Parents consistently praise the Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band's instruction team -- as well as the various guests from the top bands throughout the piping world -- for their dedication, their teaching ability, and the number of top-notch players who have graduated to other bands. Many bands throughout the country have been thrilled to have a Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band graduate join their ranks upon turning 18.

Beginner lessons are starting soon. Please email us for more information.

Piping lead instructor is Band Director Maureen Connor. Maureen has been teaching bagpipes since 1991. She holds a M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership and is certified at the Graduate and Senior Teacher Level by the Institute of Piping. You can read her blog here: http://bagpipeteacher.blogspot.com/

Maureen brings a variety of experience in Arts Management, Education, and Operational Management. She began teaching the Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band in 1994. During the summer she teaches with Balmoral and Invermark throughout the United States. In addition to Scotia-Glenville, she also coaches several bands in the Eastern United States. Maureen is a member of the Grade 1 Oran Mor Pipe Band and is a professional solo competitor. 

As a solo competitor she won the Nicol-Brown Chalice and competed in the Silver Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting.

Andrew Douglas is also an instructor for the band, was a long-time member of the 5-time world champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. He has won countless prizes in North America and in Scotland. Now, he leads the Oran Mor Pipe Band, centered in Albany. Learn more about him at his personal website: www.cnaturalmusic.com

Drumming instruction is lead by Eric MacNeill. Drum Sergeant of the Grade 1 Oran Mor Pipe Band and a professional solo level competitor, Eric is one of the top-ranked Professional Drum Majors in North America. He also competes in solo bass and tenor contests. 

Coming from a pipe band family, Eric has been drumming since he was a toddler. He took the reins of Oran Mor’s drum corps in 2000, becoming one of the youngest lead drummers for a Grade 2 band in North America. 

Eric instructs at the Invermark and Piping Hot Summer Drummer summer schools

and is a graduate of Siena College. 

As a professional solo competitor, Eric is the current EUSPBA Professional Snare and Drum Major Champion.