The National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow was created in 1996, as the world centre for excellence in the promotion and study of the Great Highland Bagpipe.

About The National Piping Centre

	30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow City Centre G4 0HW
	01413535551
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We offer world class tuition at all levels and in all teaching styles to suit your needs and location.

Close to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, we incorporate a school with rehearsal rooms and an Auditorium. We also house the Museum of Piping, a reference library, as well as conference facilities, hotel and restaurant.

The National Piping Centre provides facilities of the very highest quality for both the piping and non-piping fraternity. Visitors and regulars, from both home and abroad, will equally enjoy the experience, whether they come for study, performance, or pleasure.

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Upcoming Events at The National Piping Centre

Dance

Deiseil: Dancing in Time

22nd January 2026 - 23rd January 2026

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

Deiseil: Dancing in Time is a powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost… and how its revival became woven into a lifelong friendship.

Music

Jim Malcolm with The Canny Band

30th January 2026

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

This show brings together the ultimate Scots troubadour, Jim Malcolm, and the explosive young trio, The Canny Band.

Music and Singing

Beatroute Arts

285 Wallacewell Road, Glasgow North G21 3RP

A community-led charity based in Balornock in the North East of the city of Glasgow, offering high-quality, free creative and holistic activities in order to benefit local people.

Music and Singing

Voice of the Town Glasgow

St. Margaret's Church Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow South Side G43 2DS

Voice of the Town contemporary choir welcome those who love singing and who enjoy popular music and want the platform to get involved and perform in a fun and lively musical experience.

Music and Singing

The Glasgow Drum Circle

Wellington Church Southpark Avenue, Glasgow West End G12 8LE

The Glasgow Drum Circle was established in 2007. Our aim is to study and play drumming music for different cultures around the world with an accent on...

Music and Singing

Quavers Music Classes

Quavers Music Classes , Various Locations East Dunbartonshire

The Quavers Musicianship course can enable children as young as 3 to read, play and understand music in a fun and relaxed session (small groups only).

Music and Singing

The Sound Lab

Tollcross YMCA Tollcross Road, Glasgow East End G32 8HB

The Sound Lab’s East End Fiesta will be an a fun, creative project for young people aged 8-18 to express themselves through music, dance, arts and crafts...

Music and Singing

Singing Mamas Glasgow

Broomhill Church Hall Randolph Street, Glasgow West End G11 7JL

Singing Mamas is a national non-profit movement supporting women across the UK and beyond to build song sharing communities that improve wellbeing, regardless of singing experience.

Music and Singing

Naledi Herman Piano Tuition

130 Mossgiel Road, Glasgow South Side G43 2BX

Naledi Herman is an experienced Piano teacher based in the Southside of Glasgow!

Music and Singing

Ukulele Saz Tuition

Ground Floor, 1008 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow South Side G41 2HG

Got a ukulele collecting dust in the corner? Come join Saz, dust off those cobwebs and let's make some music together!

Music and Singing

Glasgow Youth Choir

Glasgow Youth Choir , Glasgow City Centre

The Glasgow Youth Choir are a group of young people who love to sing and enjoy music. Members come from in and around Glasgow to rehearsals. The G.Y.C...

Music and Singing

Dynamic Meladies

Dynamic Meladies , Glasgow City Centre

At Dynamic Meladies we run singing classes and courses that help women develop their voices and learn to sing with confidence!

Music and Singing

Kelvin Choir

St Andrew's Church Roman Road, Bearsden G61 2SN

Kelvin Choir are a non-audition four part choir who rehearse every Tuesday night between late August and mid May in St Andrew's Church upper hall, Roman Road, Bearsden.

Music and Singing