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. Regrade forms are available under the forms section of the website.
This page will be periodically updated as re-grades are approved by the Music Board. (Most recent update: November 21, 2015)
The following regrades have been approved by the MWPBA Music Board for season 2016. Congratulations to all those upgraded!
Bands:
Grade Change | Band |
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To Grade 2 | Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band |
To Grade 3 | Fountain Trust Pipe Band |
To Grade 4 | Turlach Ur Pipe Band |
Piping : Piobaireachd
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Open Grade | <none> |
To Grade 1 | Griffin Hall, Angus Martin, Tak Tang |
To Grade 2 | Joseph Horwath, Lauren VanDerWal |
To Grade 3 | Luke, Ashton, Jacob Schrader, Tony Mach |
Piping : Light Music
Grade Change* | Soloist |
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To Open Grade | <none> |
To Grade 1 | Griffin Hall, Angus Martin |
To Grade 2 | Joseph Horwath, Kolya Sier, Lauren VanDerWal |
To Grade 3 | Luke, Ashton, Joseph Fisher,Tony Mach, Ethan Riddle, Jacob Schrader, Brett Steven Wax |
To Grade 4 | Thomas Asis, Griffin Coffman, Robert Cooney ,Alexandria Cunningham, Clair Douglas, Joshua Steffen, Gabrielle Neal, Nicole Sherrer |
* Pipers who have already competed for one complete season in either Senior Novice or Junior Novice
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 |
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To Open Grade | <none> |
To Grade 1 | <none> |
To Grade 2 | <none> |
To Grade 3 | Anna Oyler |
Drumming : Tenor
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Advanced | Brianna McDonald, Sydney Sievewright |
To Intermediate | Courtney Green |
Drumming : Bass
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Advanced | <none> |