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| DRUMMING WITH CINCINNATI CALEDONIAN PIPES & DRUMS |
| Welcome to Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums. We are one of the oldest pipe bands in the U.S. and continue to promote and preserve the Scottish Celtic cultural arts through free group lessons in piping and drumming. To get started drumming with us, just read through the following information, and email me with any questions or comments. Thanks and good luck. Regards, Jeff Craig |
| Pipe Band Sticks These are available for purchase at our practice. See one of the current snare drummers for details on getting a good pair of matched sticks. Tenor and Bass players will be given details about the current type of sticks being used. Drum Pad We recommend different pads based on your current playing abilities.. Music We provide exercises and scores known as Massed Band Beatings. Click below to download the music and sound file for the 4/4, 2/4, 3/4 & 6/8 scores. |
| ITEMS NEEDED TO START DRUMMING |
| ITEMS PROVIDED BY THE BAND |
| Drum (snare, tenor or bass) As long as you are an active member of the band, we will provide you with a drum, case and harness. It is up to you to keep it tuned and clean. Uniform The band provides some of the uniform parts needed to participate. There are some items which must be purchased by each person. This list is available at our practices. Instruction Free lessons are given in a group setting, if enough people attend, or individually, on Thursday nights. Private lessons are encouraged to advance quickly. |
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| Drum Majors Webpage (incl. our own Robert Reid) |
| snare drum |
| bass drum |
| tenor drum |
| drum major |
| solo competition |
| drum salutes |
| Drummers page maintained by Jeff Craig |
| 2004-5 grade V competition snare drum scores |
| 2003 grade V competition snare drum scores |
| God Bless America |
| Scotland the Brave |
| God Save the Queen |
| Erin Go Bragh |
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| Weekly Band Practice held at Northminster Presbyterian Church 703 Compton Rd. Finneytown (Springfield Twp.), Hamilton County, Ohio Drum Practice Structure 6:00 - 7:00pm Individual or small group lessons for students 7:00 - 8:00 pm All drummers: exercises/rudiments, learn new tunes as a corps, rehearse current repertoire 8:00 - 9~ish Practice with the pipers 9~ish - ?? Extra drum section practice, if needed Students should contact instructors if they cannot make the 6pm lessons. |
| PHOTOS |
| DRUM SCORES, DOWNLOADS & LINKS |
| Names, bios and contact info |
| for E.U.S.P.B.A. massed bands |
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| Drummers at Mid Fest, Oct. 2004 Maria, Jeff W., Joe, Jeff C., Bev |
| Highland Drumming Supplies by Mark Humphreys |
| Caber Feidh Drum Score COMING SOON |
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| Jim Kilpatrick Website The World's Best Snare Drummer |
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| Drum Salute Competition at Detroit Highland Games, Aug 2004 |
| (1. to r.) Jeff Weimer, Jeff Craig Bev Huber, Joe O'Connor |
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| Current Drummers |
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| Photos Not Ready Stan Clinard Perilou Goddard John Hume Jeff Lawhorn John Fiehrer Dan Johnson Kenneth Mansfield Sam McHugh Tom Millard Dave Pique Euan Rae |
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| Current snare drum scores |
| other snare drum scores |
| Campbells Farewell to Redcastle |
| Duncan McInnes |
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| VIDEOS |
| DrumsPlus by Mulligan & MacHendry's |
| Ty Fry Website Tenor Drummer & Supplies |
| Midwest Highland Arts Fund Organizers of Winter Storm |
| Cameron's Drumming Studio by Hugh Cameron |
| Cincinnati Caledonian V @ Stone Mtn 2005 blurry video, okay sound |
| 2007 G4 Medley |
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| John Fiehrer drums at his first unoffical gig, St. Patrick's Day 2007. |
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| Miami Gig, June 2007 (l to r, Bev, John, Jeff, Johnny). |
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| Miami Gig, June 2007 (l to r, Bev, Andrew Jeff, Dan). |
| grade 3 band |
| grade 4 band |
| grade 5 band |
| misc. |