About the Bands:
Grade 1
The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is the flagship band of the RMM organization. Terry and Jack Lee have been leading the band since 1981 and are chief instructors of the RMM pipe bands. The band has 4 World Championships and many excellent CDs. Many of the members of this band aswell as the grade 2 RMM are instructors in the organization.
Grade 2
Although the organization no longer has a Grade 2 band as part of the system, the SFU and RMM Pipe Bands have a strategic partnership with BC's well-known Maple Ridge Pipe Band that ensures there is a Grade 2 band for RMM members to play with on their way to Grade 1.
Grade 3
The Grade 3 band is the highest level of the junior organization. RMM made its first appearance in grade 3 for the 1996 season after placing first in 8 of 10 grade 4 competitions in the 1995 season. The band went on to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships in 1997 and took 2nd. With members aging out, this band continually changes, but with instruction from Jack and Terry Lee, the grade 3's have placed 1st at the worlds every odd year since 1999!!
Grade 4
Players in the grade 4 band do the local circuit of highland games and play a medley selection and a march medley. This band is where pipers and drummers hone their skills and prepare for the grade 3 band.
Grade 5
For the past few years, RMM has fielded a very young grade 5 band in local highland games. It is an excellent opportunity for the next generation of pipers and drummers to gain playing experience in public, and an introduction to the pressures of competing. They compete with a march medley selection.
Beginner Classes
The RMM organization starts children from "lesson one" in bagpipes, snare drum, tenor drum or bass. We have developeda curricula designed to give children the best possible combination of skills and fun while they learn the fundamentals of their chosen instrument.
