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: September 10, 2015)
The following regrades have been approved by the MWPBA Music Board for season 2015. Congratulations to all those upgraded!
Bands:
Grade Change | Band |
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To Grade 3 | Kansas City St. Andrews Pipe Band |
To Grade 4 |
Brian Boru Pipe Band Flint Scottish Pipe Band |
To Grade 5 |
Firefighters Highland Guard of Naperville North Shore Pipe Band Club Omaha Pipes and Drums Wichita Caledonian Pipes & Drums |
Piping : Piobaireachd
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Open Grade | Jack Williamson |
To Grade 1 | Tony Karcz, Christian Rhoads |
To Grade 2 | Griffin Hall, Angus Martin |
To Grade 3 | Timothy Frankhouser, Wayne Hoefler, Joseph Horwath, Erin McCoy-Hall, Kolya Sier, Thomas Stonehaven, Lauren Vanderwal |
Piping : Light Music
Grade Change* | Soloist |
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To Open Grade | Jack Williamson |
To Grade 1 | Christian Rhodes, James Riddle, Wes Williams |
To Grade 2 | Andrew Fox, Timothy Frankhouser, Griffin Hall, Angus Martin, Erin McCoy-Hall |
To Grade 3 | John Bauschutz, Joseph Horwath, Liam McCrindle, Jaron Park, Mariam Riddle, Kolya Sier, Thomas Stonehaven |
To Grade 4 | Ethan Brand-LaBarge, Lewis Bullock, Egan Dickerson, MacKay Monson, Brian Neal, Matthew Praznowski, Colleen Tennant |
* 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.
All Practice Chanter grade pipers are automatically moved to Novice after one season.
Such automatic re-grades are not listed.
Drumming : Snare
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Open Grade | Hunter Gullickson |
To Grade 1 | Adam Tardif |
To Grade 2 | Alex Baird |
To Grade 3 | Andrew More, Joseph Barnes-Tamari |
Drumming : Tenor
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Intermediate | Grace Keppel |
Drumming : Bass
Grade Change | Soloist |
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To Advanced | -- |