Piping entry forms for the Loch Lomond Highland Games (Saturday, October 4th) in
Santa
Cruz County (California) are now available on the WUSPBA Events page:

http://wuspba.org/events.html

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the band contests at the Denver (Highlands Ranch):
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008Results9.html

The official results for the band contests at Pleasanton:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008Results17.html

Also minor corrections to the Flagstaff results have been made:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008Results32.html

(Or click on "Results" in the menu at the upper left at WUSPBA.org.)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

It is that time of year to submit any Bylaws proposals for the upcoming AGM on
November
22, 2008. I would like to have any Bylaws proposals sent to me by Friday,
October 10, 2008
at high noon. This will allow me time to organize them and have them ready for
publishing.
Please submit your changes to Jeffrey.Mann@....

Jeffrey M. Mann
WUSPBA Executive Secretary

--
Posted by Andrew Lenz Jr., WUSPBA Webmaster at the request of the WUSPBA
Executive
Secretary.

The official results for the band contests at Jackson Hole:
http://wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008Results48.html

Also corrections to the Payson results have been made:
http://wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008Results25.html

(Or click on "Results" in the menu at the upper left at WUSPBA.org.)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the band contests at Longs Peak:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008Results16.html

(Or click on "Results" in the menu at the upper left at WUSPBA.org.)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The WUSPBA would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and
friends of Scott
MacAulay. Scott MacAulay passed away the morning of Weds., September 10, 2008,
succumbing to skin cancer. Scott was the founding director of the College of
Piping & Celtic
Performing Arts in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. His contributions to the
piping and
drumming community will be remembered for many years to come.

Obituary:
http://www.moase.ca/Obituaries/39032/

Article in The Charlottetown Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=170189&sc=98

TO: WUSPBA Great Basin Branch members
RE: Branch AGM and Clinic
 
Greetings branch members.
 
The Great Basin Branch AGM will be held on Saturday October 4, 2008 from 9 am to
3 pm
at Davis High School (325 S Main St, Kaysville, Utah).  All GBB band members,
solo and
individual members, contest organizers and officers are invited to participate.
For solo
members, please bring your WUSPBA number and registration information.
 
The schedule is as follows:
 
8:30-8:50 – Registration and check-in
9:00-11:00 – Business meeting
11:00-11:15 – Break
11:15-12:00 – Workshop Block 1
12:00-12:45 – Lunch
12:45-13:30 – Workshop Block 2
13:30-14:15 – Workshop Block 3
14:15-15:00 – Workshop Block 4
 
The business meeting agenda items include:
Branch Report from the Executive Committee officers
Vote on the adoption of the new branch by-laws
Election of new officers (Vice President and Secretary)
 
All voting will follow WUSPBA voting rules. For specific information, please
check the
WUSPBA.org website for the current by-laws
 
The new Branch by-laws are attached for your review. Please be prepared to
discuss any
concerns you have at the meeting.
 
The nominees for office are as follows: (In Alphabetical Order)
 
Vice President: 
DeAnn Goodman
Susan Kelly
Don Smith
Cory Young 

Secretary:

Tashina Chipman
Erin McMaster
Mark Pehkonen
Colin Stewart 

Lunch is the responsibility of the individual members
 
The workshop offerings include options for pipers and drummers. The tentative
list is
below, but is subject to change.
 
Pipes: 
Dennis McMasters: Learning Canntaireachd and its uses.

Justin Howland:
Piobaireachd for the beginner and the not-so beginner.
Ross Morrill: Tone
and tuning for
fun and sanity.
Shawn Newton: Setting up bagpipes and maintenance.
(Alcohol free) (It is
possible) 
Andrew Morrill: What judges are looking for and not finding.


Drums: (These are really not concrete yet.)
B.J. Gunn: Rudiments and
musicality for the
snare drummer. 
Mike Postma: Premiere snare tone and tuning
Dan Schneider: Premiere Tenor/Bass tone and tuning
Midsection: We are
still twisting arms
on this one.
 
 
Kylene Tanner
WUSPBA Great Basin Branch Secretary
tannerreg@...

---
Do not reply to this message for further information, instead contact Kylene
Tanner
directly.

As previously announced, the date for the WUSPBA Annual General Meeting will be
Saturday,
November 22 and will be held again at Clarion Las Vegas
(www.clarionlasvegas.com). Free
workshops will be offered after the AGM and also Sunday morning. Call the
Clarion at (702)
732-9100 to reserve your room: $89 for single or double, this price is
guaranteed until
October 22, after that it's "space available."

[Posted at the request of VP Jan Richey.]

Andrew Lenz Jr.
WUSPBA Webmaster

The latest news from the Northern Branch is now available including minutes of
the Northern
Branch 2008 AGM:
http://www.wuspba.org/northernbranch/index.htm

(Or click on Branches in the menu at the upper left at WUSPBA.org.)


Andrew Lenz Jr.
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the above solo contests are now posted:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/solo/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the Loch Lomond, Reno, and Seaside contests are now
posted:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/solo/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

Again, the date for the WUSPBA Annual General Meeting will be Saturday, November
22
and will be held again at Clarion Las Vegas ( http://www.clarionlasvegas.com/ ).
Free
workshops will be offered after the AGM and also that Sunday morning.

This is a great opportunity to meet and greet your fellow WUSPBA members
(including
officers) and take advantage of the free workshops. Give back to WUSPBA by
attending to
help make the required quorum and vote!

Call the Clarion at (702) 732-9100 to reserve your room(s): $89 for single or
double, this
price is guaranteed until TODAY, October 22, after today it's "space available"
for the
special rate.


Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The various proposals for bylaws and contest rules changes are now available for
review at
WUSPBA.org:

http://wuspba.org/AGM/agm-index.html

There are "housekeeping" changes as well as proposed changes in WUSPBA
Representative
reimbursement, band contest predraws, and the timeframe for transfer of band
members as
well as a change to the band "instructor rule".

If you have strong feelings about the proposals, you are encouraged to attend
the AGM in Las
Vegas, or barring that, contacting your branch representatives.


Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the Seaside band contests are now posted:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the Dave Barclay Memorial are now posted:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/solo/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official BAND results for the Dave Barclay Memorial are now posted:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/band/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The (2008) WUSPBA Annual General Meeting will be Saturday, November 22 and will
be held again
at Clarion Las Vegas. Call the Clarion at 702 732-9100 to get rooms: $89 for
single or double,
which was guaranteed until October 22, now it's "space available", but ask
anyway.

The Games sponsors meeting, open to all attendees, will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 21.
Beverages and hor d'ouevrs will be offered.

The Annual General Meeting will take place Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., with
band and solo
registration beginning between 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

At the conclusion of the business meeting on Saturday, there will be a workshop
on ensemble
given by David and Shaunna Hilder, Pipe Major and Pipe Sergeant of the Dowco
Triumph Street
Pipe Band, and Duncan Millar of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. A ceilidh
will follow featuring
playing our workshop presenters. Bring your practice chanters, pads and sticks,
and questions!

Sunday morning beginning at 9:00 the Music Board will be conducting an ensemble
exam for
those eligible to participate.

Any updates or minor changes will be announced on the AGM page at the WUSPBA
website:
http://www.wuspba.org/AGM/agm-index.html

(Posted at the request of WUSPBA VP Jan Richey.)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

Solo registration for the 2009 WUSPBA competition season is now open.

If you register online by Sunday, December 7, the 50 cent online registration
service fee is
waived.

Please take a moment to register online now:
http://www.wuspba.org/membership-online.php

Please read the instructions on the registration page carefully and follow all
the steps, in
other words, don't forget to pay and don't forget to return to the registration
page and click
on the 'submit' button after making your payment.

Online registration saves money and time for everyone, so please strongly
consider using this
digital system.

Thank you!
Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official results for the PM Angus McDonald contest are now posted:
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/solo/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

Also we will have other results and official web announcement of the season
aggregate
winners posted very soon.

For those of you who did not take advantage of the 'no fee' online registration
grace period,
physical solo registration forms are being mailed out by the Solo Registrar.

(Thanks to those you did register online already, you saved the Association
postage as well
as some valuable time belonging to the Solo Registrar and Treasurer!)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

The official solo results for all sanctioned 2008 contests are now posted.
http://www.wuspba.org/results/2008/solo/WUSPBA2008ResultsIndex.html

The 2008 Solo Season Aggregate Winners (Champions of Champions) are as follows:

--- DRUM MAJOR ---
Adult  Kevin MacHeffner
Juv.    Robert LeVar

--- PIPING ---
Grade 1  Erik Leiken
Grade 2  Jennifer Febre
Grade 3  Marshall German
Grade 4  George McKay
Pro      Seamus Coyne.

--- DRUMMING ---
* Snare
Grade 1  Bryce Parker
Grade 2  Patrick Steuber
Grade 3  Molley Steuber
Grade 4  Logan Taylor
Pro      Andrew Hoinacki

* Tenor
Grade 2  Joshua Levine
Pro      Kevin MacHeffner


Also, a note to all soloists, please be prompt in your renewal for 2009
membership.

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

We would like to express our deepest condolences over the passing of Marlene
Stephen,
President of the Prairie Pipe Band Association of Manitoba (PPBAM). She passed
away on
January 20th, 2009. As you know Marlene has been such an integral part of the
Prairie Pipe
Band Association and a strong proponent for ANAPBA. Our most sincere sympathies
are
extended to Marnie and Richard Wilson and their family. There are no further
details available
at this time.

Jeff Mann
WUSPBA Executive Secretary

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Posted by Andrew Lenz, Jr. WUSPBA Webmaster

February 3, 2009

On behalf of the WUSPBA Executive Committee and the Music Board, we welcome the
newly formed North American Pipe Band to the WUSPBA family as a competitive
Grade I
band. It is exciting for all of us to have another Grade I band in the
association.

We congratulate Stephen Megarity, Pipe Major; Hugh Elder, Pipe Sergeant; and
Carl Lenny,
Drum Sergeant in the formulation of their organization and wish them the best of
luck for
the future.


Best Regards,
Jeffrey M. Mann
WUSPBA Executive Secretary
Jeffrey.mann@...


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Posted by Andrew Lenz Jr., WUSPBA Webmaster

WUSPBA.org is temporarily down due to a domain renewal glitch. We're working to
get it back
online as soon as possible.

Andrew Lenz Jr.
WUSPBA Webmaster

WUSPBA.org is back in operation. We'll be making some changes to try and prevent
this
from happening again.

I hope you all have a gret weekend!

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

Due to economic conditions and lack of funds despite the truly admirable efforts
of organizer Patrick Teffs, as of today (March 5) the Campbell Games
(California) has been canceled for the 2009 season.

It is the hope of WUSPBA that this loss will be temporary and that the Campbell
Games will return to the schedule next year.

The Campbell Games will be marked as "Canceled" on the Events page at WUSPBA.org
shortly.

Andrew Lenz Jr.
WUSPBA Webmaster

To:  All members WUSPBA
Re: WUSBPA Planning Meeting
Date: March 6, 2009


Greetings:

The Executive Committee and Music Board will be holding a planning meeting on
March 20-22.  We will discuss upcoming issues for the AGM in November, as well
as setting goals and budgets for the year.

Also under discussion will be the Grade 5 Band competition.

We invite any of you to submit questions, problems, ideas or items for the
agenda. We need to have these items no later than March 16th.

This would also be a good time to submit Bylaw proposals for the AGM, although
you would still have plenty of time to craft those proposals later on this year
when the call for proposals is announced.

You may email these items to the Executive Secretary, Jeff Mann at:
Jeffrey.mann@...


Best regards,
John Biggar
Vice President
WUSPBA


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Posted by Andrew Lenz Jr., WUSPBA Webmaster at the request of the Executive
Secretary Jeff Man.

ENSEMBLE CLINIC

As part of WUSPBA's adjudication certification program the Music Board will be
offering again an ensemble clinic in conjunction with the Games at Costa Mesa. 
This clinic will be held beginning at 4 pm on Friday, May 22, and will be
conducted by Campbell Naismith.

For those adjudicators who have already attended an ensemble clinic, but need to
take the ensemble exam, we are offering the exam as well.  It will also be at 4
pm on May 22.

Both the clinic and the exam will be presented at the Irvine Marriott Hotel, the
host hotel for the Games.  Meeting room numbers will be posted in the hotel
lobby.  Please note:  we are beginning both of these at 4 pm to avoid conflicts
with band rehearsals as much as possible.  This was an issue last year and by
providing advance notice we hope to give everyone sufficient notice to plan so
as to be able to attend either function.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bob Mason at his e-mail
address:  bmason [at] andexres.com


The Music Board

The official results for the band contests at the for Queen Mary and
Mesa/Arizona Games are available:
http://wuspba.org/results/2009/band/2009BandResults.html

(Or click on "Results" in the menu at the upper left at WUSPBA.org.)

*** PLEASE NOTE that how the results are being presented are being revised.
Thanks to the tireless dedicated work of Kylene Tanner, the Band Registrar, the
band results now include a complete break down of placings by all judges as well
as the judges' names for each event. Also included is the precise date that the
event took place, not just the weekend.

Currently, the games are presented on a single page in chronological order with
no index. This will likely be changing as this new revision continues to be
implemented.

And, yes, we are aware there is an anomaly in the judge's scoring of the
02/22/09 Grade 4 Quick March Medley. (Two 4th places.)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster

Hi folks,


1) I'm seeking a volunteer to help with billing advertisers for the Words &
Music newsletter. It only requires a couple of hours every few months.
Basically, I'd be providing contact list and it'd be a matter of e-mailing
advertisers with the amount due for their ads in the newsletter and also
coordinating a bit with Scotty Dean (Treasurer) and me. No handling of money or
envelopes is required and it can be done at any time of night or day. This would
greatly help me out.

(Between working 50 hrs/week, Words & Music, WUSPBA.org, helping the Executive
Committee with various projects, two kids under 13, moderating the
BobDunsire.com forums, etc. those are a couple of hours that I could really
use!)


2) Just a reminder for those of you who run contests. The official Judges List
on WUSPBA.org is updated periodically, so when you are ready to find a judge
remember to download the latest version.

Additions to the adjudicators panel in recent months include Lorne Cousin
(piping) and William "B.J." Gunn (drumming).


Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster/Words & Music Editor

While this is not technically a WUSPBA-specific announcement, I know a number of
you are members of the BobDunsire.com forums (BDF). If you are, read on . . .

BDF is undergoing a software change tomorrow (April 1st) and all passwords will
be lost. If you are a BDF member, you need to make sure that your e-mail address
in your profile there is up to date since you will need to use the "forgot your
password?" e-mail feature to reset your password after the change.

(This is NOT related to your Yahoo! account or WUSPBAnews which will NOT be
changing.)

Andrew Lenz
WUSPBA Webmaster