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Scotch College Solo Drumming Contest

Saturday 21 June 2025
1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn Victoria 3122 

Draw:
Scotch College drum solos draw
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Solo Drumming Program 2025-2030
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Coming up:
Haileybury Solo Drumming Contest
Sunday 14 September 2025
Haileybury, Newlands Campus Quad, 
855-891 Springvale Road, Keysborough 3173
Entries: to be advised.

Victorian Pipe Band Championships - Maryborough - May 17th

Master sheet from Saturday's contest. Thank you to all bands and to the Maryborough Highland Society for their support of the event.
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🎼 New Massed Band tunes for 2026

Following recommendations from the Victorian piping and drumming panels, we are making some changes to massed band sets and introducing new tunes.

Use the button below to go to the News page, where you will find downloadable zip, pdf and audio files along with an explanatory statement from David Telford and Andrew Womersley, Victorian Vice Principals of Piping and Drumming. Drum scores will follow soon.
Details and Downloads

PIPE BANDS AUSTRALIA - Winter Piping and Drumming Retreat

Fri 11 - Sun 13 July 2025 - Knox Grammar School, Sydney.

​The Pipe Bands Australia Summer School series returns in 2025 with the inaugural 'Winter Piping and Drumming Retreat', showcasing Piping, Snare, Tenor and Bass Drumming Tuition and workshops suitable for all ages and abilities from Novice to A grade.
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Not only does this represent a fantastic opportunity to make friends and new connections within the Pipe Band fraternity the retreat will include:

- Tuning and ongoing management of instruments
- Musical theory, playing technique and score construction
- Rudimental execution and control
- The sometimes dreaded 'Piobaireachd'
- Strategies for better solo playing including the minimisation of risk from a musical perspective
- Ensemble management across drum and piping corps
- An introduction to new music
- As well as an assortment of performances including an opening recital from the tutors and a closing concert from students.
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Information poster
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🏆​ 2024-25 Contest Results 

Victorian Solo Drumming Championships - 15-Sep-2024
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Horsham contest results - 7-Sep-2024
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Bendigo contest results - 9-Nov-2024
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2024 Daylesford Street March mastersheet
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2024 Daylesford mastersheet
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2025 Ballarat mastersheet
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2025 Croydon mastersheet
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2025 Haileybury mastersheet
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Not competing? You can still participate!

Pipe Band competitions don’t just happen, they need to be planned, organised and conducted.

Pipe Bands Victoria is looking for members who would be interested in helping out at competitions. We need Stewards, Scorers and Contest Supervisors. We would like to find enough people so that any individual would only be asked to assist once or twice a season.

The attached position description sets out the requirements for the Contest Scorer. PBV will provide training and mentoring into this position. PBV would welcome interest from any member or anyone looking getting more involved on contest days. PBV would particularly welcome interest from women and non-binary individuals. 

​Our aim is to make the competition experience a positive one for all participants, bands, their
members, adjudicators, officials and spectators.

If you believe that you have the interest and ability to undertake some of these roles, please contact:
PBV Secretary, Euan Wallace [email protected] or
VP Rules and Admin, Mick Ryan [email protected]
Position description - Contest Steward
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Position description - Contest Scorer
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Position description - Contest Supervisor
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📢​ Got some news? 

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COMING SOON

PBV Event Calendar

Dates will appear here as events are confirmed.
March 30, 2025 - Haileybury contest, Keysborough
​May 17, 2025 - Victorian Pipe Band Championships, Maryborough

Branch Council meetings

2025 Dates to be advised.
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