KOMC is sponsoring the KOMC 2025 pipeband workshop
This year we'll work on a couple of tunes together instead of saying "what do you know? I don't know, what do you know?" The tunes
can be found here...
Andrew Hahn was born and raised in a small town tucked away in the hills of Northern San Diego County. He began piping at twelve,
inspired by his father, Jeff, learning to play a couple years prior.
After a slow start, he launched his competitive career by sweeping Grade 4 solos on his first outing, courtesy of instruction by Campbell Naismith.
Heand his father both joined the House of Scotland Pipe Band around this time, whom they played with at the World Pipe Band Championships in 2014.
Andrew climbed the local competitive ranks, making massive leaps in musical progress through attending the College of Piping summer
school programs (now the Robert McLintock School of Piping and Drumming). Eventually he received national recognition as a young and upcoming piper and
was selected to compete at invitational contests such as the Balmoral and George Sherriff Memorial competition on the east coast of the U.S and Canada.
Andrew has performed with groups such as the San Diego Symphony, the Chieftains, and even the Wicked Tinkers on occasion!
In 2015 he joined the Grade 2 Prince Charles Pipe Band out of San Francisco. In 2017, the band made their way to the Festival Interceltique
de Lorient, then the World Pipe Band Championships in 2018. These two experiences were instrumental in shaping Andrew's understanding of music,
and propelled him toward where he is today.
In 2023 he was invited to join Lincoln Hilton in the ranks of Haileybury Pipes and Drums at the World Championships where the band went on
to become the Grade 3b world champions.
He now tutors the House of Scotland Pipe Band and teaches a growing body of students.
Andrew receives ongoing instruction from Scott Ruscoe.
Private Lessons with Andrew Hahn on pipes:
Ed Best Snare Drumming and Rhythm Instructor - (WUSPBA and EUSPBA Unafilliated)
Ed Best is a qualified, professional educator with over 40 years of successful pipe band experience and has a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. He has held many band and solo titles in all grades including North American Champion, East Coast Champion Supreme, Ontario Champion Supreme, West Coast Champion of Champions, and Canadian Champion. Ed also spent 10 years as a School Music Teacher in all grades from Elementary through the University level.
Ed has competed in, and placed at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in many grades up to and including Grade I.
Ed is active as an adjudicator at Highland Games throughout the United States. He is an "A" panel drumming and ensemble judge in the WUSPBA and a drumming judge in the EUSPBA. He also serves on the Music Board of WUSPBA, where his primary functions are grading of bands and soloists and Adjudicator training/education and certification. He recorded a DVD for adjudicator training, available to the general public here http://www.wuspba.org.
Ed is a regular instructor for bands and schools across the country. He provides instruction to the drummers, helps with music composition and arranging. He also provides instruction in band ensemble. His individual students and bands regularly appear in the prize lists at highland games across the country. Ed understands that everyone is different and has different strengths and goals. He works hard to be sure that your needs are met. He has experience teaching ages 4 through 80.
For more information about Ed, please click HERE
Ed is EUSPBA certified in Snare. He is certified by WUSPBA in all aspects of drumming. Ed joined the Drummers Dojo team as their rhythm guru in 2020.
