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

Tots Music Box

St Margaret's Scottish Episcopal Church 353 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow South Side G43 2DS

Tots Music Box is a preschool/ babymusic group run by Angela, a professional musician and experienced teacher. We aim to have a fun, relaxed session using...

Music and Singing

Got Soul Glasgow

Partick Burgh Halls Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow West End G11 5LW

Ever had a notion to join a choir but think you can't sing? Say hello to fun, laughter, new friends and your inner singing soulful diva!

Music and Singing

Govanhill Voices Community Choir

Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church 170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow South Side G42 8QZ

Govanhill Voices is a non-audition, multicultural community singing group who meet on Thursday evenings at Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church!

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 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

Connect Choir

Connect Choir , Various Locations Glasgow

Do you love singing? Do you have some experience of performing? Are you looking to be a part of a contemporary choir that is a little different from others? Connect Choir are looking for new members!

Music and Singing

The Podcast Rooms

307 West George Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 4LF

Get the popstar experience and record and mix one of your favourite songs in a professional studio at the Podcast Rooms in Glasgow! Special £60 opening...

Music and Singing

Piano Bairns Glasgow South

Pollokshaws Burgh Hall Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow South Side G43 1NE

Piano Bairns Glasgow South is one of the first music classes to offer preliminary keyboard skills for ages 1-5!

Music and Singing

You Can Uke

Destiny Church Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow South Side G41 3QP

You Can Uke run group ukulele sessions in the Southside of Glasgow for children in primaries 4, 5 or 6!

Music and Singing

West End Guitar Lessons

West End Guitar Lessons , Glasgow West End

Guitar Lessons for beginner kids in the west end of Glasgow, via home tuition is given by me, Paul - hello!Your child or children will become fantastic...

Music and Singing

Govan Mens Samba Band

Govan & Linthouse Parish Church Govan Road, Glasgow South Side G51 2YL

Free to all guys who love drumming. From teens to seniors of all abilities, we are a multi-cultural, intergenerational, mixed ability ensemble. Led by...

Music and Singing