense and dissapointment will be avoided. Examination fees must be paid to the College at the time an examination is booked.

Tests for all Certificates (less the Performers’ Certificate) will consist in each case of a practical, oral, and written examinations. Candidates must obtain a pass in both the practical and written examinations before a Certificate can be awarded. The tests for the Performers’ Certificate will consist of practical and oral examinations.

Click here for a flow chart of the new examination structure that will explain at a glance how you can advance through the certification process.

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