The Official Publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association Spring 2010 Volume 37 No. 1 37 No. Volume Piping Live 2010 Voice Ad (10.875x8.375)_A-W.pdf 26/3/10 15:04:22 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Table of Contents Departments From the President ..................................................pg 4 ZecNotes ..................................................................pg 46 Music Board Notes ..................................................pg 42 VOL. 40 No. 1 SPRING 2010 Branch Notes ...........................................................pg 43 THE VOICE IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION Letter to the Editor ..................................................pg 8 STEPHANIE HOPKINS Tune—Father Lachlan Cameron ............................pg 9 PUBLISHER Calendar ...................................................................pg 50 JOHN BOTTOMLEY EDITOR Results ......................................................................pg 52 Editorial ....................................................................pg 7 BOB SAHR ART DIRECTOR Reviews EDITORIAL AND Canntaireachd Course from ADVERTISING INQUIRES: Donald Lindsay...................................................pg 49 The Voice Website review—www.schoolofpiping.com ....pg 41 PMB 316 560 Peoples Plaza Newark, DE 19702-4798 USA Events: DelCo Workshop—It’s Snow Problem! ..................pg 10 Emails @ euspba.org <http://euspba.org> 501-920-3884 Stuart Liddell Rules Metro Cup ..............................pg 12 Joe Brady Honored The Voice welcomes submissions, news items and photographs. Please send your submissions to the email or address above. Feature: VISIT THE EUSPBA ON THE WORLD WEB: www.euspba.org The New Progressive Certification Program ........pg 14 <http://www.euspba.org> Grandfather Highlanders Pipe Band ................pg 16 2009 EASTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION. Structure of the EUSPBA...................................pg 18 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS MAGAZINE MAY The Reel Truth—Exercises for Ensemble .............pg 20 BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. THE VOICE (ISSN 1534-097X) IS Rhythmic Recipes from Jon Quigg ........................pg 22 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY IN MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER BY THE EASTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND EUSPBA Loses Founding Father George Bell ......pg 27 ASSOCIATION. PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114 AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. POSTMASTER:SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE VOICE, PMB Music: 316, 560 PEOPLE’S PLAZA, NEWARK, DE 19702-4798 A Secret Tune, Redux ..............................................pg 31 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EUSPBA, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS Basics: EDITORS. Here’s how to get your pipe going $6.25 US the way it should .....................................................pg 44 $7.25 CAN $3.50 UK stewards, etc. All information is on the website. A discussion continues amongst the MB and EC as to the “ground only” piobaireachd contest. Please give your thoughts to June Hanley, MB secretary. My personal opinion is that it is hurting our pipers, especially the younger ones. Every effort must be made to increase the opportunities for these future champions to play a full tune. Half measures and parts of tunes will not accomplish this. ou will of course notice Educational videos for beginning a new look to YOUR piobaireachd are now on EUSPBA VOICE. the website thanks to James Y McIntosh MBE and Peter Kent. Vince Janowski has stepped Thank them when you see them down as Editor, and deserves a around the Games. round of applause for his many years in the hot seat. Thank you More effort must be made to Vince. After a lengthy search the offer workshops for the solo and EC has hired on John Bottomley band players. The EB is willing to as Editor and Stephanie Hopkins send along instructors, they just as Publisher. Both have extensive need your help in sourcing out a experience in the publishing location. Band halls, churches, industry. A top-quality magazine even after the Games on a delivered on time to the members Sunday morning would be ideal. is our priority.Your feedback is strongly encouraged. Voice @ The season never stops in the euspba.org will remain the means EUSPBA (except December) of contact. so keep at it and remember, it’s about the music. The EUSPBA Championships will once again be held for bands at the Glasgowlands contest Jimmy Bell in MA. Solo Championships, all disciplines, Grade 4 to Professional are slated for October at the Meadow Highland Games, (formerly Richmond) VA contest. The vision is for these Championships to move locations each year. If you run a Games and would like to sponsor the Championships, please contact Officer-at- Large and Sanctioner Helen Harlow who is heading up this endeavor. If you would like to assist her, please get in President’s Message touch. We will need additional 4 The Voice • Spring 2010 EUSPBA Officers has worked diligently with the James Bell, President editorial and is already preparing 2300 Highland Ave. for the summer issue. Also, a new Batesville, AR 72501 addition to our team is designer [email protected] Bob Sahr. He will be adding the creativity and spins to the Tom Kee, Vice President publication. We are all eager to P.O. Box 288 complete the next issue. The Plains, VA 20198 (540)253-7009 The Summer issue will deliver [email protected] this July. You have time to reserve Sheldon Hamblin, your space so call today! Executive Secretary [email protected] Enjoy The Voice! Jason Higgins, Recording Secretary Stephanie Hopkins 517 Central Ave. Publisher Burlington, NC 27215 501-920-3884 [email protected] [email protected] Publisher of The Voice, Stephanie Hopkins Jim Roberts, Treasurer [email protected] am delighted to present you Helen Harlow, Officer-at-Large with the spring issue of The Membership Coordinator Voice publication. You will see 24 Highlander Dr. Ia new team producing this full Fredricksburg, VA 22406 color magazine, blasting editorial, EUSPBA MEMBERS receive a (540)373-4890 monthly events, zecnotes and subscription to The Voice paid [email protected] much more. 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I inquiries and address updates for currently publish magazines members to EUSPBA, PMB 316, Midatlantic Branch for associations throughout 560 Peoples Plaza, Newark, DE Thompson McConnell Arkansas and surrounding states. 19702-4798, or email membership@ [email protected] I believe in producing publications euspba.org. of high quality and have off the Northeast Branch chart results. This publication SUBSCRIBERS who are not Bill MacNeill excites me more than folks members of the EUSPBA receive [email protected] can imagine due to having a four consecutive issues of The Voice. musical background myself. I To subscribe, send US $25 for US Ohio Valley Branch have 33 years of expressing my addresses, US $30 for Canada Doug Ross talents with a trumpet as well and Mexico, or US $42 for all other 315 Parkside Ct. as vocals. 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