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Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

Scottish Schools Freestyle Championships – 2021- Online

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The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

Freestyle - 2021 - Online!

Freestyle - 2021 - Online!
NEWS: The Scottish Schools Freestyle competition is going online for 2021 - a celebration of the talents of young musicians. Films will be broadcast over the weekend of 26 -28 March when the judges’ winners will be announced, and there will be an exciting live People’s Choice Vote! Please note, registrations are now closed. The entry deadline is 14 March.
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About

About
Resilience and teamwork, perseverance and confidence - these are just some of the transferable life skills that pupils develop when they play in a pipe band, along with a sense of pride and belonging within the school and community. Widening opportunities to learn the pipes and drums in schools also helps, on a national scale, to safeguard Scotland’s unique cultural heritage.
More about SSPDT
Annual Report and Accounts

Learning in Schools

Learning in Schools The Trust helps to extend and sustain piping and drumming in Scotland's state schools, with a focus on remote and disadvantaged areas. We supported 3,750 pupils in over 270 schools last year. More partnerships are pending, and new enquiries are welcome.
Schools programmes

Grants

Grants
Apply for single and multi-year cash grants towards piping and drumming tuition, as well as other costs such as drums or travel.
Apply now

Social Media

Pipe Bands 4 Schools @Piping4Pupils
Thursday, March 4th, 2021 at 11:52am
Simon will be back today for the next drop in drumming workout session; this time it's the Intermediate/Advanced level.

Join the fun at 4pm, live on our Facebook page: https://t.co/HvGutxVVwB

Open to everyone who would like to take part! 🥁 https://t.co/U91DhHsGrc
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Pipe Bands 4 Schools @Piping4Pupils
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 at 11:43am
🌟Award announcement 🌟

£3,900 will go to @LarbertHigh to fund 30 e-chanters for use in the School of Piping and Drumming, Falkirk Council Pipe Band, and cluster primary schools. @LhsPiping 🎶 https://t.co/02RSdhw6dv
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Pipe Bands 4 Schools @Piping4Pupils
Monday, March 1st, 2021 at 5:34pm
This week, the drop in drumming sessions will be workout sessions, using different exercises to give the hands a blast!

Simon will be live on our Facebook page for the Beginner/Intermediate session tomorrow at 4pm. https://t.co/HvGutxVVwB

Open to everyone! Join in the fun!🎶🥁 https://t.co/4wLBDRg8GG
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Free Bagpipe Loans

Free Bagpipe Loans
SSPDT's national Bagpipe Lending Scheme lends pipes, and concert chanters, to schools and other organizations, free of charge.
Apply now

Pupil Entrepreneur Award

Pupil Entrepreneur Award
Young pipers sharpen their business, teamwork and performance skills in this entrepreneurship award; their reward is to earn and keep their own set of loaned SSPDT pipes.
Golden Ticket Award
  • “I’ve seen kids come in here with no self confidence and seen the changes that learning an instrument can bring about. It’s amazing to see what piping can do. Learning a skill, making friendships that will last a lifetime, being part of something.”



    Iain Watson
    A tutor in Govan schools, former World Championships winner and member of the Strathclyde Police Band

  • “The Preston Lodge Pipe Band has grown quickly from a tentative group of new players into the flourishing figurehead of our school and its community.”



    Gavin Clark, Head Teacher
    Preston Lodge High School, East Lothian

Learning Hub

Learning Hub
SSPDT has co-created 55 new piping and drumming teaching roles in schools, so far. We provide networking, professional development events and resources for piping and drumming tutors working in schools.
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Paid Internships

Paid Internships
SSPDT’s paid internships offer training to pipers and snare drummers, and are a proven gateway to teaching careers in schools.
More about Paid Internships

Stay in touch and support

Stay in touch and support
Get in touch
Gift a set of bagpipes or donate
Help develop a pipe band programme
Apply for grant funding
Apply to our Bagpipe Lending Scheme

The Championships

The Championships 65 bands, quartets for beginners, and freestyle for a fusion of instruments and music. It's the world's largest schools piping event!
The Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships
  • Introducing Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band
  • Preston Lodge High Schoo - UK Championships 2015
  • Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band in China 2013

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