Pipe Bands Tasmania - April Workshop

Proudly provided at no cost to Branch Members

Join us for the return of the players workshops to be held following the State Championships on 27 April.

Key Points:

• Provided at no cost to members.
• Active Pipe Bands Australia registration required
  
• Learner/ Students welcomed (Membership not mandatory)

Dress Code:

Attendees should dress comfortably in neat, casual attire. There is no need for band uniforms/ highland wear.

Enquiries

Can be sent to the Branch Secretary c/- tas@pipebandsaustralia.com.au

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Guest Tutors:

• Piping
  David Teleford (Victoria)
  David Telford is Assistant Secretary to Pipe Bands Victoria and the Secretary of the Australian Championships 2024 Committee. David is an active member of the Australian National Adjudicator Panel in piping. He is a regular adjudicator at pipe band contests in Victoria and recently in New South Wales.
  
  David started his piping career with Moorabbin Pipe Band in 1978 under the tutelage of Eric Christie and Bill Bruce, playing his first Grade 1 contest with the band at Daylesford HG in 1980.
  David played solos for 25 years winning aggregate contests in every grade along with the silver medal in piobaireachd and the MacLennan gold medal prize.
  
  David later moved to Nunawading PB in G2, and then to City of Melbourne Highland PB in G1 as pipe sergeant where the band won contests across Australia and placed 3rd in NZ. After 7 years in the UK, he returned to playing with Moorabbin in G2. He currently plays with Old Scotch Collegians Association (OSCA) PD in G4A winning Victorian and ACT band Championships. OSCA PD is looking forward to travelling to Scotland in August this year to compete at the World Championships.
  
  An educator by profession, David is currently teaching Year 12 Legal Studies and Business Management at Pakenham Secondary College in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. Finally, David hopes to live long enough to see his beloved St. Kilda FC win another Premiership.
  
  
• Drumming
  Dougal McConnell - Vice Principal Drumming, Tasmania
  Dougal McConnell was introduced to snare drumming at the age of 11 prior to becoming a member of the City of Newtown Pipe Band in Geelong until, at the age of 13, he transferred to The City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band. Within that time he held the role of Lead Drummer for the Victorian Pipes and Drums Massed Bands performances.
  
  Keen to advance, he progressed through the levels to achieve solo performance awards in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has held the Open Snare state titles of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.
  
  From 1995 Dougal was a member of the England based Clan Sutherland Pipe Band, a highly competitive and successful Band, which in 1997 was awarded the Champion of Champions of Grade 2, and 2nd place at the World Pipe Band Championships (Grade 2).
  
  Dougal was a guest player with the Victoria Police Pipe Band during their victorious trip the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland in 1998.
  He has also competed with the City of Blacktown Pipe Band, Bangkok Thistle Pipe Band and with the Western Australia Police Pipe Band as his work as a hotelier has taken him from place to place.
  
  Dougal was with The Pipeband Club in Sydney, where he became Leading Drummer, winning multiple Australian Grade One Championships, and a finals finish at the World Pipe Band Championships the band’s 1st year in Grade One.
  
  A keen supporter of playing music for enjoyment, Dougal tutored the Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums, Watsonia RSL and City of Melbourne, and has composed a drum fanfare, “The Drag Queen” specifically for players in different bands to get together and enjoy music.
  
  Dougal and his family are now living in Launceston, Tasmania Australia, where he is a Drumming Adjudicator with Pipe Bands Tasmania and Pipe Bands Australia, and has recently been a guest player with the Western Australia Police Pipe Band, winning the Australian Championships again in 2016. He enjoys helping players develop, particularly working on preparation strategies and score selection.
• Ensemble
  Rob Bennett - National Principal Ensemble & Adjudication
  Rob joined the Rats in 1961 as a learner drummer. In 2014 in conjunction with the APBA College Victorian Drumming Panel Role he produced the VCE “Highland Drumming” list of works book for students wishing to study Pipe Band Drumming in the music program.
• Drill & Dress
  To Be Confirmed