The High Desert Pipes & Drums prides itself as a teaching band. Piping and drumming tutors are available for students of all levels. Classes are free providing you consider performing with the band once your playing is acceptable.

Lessons for aspiring bagpipers and determined drummers are held each Thursday night starting at 6:00 PM

Sandia Prepatory School
532 Osuna Rd. NE,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Lessons are held in the school's music room (Building 500) on the south side of the campus quadrangle, east of the gym. Lessons last about 1 hour and all students are welcome to stay and hear the band practice.  All students are required to join the band as student members after one month.

Bagpipe students are required to provide their own practice chanter. Chanter lessons are broken down into 5 steps.  Each step or class has a scheduled lesson plan and testing schedule.

Drum students are required to provide their own sticks and practice pad.

E-mail the Pipe Major if the skirl of the pipes is too tempting to resist and you would like information about receiving instruction for drumming or piping.