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Master Band and Solo Entry forms now available!

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 07:00 Latest News

New for 2013, the MWPBA now has online Master Band and Solo Competition Entry forms for all Highland Games with contests sanctioned by the MWPBA.  (See pipes|drums online magazine article.)

You can enter any and all contests with the one form, and you can submit multiple times if you so choose.

The online forms is now the only way to enter MWPBA Band and Solo competitions.  You can choose to pay securely online using your credit card or PayPal account, or you can mail in a check if you must.  Please reduce the administrative overhead and pay online whenever you can.

You can view the full list of contests here, or access the forms directly below.

 

2013 Regional Solos qualifiers, and Final location [updated]

Wednesday, 13 March 2013 17:11 Latest News

Thanks to all who participated in making the 2013 MWPBA Regional Solo qualifiers a great success so far.

Congratulations to everyone who qualified.   Many thanks to all who competed as well as all the people in each region who helped put this contest together.

The Solo Finals will be held on Saturday April 20, 2013 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 3839 W. Frontage Road Palatine, IL 60067.

There is no fee to play in the finals, and all are invited to come along and support the event and the competitors themselves.  All qualifiers are requested to email Jim Sim at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let him know whether you intend to play at the finals.

The contest will start at 10:00 and the doors will open at 9:00 am. If you have not yet responded that you will attend, please do so as soon as you can. The playing schedule will be out soon.

 

2013 Regrade list updated

Sunday, 10 March 2013 20:12 Latest News

The Music Board, chaired by Tom Weithers, has published the latest round of regrade request approvals.  Check out the updated list of band and solo regrades here.

The deadline for regrade request submissions is March 31, so don't delay!

 

Canterbury 2013

Tuesday, 05 March 2013 20:59 Latest News

We are happy to announce a new Games for the MWPBA for the 2013 season: the Midwest Highland Games at Canterbury Village near Lake Orion, MI.

The Games will be held on June 29th.  Most solo events and Grade 3-4-5 for bands will be offered.

This brings our number to 9 for the 2013 season and growing.  We are very happy to add these new Games to our MWPBA Schedule.

 

2013 MWPBA sanctioned contest list now available

Saturday, 02 February 2013 19:44

The official list of MWPBA sanctioned contests for the 2013 season is now available on the Contests page.
 
Master entry forms for both band and solo competition will be available soon, with full details on each event.
 

MWPBA 2013 Regional Solo Contest Dates & Locations

Monday, 17 December 2012 12:42 Latest News

The First MWPBA Regional Solo contest regional qualifier locations and dates have been announced.  The Piping Contest is the Terry McHugh Memorial contest and the Drumming will be the Jim Enright, Sr. Memorial Contest:

  • February 9      Milwaukee, WI
  • February 9      Minneapolis, MN
  • February 16    Alma, MI
  • February 23    St. Louis, MO
  • February 23    Lexington, KY
  • March 9           Cleveland, OH

Players may enter at any location of their choosing.  The top 3 qualifiers in each GRADE (not event) will then qualify to play at the finals to be held in Chicago on April 20th, 2013.  Ties will be broken by the 2/4 March result.  Below are the events in each Grade:

Piping Snare Drumming Tenor Drumming Bass Drumming
  • Grade 1: MSR
  • Grade 2: 2/4 March + S/R
  • Grade 3: 2/4 March + S/R
  • Grade 4: 2/4 March
  • Sr. Novice: 4 parts 2/4 March
  • Jr. Novice: 4 parts 2/4 March
  • Grade 1: MSR
  • Grade 2: MSR
  • Grade 3: MSR
  • Grade 4: 2/4 March
  • Advanced: MSR
  • Intermediate: MSR
  • Novice: 2/4 March
  • Advanced: MSR
  • Novice: 2/4 March

All 2/4 marches must be 4-parted tunes, except in the Jr. & Sr. Novice Piping (which must be 4 parts of 2/4).

The specific locations of each event will be on the entry forms along with more information to follow.  Entry is open to solo members of the MWPBA and to members of other pipe band associations.
 
This should be a great event and we are looking forward to great participation.
 

Updated MWPBA Rules for 2013 now available

Wednesday, 12 December 2012 12:22 Latest News

The revised MWPBA Contest Rules and Regulations for 2013 is now available here.

Here is a summary of the revisions:

Section I.B
  • Band and solo re-grade requests will not be effective until 21 days after Music Board approval.

Section III.B
  • In tenor drumming, the grades are now divided into Advance, Intermediate, and Novice. All tenors previously in Open grade will be graded Advanced.
  • Bass drumming solos are now available and bass drumming is divided into Advanced and Novice. Bass drummers in Grade 4 or 5 bands may register in Novice Bass. Bass drummers in Grade 3, Grade 2, and Grade 1 bands may register in Advanced Bass

Section III.C
  • The revised table defines the music requirements for Solo Tenors in Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice grades, and the music requirements for Solo Bass in Advanced and Novice grades.

Section IV.B
  • Adjudicators are now limited to judging one championship contest per season.  Before this change, an adjudicator could, for example, judge one championship competition as the ensemble judge, and another as a piping judge.

Section IV.E
  • The band circle and the judging circle are enlarged.

Section IV.F
  • If you are a Game Sponsor, this section provides the recommended minimum scheduled time allotments for Solo Tenors in Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice grades, and time allotments for Solo Bass in Advanced and Novice grades.

Section VI.A
  • The Massed Band version of Scotland the Brave is changed from Low Hand to High Hand.

 

 
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