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Name: | Ross Hume |
Age: | 19 |
Year of the Fix: | 2013 |
Location: | County Antrim |
Campaign: | Encouraging schools to make bagpipes part of the music curriculum |
I have been playing in pipe bands for around 10 years. I’ve seen how popular they are across Northern Ireland but bagpipes is still not taught in schools.
That's why my team of Fixers and I are encouraging local schools to include piping in their music curriculum, thereby getting more young people learning to play an iconic instrument.
Teaching it in Scotland and even countries like Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand, is quite common. But pipe lessons in school are virtually unheard of in Northern Ireland.
With the help of Fixers, my team and I have created a film which will hopefully make schools realise how beneficial bagpipes can be for pupils and the wider community.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Aaron McLean | Darren Crooks | John Fittis |
Aaron Stewart | Dean Smyth | Jolon Cupples |
Adam Fittis | Emmett Conway | Jordan Bailie |
Adele Newell | Gareth McLees | Joseph Weir |
Alastair Donoghy | Glenn Ross | Kyle Heaney |
Andew Elliot | Isabelle Gray | Russell Stewart |
Cameron McLean | Jarra Bigger | Lauren Hanna |
Conor McCallion | Jason Hasson | Lindsay Hasson |
Craig Rogers | Jemma Hartley | Marcus Wenlock |
Danielle Hamilton | Jenny Orr | Stephen Taylor |
Seana McAteer | Shannon McAteer | Roshan O'Donnell |
Tineke Westerhuis | Nicole McMullan | Ross Bingham |
Matthew Shaw | Paul Thompson | Sarah Moore |
Russell Stewart | Sarah McCullough | Thomas Henry |
Scott Barr | Scott Wallace | Aaron McLean |
Laureen Montgomery | Lachlainn Ferguson | Darren Crooks |
Neil Badger | Nicole Badger |
Andy McGregor, Ulster Scots Agency
Andy supported my Fixers project. He is a piping tutor with the Ulster Scots Agency and provided useful information for the Fix.
Richard Parkes MBE, Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band
Richard is the PM of the pipe band and supported the Fix. He gave permission for the music track to be used on the film as well as advice on the project generally.
Sharon Baird, Belfast Boys' Model School
Sharon is Head of Music at the school. She allowed for the piping and drumming lessons, which are currently being run independently by the school, to be filmed for our Fixers film.
Ray Hall, Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Northern Ireland Branch)
As the branch chairman, Ray Hall gave Fixers permission to promote/recruit young people at any RSPBA(NI) event/competition in Northern Ireland as well as authorised the use of any footage from RSPBA member bands in the film.
Ian Burrows, Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Northern Ireland Branch)
As project manager for the RSPBA (NI) Ian has given advice about this campaign.
Winston Pollock, Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Northern Ireland Branch)
Winston Pollock is the principal of the RSPBA (NI) branch school. He has provided information and advice for our project, as well as helped us promote the film.
Heather Lowry, St Malachy's College
Heather is Head of Music at the college. She allowed us to film the piping and drumming programme that she currently runs independently in the school.
Paul McHugh, Slemish College (Integrated)
Paul is the Principal of Slemish Integrated College. He provided an interview for the film commenting on how he'd love to offer piping and drumming lessons in the school if only the resources were more widely available.
Mark Wilson, Drummer & Percussionist
Mark is a world champion drummer, former member Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band and currently is a presenter on the BBC2 NI Ulster Scots programme 'Santer'. He has given advice on the project and offered his support with any event.
Paul McCrisken, NEELB (North Eastern Education and Library Board)
Thank you to Paul who appeared in our broadcast piece to provide an interview and support our campaign.
November 2013
Responses to our campaign/workshops have been really great, some of the feedback we have received can be seen below:
Bethany Orr, Pupil
'The Piping and Drumming workshop was very interesting and entertaining. I think it would be good if any one who wanted to learn could do it in school.'
Demi Matthews, Pupil
'The Piping and Drumming workshop was excellent. If there was more opportunity to learn I think a lot of people would take it up.'
Sam Womack
Alexandra Garrick
Jo Quinn
Jade Kingdom
Meghann
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Sam Barakat
Chelsie Brown
Shak & Natasha
Hannah Baker
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Becky
Jack H
Macauley Collinson
'Kate'
Liam Thomas
Timothy Cranfield
Hannah Carter
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Shannon Rawlings
Mason Latey