Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band, practice and tuiton

Band practice and tuition

The band practises every Thursday night from 6.30-9.00pm and on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at the band hall (near the lake) in the Botanical Gardens, Downes Road, Castlemaine, alongside the railway line.

Monthly general meetings are held at the hall on the third Sunday of each month from February to December, followed by a full band practice session. Please feel free to visit us during any band practice - visitors are always welcome.

The band hall.

Practice Times
Thursday night	Weekly	6.30 - 9.00pm
Sunday afternoon	1st & 3rd each month Sunday practice is cancelled if there is a playing engagement that weekend	2.00 - 5.00pm

Tuition is provided to prospective band members free of charge for pipes, tenor, side and bass drum. Prospective pipers need to purchase a practice chanter, which range between $20-$125. The band has bagpipes which can be loaned to learners when they are ready to start playing, and eventually most members purchase their own instrument.

Annual membership fees are set at $10 per person, capped to $20 for family groups.

Practice around the table to learn
and consolidate tunes.

Good advice imparted
Maldon Easter Parade 2007.