The MWPBA Music Board creates, facilitates and administers consistent application of competitor grading levels not only within the MWPBA, but, more importantly, across a much broader scale of associations and alliances. This is intended to have all competitors entered at an appropriate level for the overall good of the association and its membership.

All band and solo competitors wishing to change grade must petition the MWPBA Music Board for consideration. A petition form and full guidelines is available here.

This page will be periodically updated as re-grades are approved by the Music Board.  (Most recent update: May 1, 2014)

The following regrades have been approved thus far by the MWPBA Music Board for season 2014.  Congratulations to all those upgraded!

Bands:

Grade Change Band
To Grade 2 Greater Midwest Pipe Band
To Grade 4 Glenshinnoch
To Grade 5 Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums
Dundee Scottish Pipe Band
Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums

 

 

 

Piping - Piobaireachd:

Grade Change Soloist
To Grade 2 Tony Karcz, Scott McCann, Kevin Neveau, Chandler Sievewright, R. Scott Wilson
To Grade 3 Jared Aslakson, Philip Jutz, Hannah Mayes, Shawn McDonald, Mark Pennings, Todd Semega


 

Piping - Light Music:

Grade Change* Soloist
To Grade 1 Tony Karcz, Chandler Sievewright
To Grade 2 Ari Ballaban, Bryan Jirsa, Scott McCann, Christian Rhodes, Nolan Ryan, Wes Williams
To Grade 3 Jared Aslakson, Josh Cunningham, Patrick Higgins, Hannah Mayes, Shawn McDonald, David Nagy, Mark Pennings, Lauren Vanderwal
To Grade 4 Kevin Chapman, Thomas Johnson, Mark McCrimmon, Joanne Ripper, Jacob Schrader, Hannah Sutoris, Ned Sutoris

* Pipers who have already competed for one complete season in either Senior Novice or Junior Novice
may automatically register in Grade 4 Light Music without approval of the Music Board.  Such automatic re-grades are not listed.

 

Drumming : Snare

Grade Change Soloist
To Grade 2 Ethan Kister, Dakota Rhoads
To Grade 3 Alexander Baird, Kegan Ball, Andrew Jirsa, Joshua Hooper, Ian McDonald, Evan Williams

 

Drumming : Tenor

Grade Change Soloist
To Intermediate Brianna McDonald, Shanna McDonald, Kristina Schofer, Olivia Williams

 

Drumming : Bass

Grade Change Soloist
To Advanced Michael Keppel, Daniel Rhoads, Cyrus Zerbe