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2007 Piping Students & Instructors
Piping Course Information
All Students are expected to bring their own instruments.
All Piping students will be required to send in a tape of their pipe playing to help in class placement.
The piping course for the week will include the following:
• Improving technique and execution.
• Music theory and its application to the pipes.
• Learning different types of tunes.
• Care and maintenance of the pipes.
• Working with reeds and setting up the instrument.
• Various levels of Piobaireachd instruction available.
• Playing together in a group or band
There will be opportunities to play in evening sessions and to practice your new found knowledge.
Advanced Piping
The Advanced Piping course will have you setting up your pipe for the winning sound.
• Marches
• Strathspey and Reels
• Hornpipes and Jigs
 This will include selecting tunes that are suited to the player and getting the most expression from the
tunes.
Advanced Piobaireachd
Course will suit those who already play Piobaireachd and who want to improve their playing and at the same time increase their knowledge of the music.
2008 Instructors
 Drew Duncan began piping at age ten. His first teacher was his mother, Ann Marie Duncan. He has attended The Ohio Scottish Arts School for 5 years and currently receives instruction from John Cairns. Drew won the P&PBSO’s Champion Supreme award for Grade II and I light music. Since his return to solo competitions Drew has won several professional prizes in North America including the 2004 Winnipeg Knockout Championship and the 2005 John Ure Anderson Memorial Gold Medal for Piobearachd at Ligonier. He began competing with Grade I bands at age 15; including St. Thomas Police PB, Toronto Metro Police PB, and the 78th Fraser Highlanders. He is currently a member of the recently upgraded Windsor Police Grade I PB. In the five years of its existence the Windsor Police Grade Two band won three North American Championships, three United States Championships, two Canadian Championships, four Champion Supreme designations from the Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario, and placed fifth, fourth, and third (on two occasions) at the World Pipe Band Championships. Drew is the Pipe Major of the Windsor Police Grade Three Pipe Band and is the piping school director for the organization. Andrew is also the president of the Windsor/Detroit branch of the Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario. A Math and Science teacher by profession, Drew resides in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
 Reay Mackay was born in Toronto and studied piping under his father Colin Mackay, Murdo MacLeod and
John Wilson. He turned professional at age 13 and has won most of the North American piping awards including
the North American Professional Solo Championship 6 times consecutively. He has been P/M of the 48th
Highlanders of Canada and the Metro Toronto Police P&D. He has judged most of the major N.A. competitions
as well as World Championships in Scotland.
Stephen R. MacNeil has career consisting of 15 years of successful open piping plus 18 years experience in Grade 1 pipe bands with The MacNish Distillery and St. Thomas Police PipeBands (12 years as Pipe Sergeant). He currently plays with the Grade 1 Windsor Police Pipe Band after 4 top 5 placings at the World's in Grade 2. Steve is also a Midwest Pipe Band Association Adjudicator and founder of the Northern Michigan School of Piping. He is a member of the Celtic Folk group “Glengarry Road”. Steve was raised in the Detroit area, with strong family ties to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and now lives with his family in Manistee, Michigan.
 Doug MacRae is originally from London, Ontario, Canada, and has been piping since the age of nine. He has experienced a successful competitive career as a consistent prize-winner through the ranks. Some of his accomplishments include the Pipers' and Pipe Band Society of Ontario Champion Supreme Award for Junior Amateur Piobaireachd and Senior Amateur Piobaireachd. In 2004, Doug took first prize in Professional Piobaireachd at the North American Championships. He now lives in Houston, Texas working as a director of the current Juvenile World Champion, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School Pipe Band.
Doug is the former Pipe Sergeant of the St. Thomas Pipe Band (Ontario), and is now a seven-year member of the Scottish Lion - 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band. Doug is also a certified adjudicator for the PPBSO.
 Andrew Rogers began playing at age 10 studying under Ivan Downie. He was a member of the Gr. II St.
Andrews Society P.B., Fredricton, NB. As a professional competition soloist he earned many awards including
the Silver Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban. He currentlyplays with the Gr. I 78th Highlanders P.B.
(Halifax Citadel) and is an Atlantic Canada P.B. Assoc. adjudicator. He teaches in Fredricton and competes at
the Open level around North America and Scotland.
Jake Watson was originally taught by Ronnie Rollo then Neil Beaton after which he studied under John Wilson for 7 years. Jake joined his first competition band, The City of Toronto Pipe Band (Grade One), at age 12. Winning all major solo events through the amateur ranks, Jake  was moved to open at age 15 and continued to have a successful solo career. Jake then turned all his attention to pipe bands. At age 19 he became Pipe Major of the City of Waterloo Police Pipe Band who, at the time, competed at the grade one level. Jake then became Pipe Major of the grade two band known as The Niagara & District Pipe Band and brought them to grade one. After taking a 2-year sabbatical, in 1984 Jake joined the ranks of the 78th Fraser Highlanders and went on to win the World Championships in 1987. He was then offered the Pipe Majorship of the Metro Toronto Police Pipe Band, who under his direction, won the Ontario Champion Supreme Award in 93, 95 and 96 and the North American Championships in 96. (Jake was a police officer for 15 years.) In 1997 Jake was welcomed back, with open arms, into the ranks of the 78th Frasers.
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