Caledonian Society Bands

This website will provide information to the members of the various Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band

The Site has been recently redesigned to cover all the bands in the society we will be updating alot and adding features daily

To view the current news for your band please log in and then choose your band from the menu on the right hand side.

2008 has seen the inception of the Society’s School of Piping and Drumming. Whilst teaching and instruction of the pipes and drums has been available at the Society for many years, the growing demand for new players through all the grades has seen it’s formalisation a necessity.A strong commitment to tuition programs is seen as essential to our continued success.

The school currently teaches approximately 20 students across pipes and drums, whilst the majority of these students are in the Society’s Juvenile band, we are now seeing members step up to the grade four and three competition level. Also we have new learners at the ready to start lessons for the first time after the School’s short break after Nationals.

With the Champion Juvenile band now a very prestigious title at both World Championship contests and the New Zealand Pipe band contest it is important that the Society continues to support teaching and development of its youth. St Andrew’s College has always been a shining light in this area and we could do well to model ourselves on a very successful, now Grade two, Juvenile band.

Please contact Jim Allan for more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Instructors

Kate Kleinschafer - Principal Drumming Tutor

Kate is the Principal drumming tutor of the school, Kate also tutors the Grade 4 drumming corp. Kate started her drumming career at St Andrew’s College under Tom Weir and Gavin Manson.

Erin Nogat - Drumming Tutor