The MWPBA Music Board creates, facilitates and administers consistent application of competitor grading levels not only within the MWPBA, but, more importantly, across a much broader scale of associations and alliances. This is intended to have all competitors entered at an appropriate level for the overall good of the association and its membership.
All band and solo competitors wishing to change grade must petition the MWPBA Music Board for consideration.
This page will be periodically updated as re-grades are approved by the Music Board.
The following regrades have been approved by the MWPBA Music Board for season 2022. Congratulations to all those upgraded!
Bands:
| Grade Change | Band |
|---|---|
| To Grade 2 | |
| To Grade 3 | Cameron and District |
| To Grade 4 |
Piping : Piobaireachd
| Grade Change | Soloist |
|---|---|
| To Open Grade | |
| To Grade 1 | |
| To Grade 2 | |
| To Grade 3 | Steve Hyde |
Piping : Light Music
| Grade Change* | Soloist |
|---|---|
| To Open Grade | |
| To Grade 1 | |
| To Grade 2 | Ray Cai Steve Hyde Clayton Nelson |
| To Grade 3 | Scout Adams Stella Jacoby Lillian Prince Killian Smith Matthew Turley |
| To Grade 4 |
* Pipers who have already competed for one complete season in either Senior Novice or Junior Novice
(now Grade 5) may automatically register in Grade 4 Light Music without approval of the Music Board.
All Practice Chanter grade pipers are automatically moved to Novice after one season.
Such automatic re-grades are not listed.
Drumming : Snare
| Grade Change | Soloist |
|---|---|
| To Open Grade | |
| To Grade 1 | |
| To Grade 2 | |
| To Grade 3 | Allie DeLonay Caleb Addie |
| To Grade 4 | Molly Turley Liam Leasure |
Drumming : Tenor
| Grade Change | Soloist |
|---|---|
| To Advanced | |
| To Intermediate | Allison Hildebrand |
Drumming : Bass
| Grade Change | Soloist |
|---|---|
| To Advanced |