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Registration for this series is no longer open, but stay tuned for our next series which will begin in January of 2024.
Have you ever wanted to learn the Bagpipes? This fall the Celtic Arts Foundation is offering a beginner’s course in Bagpiping. No prior musical experience is required, just a willingness to learn and have fun! This ancient Scottish instrument evokes an incomparable emotional response among listeners and performers alike. In terms of traditional instruments, the Great Highland Bagpipe might stand alone due the duality that exists between the instrument itself and the music the instrument produces. The functionality of the instrument can seem mysterious and complex, yet the sound produced by the bagpipe is almost instantly recognizable. In this course you will experience first-hand the power and sonority of the instrument while gaining a fundamental understanding of this enigmatic Scottish art form.
4:30-5:30pm - Kids and teens ages 9 and up
6:00-7:00pm – Adults
7:15-8:15pm - Adults
In this course you will:
Tuition includes the 8 classes, a ceilidh at the end of the series, a National Piping Centre tutor book for students to keep, and the use of a practice chanter while they are in class (and take home during the series). Many thanks to the National Piping Centre in Glasgow for providing a supply of tutor books for this course.
If you or your child would like to register and need financial assistance, please email Cayley@CelticArts.org
If you would like to make a donation to support his program, please click here.
Instructor Zephan Knichel has been a grade one band player since 2003. He formerly played with Alberta Caledonia and is currently in his ninth season with the SFU Pipe Band. Zephan is an active solo competitor in North America and Scotland. In 2022 Zephan won the Boney Invitational and was the runner up for the BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate Award. Zephan made the prize list in several competitions in Scotland, was the Champion Piper at the Crieff Highland Gathering and won the “B” grade Hornpipe/Jig at the Northern Meeting in Inverness. Zephan is a full time bagpipe instructor. He was an instructor with the RMM organization for 7 seasons and continues to lend a hand when he is in town. Zephan is a regular instructor at the Piping Hot Summer Drummer schools.
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