How we're rethinking access, inclusion and what fairness really means at the National Piping Centre At the National Piping Centre (NPC) our mission is to ‘enrich lives through piping’. If we want to live up to our name and be a national resource, it’s important that the lives we’re enriching are representative of our society. For years...

It turns out that confidence and cohesion are not taught - they’re nurtured. We have prioritised technical excellence and expert guidance in music education for a long time, particularly in the competition-centric world of piping. If we can enhance the sound, tighten the corps, or improve the group’s technique, then confidence, success...