North American Academy of Piping and Drumming
Art School
Why pick this one
North American Academy of Piping and Drumming provides residential piping and drumming instruction for beginner through advanced players in Valle Crucis, North Carolina.
Best for
- Beginners seeking structured instruction in piping or drumming
- Advanced players seeking professional-instructor assessment and skill-level grouping
- Students seeking an immersive residential Scottish music session
- Pipers needing reed or instrument-maintenance workshops
- Eligible young pipers seeking scholarships covering tuition, room, and board
Look elsewhere if
- Students seeking non-piping or non-drumming art classes
- Students seeking only short local day lessons rather than residential sessions
Specialties
- bagpipe instruction
- drumming instruction
- beginner-to-advanced piping and drumming instruction
- reed and instrument maintenance workshops
What makes them different
- The school was started in 1970 by John MacFadyen and Pipe Major Sandy Jones
- Instruction is offered to beginner through advanced players
- Professional instructors assess students and group them by similar skill levels
- Residential sessions take place at Valle Crucis Conference Center with dormitory lodging and three meals daily
- Scholarships include opportunities covering tuition, room, and board
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 146 Skiles Way, Banner Elk, NC 28604-7867
- Phone
- +18438171894
- Website
- http://naapd.org/
- cjnix27@gmail.com
Services
- piping instruction
- drumming instruction
- residential music school sessions
- band practice
- ceilidhs