Teach Yourself Bagpipes by Lindsay Davidson

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Exams and Certificates

It is possible to sit exams and gain certificates in 'piping. This is an ideal way of measuring your progress and giving you something to aim for when you are far away from mainstream 'piping, or even if you are sitting in the middle of Glasgow!

There is a series of exams organised by the Piping and Drumming Qualifications Board (PDQB) which can ultimately give you a path to prepare for studying 'piping at a higher level.

You may wish to perform publically at events and want to know that when you promote your services you have some kind of quality mark to tell your clients that you have been endorsed to a certain level.

You may wish to gain a certificate about teaching 'piping, which would certainly give you credibility and confidence in setting up your own pipie band, not to mention the skills you need to acquire on the way being very useful to you.

The PQDB qualifications are validated and certfificated by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority), meaning they are recognised as qualifications on behalf of the Scottish government and also have gone through a rigorous quality control process.

SQA also endorse and provide quality control for the Higher National Certificate (HNC) and also the Higher National Diploma (HND) in 'Piping, taught by the National Piping Centre in Glasgow.

You may wish to study for a degree in music education, specialising as a'piper. This is available in the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland, 

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