Sydney School of Piping and Drumming

Our staff and students perform at many different event styles, from local community engagements to grand state functions to being on stage with world-renowned artists. They have also performed or recorded with:

Catering for the ever growing interest and demand of people wanting quality professional tuition.

The Sydney School of Piping and Drumming offers expert instruction.

The Sydney School of Piping & Drumming

Our Principle Administrator, Barry Gray, has over 50 years experience playing the bagpipes and has competed twice in Scotland with the World Famous Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band under Pipe Major R.T.Shepherd (in 1986) and with Pipe Major Davy Barnes (in 1994). You can rest assured that the schools credentials are of the highest standard. He has also competed in Grade 1 in Scotland with the New Zealand Police Pipe Band (in 2009 under Pipe Major Iain Robertson) and the Fife Consstabulary (in 2010 under Pipe Major James Murray).

Our Aim

To promote the ever growing interest in pipes and drums by offering professional tuition.
In our endeavour to achieve our aim the Sydney School of Piping and Drumming offers courses for beginners through to experienced players. Instruction from the Sydney School of Piping and Drumming is open to any individual or member of any pipe band or drum corps.

Learn from a
world-class internationally recognised 
bagpiper

We offer expert lessons in Piping , Snare drumming, Tenor drumming and Bass drumming.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

The Millennium Method

  • A concise and easy to follow method for learning the Great Highland Bagpipe.
  • A 25 step programme which may see students playing several tunes and joining a band inside 25 weeks.
  • With well over 500 video files clearly showing students how to perform the exercises, bars, phrases and tunes for each section.
  • US$99 for the first years subscription and then US$15 a year access there after. Perfecting the art of playing is a lifetime goal for most, having the ability to log onto the on-line tutor 24/7/365 means you have access to a tutor to cover what you specifically need to, when ever you want.

Purchase The Millennium Method