Pipe Band

Highland Bagpipes and Highland Drumming are all taught as individual lessons, with around 60 pupils receiving instruction from world-class instructors.

The pipes & drums training is structured around 3 different groups: pupils joining the training band in their initial stages of learning, then progressing onto the parade pipe band and, from there, to the competition band. 

The parade band wears full ceremonial dress, being proud to wear the Modern Murray of Atholl tartan; an honour granted to us by kind permission of the Duke of Atholl and Viscount Glenalmond in 1878. It is thought that our pipes & drums can be traced back to this time and the band was certainly in full flight in the 1880’s having been recorded as performing at the school to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887. Fast forward 135 years and the band can be found playing at all sorts of events throughout the UK as well as closer to home, performing for the school and our local community.

The team of instructors is led by Brian Elrick our head of Pipes & Drums, ably assisted by Mr Sandy Bayne and Ms Vikki Pual our drumming instructors.