Northwest Junior Pipe Band is a non-profit youth music program teaching bagpipes, drums, musicianship and valuable life skills to youth in the Puget Sound region. The band has won the title “Washington State Grade 4 Pipe Band Champion” at the Skagit Valley Highland Games in Mount Vernon, WA for the past two years. Last year, the band “challenged up” to a higher level competition grade 3, and placed 2nd. There were fewer competitors this year, but every Grade 4 pipe band challenged up, and the top 3 results were the same in each grade. Northwest Junior Pipe Band is the 2010 Washington State Grade 3 Pipe Band Champion, as well as the 2010 Washington State Grade 4 Pipe Band Champion, extending the streak to three years as Washington State Champions.
Full results:
Saturday, Grade 4 Medley Selection Competition, 5 bands competing: 1st place and Best Drum Corps. Judges: Piping: 2 firsts, Drumming: 1st, Ensemble, 2nd.
Sunday, Grade 4 Quick March Medley, 3 bands competing: 1st place and Best Drum Corps. Piping Judges: 1 & 2, 1st Drumming, 1st Ensemble.
Sunday, Grade 3 Medley Selection competition, 4 bands competing: 1st from all four judges, best drum corps.
Overall result: NWJPB 1st place in Grade 3 and 4, Washington State Champions in both grades (combined total in each grade for both days was higher than any band in Grade 3 or 4)
Grade 5 Piping:
Slow Air, 15 competitors: 3rd: Peter N, 5th Karl S.
2/4 March, 14 competitors: 5th: Morgan S, 6th Karl S.
Grade 4 Piping, 12 competitors
2/4 March: 2nd, Marcus; 4th, Megan
6/8 March: 1st, Marcus; 4th, Megan
Grade 4 Piping Aggregate (tie): Marcus
Grade 3 Piping:
Strathspey & Reel , 12 competitors: Saul, 3rd place
2/4 March , 12 competitors: 2nd: Elliot Thomson, Alumni
Piobaireachd, 9 competitors: 3rd: Elliot Thomson, Alumni; 5th: Matt A.
Grade 2 Piping, 6 competitors:
March, Strathspey & Reel: Aaron Stone, 1st place
Hornpipe & Jig: Aaron Stone, 4th place
Piobaireachd: Aaron Stone, 4th place
Grade 1 Piping:
March, Strathspey & Reel, 7 competitors: Alexander Schiele, 2nd place
Hornpipe & Jig, 8 competitors: Alexander Schiele, 2nd place
Grade 4 Side Drumming:
2/4 March, 6 competitors: Morgan M 1st, Robbie G. 2nd
6/8 March, 5 competitors: Morgan M 2nd
Grade 4 Side Drumming Aggregate: Morgan M.
Grade 3 Side Drumming, 2 competitors:
March, Strathspey & Reel: Bryce K 1st
6/8 March: Bryce K 1st
Grade 3 Side Drumming Aggregate: Bryce K.
Grade 2 Side Drumming, 3 competitors:
March, Strathspey & Reel: Amber S 1st, Graham Young (instructor) 2nd
Hornpipe & Jig: Graham Young (instructor) 1st, Amber S 2nd.
Grade 2 Side Drumming Aggregate (tie) Graham Young and Amber S.
Grade 2 Tenor (1 competitor):
6/8 March: Colleen Salmi (alumni) 1st place
Grade 2 Tenor Aggregate winner: Colleen Salmi (alumni)
Grade 1 Tenor (1 competitor): March, Strathspey & Reel: Alexander Schiele, 1st place
Grade 1 Tenor Aggregate winner: Alexander Schiele
