Victorian Pipe Band Championships - Maryborough - May 17th
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10:30am - Street Parade, High Street
11:30am - Band contest, Princes Park From 6:30pm - Social at Maryborough Highland Society, 35 High Street. 
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⚠️Warning - Fake Facebook pages
Pages have started to appear on Facebook relating to the May 17th Victorian Championships in Maryborough. These are not official pages and are a scam. Please spread this news widely among bands, family and friends.
Members are advised:
Members are advised:
- Only Pipe Bands Victoria & Maryborough Highland Society are involved in the organisation of this event.
- There are no tickets or live-streaming packages. Nothing needs to be purchased in advance. Anything being sold online is fake.
🎼 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.
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.
PIPE BANDS AUSTRALIA - Winter Piping and Drumming Retreat
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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. 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 |
🏆 2024-25 Contest Results
| Victorian Solo Drumming Championships - 15-Sep-2024 |
| Horsham contest results - 7-Sep-2024 |
| Bendigo contest results - 9-Nov-2024 |
| 2024 Daylesford Street March mastersheet |
| 2024 Daylesford mastersheet |
| 2025 Ballarat mastersheet |
| 2025 Croydon mastersheet |
| 2025 Haileybury mastersheet |
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]
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 |
| Position description - Contest Scorer |
| Position description - Contest Supervisor |
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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
May 17, 2025 - Victorian Pipe Band Championships, Maryborough
Branch Council meetings
2025 Dates to be advised.
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