Pipe Band

A Pipe Band is a musical ensemble consisting of Pipers and Drummers. The most common form of a pipe band consists of a section of pipers playing the great Highland bagpipes, a section of snare drummers (often called side drummers), several tenor drummers, and usually a bass drummer.

Vidya Devi Jindal School provides pipe band to the students to improve the quality of coordination, leadership, and discipline and also allows them to represent the school in national-level competitions and the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath.

Vidya Devi Jindal School Pipe Band consists of students from classes VI to XII. The band leader with the most experience leads the band and with good command. Bagpipes, side drums, cymbals, and tenor drums are some of the pipe band instruments. The students of the band get to learn many melodies which are played by the students of the band on various occasions and events organized within the school. Each program includes patriotic songs like Kadam Kadam Badhaye Jaa, Saare Jahan Se Achcha, India Gate, jai janam bhumi etc which make the program more engaging.

Selected students get a chance to participate in Inter School, IPSC, District level, State level, and National Level Competitions. Before performing in these competitions, they go through months of hard work and meticulous practice sessions. Along with they also get a chance to give guard of honour to the dignitaries who attend all the functions of the school.

Aim of school: –

Aim of pipe band is to improve leadership quality to students and represent school at national and Republic Day parade at Rajpath.

Training Program

1. Introduction to Equipment.
2. Self-Discipline
3. Fingers, Breathing and flexion movement (for Pipers)
4. Wrist Flexion and Hand Strengthening (for Drummers)
5. Exercise for their good health and strength.
6. Walking exercises for their competition formation.
7. March practice.
8. Body-mind coordination for good performance.
9. Identifying musical notes for good rhythm and confidence.
10. Basic knowledge of musical notes with stepping.
11. Marching drill without any tools.
12. Band performance with instruments.
13. Practicing new tunes.

And then they are ready for the competition.

Participations

1. All India IPSC Band Competition
2. Block Level
3. District level
4. State level
5. Zonal level
6. National level competition
7. Participation in Republic Day Parade at Rajpath (New Delhi)