Please help me out...

[McDougall]

Hey
Im 14, starting my second year. Im going to start playing pipes, and im a quick learner and im planing on practcing alot and gettiing my badges. how good do you have to be to get badges? i will be doing a CLI course this year, if im good enoguh do u think i can get accepted into cli pipes? any tips for beginer pipers? how good do you have to be for advanced pipes badge?
thanks
craig

[M. Ward]

CLI on your second year? Are you sure?

[Zedic]

First of all .... if you don't have CL its unlikely you'll get into a CLI.

Bagpipe levels start off really basic, but from what I understand it becomes challenging very quickly. Level 1 and 2 are done just on the chanter so my assumption is that you would need a level 3 to be in CLI P&D (since you would be playing the pipes on parades).

Advanced Pipes badge is not based on ability .... you have to take the Advanced P&D course at Rocky Mountain ACNSTC, if you pass you would be authorized to wear the advanced P&D badge with your music level badge (I believe level 5 P&D can only be given out at RMNACSTC for Army Cadets).