Our Instructors

Kevin Auld – Band Director and Piping Instruction

Kevin began his piping career as a student at Shorecrest High School. He returned to teach the Shorecrest piping program from 2021 until 2020. Kevin played with the Washington Scottish Pipe Band for 14 years, serving as Pipe Sergeant as well as Pipe Major.

He is a full-time bagpipe instructor and performer, teaching private lessons, Northwest Junior Pipe Band, piping workshops and summer schools. He performs at numerous events throughout the Puget Sound region.

You can contact Kevin at (206)499-8269, kevin@seattlepiper.com  www.seattlepiper.com

Marcie MacRae - Lead Tenor/Bass Instructor
Drumming Director

Marcie started taking tenor drum lessons when she was 6 years old, having been raised in an active and influential Seattle area Scottish family. She has played both bass and tenor with grade 3 and grade 2 bands in the Pacific Northwest and has been involved with the Northwest Junior Pipe Band since it began in 1995. She also instructs many pipe bands and soloists.

You can contact Marcie at (206) 915-8431 or macraedrumming@gmail.com

Bryce Kreger – Snare Drum
Competition Band, Pipe Band School

An NWJPB alumnus, Bryce has risen to be one of the area’s top young competitive side drummers. He has competed with the grade 1 Dowco Triumph Street pipe band, grade 2 Portland Metro Pipe Band and currently the grade 1 Simon Fraser University Pipe Band.

You can contact Bryce at bryce.kreger@hotmail.com

Ali North – Tenor and Bass Drum
Pipe Band School, Parade Band

Ali came through the ranks of NWJPB as a teenager, competing with the band during our first trip to the World Pipe Band Championships in 2008. After graduating from NWJPB she went on to play with Robert Malcolm Memorial Grade 3 Pipe Band; winning the World Pipe Band Championships with them in 2012 and promoting to Grade 2. She is currently playing bass drum with the Grade 1 Simon Fraser University Pipe Band; winning the Andante cup and sash (Best Overall Drumcorps) and Best Medley Drumcorps Shield with them in 2022.

You can contact Ali at (206) 280-7846 or north.allison.an@gmail.com

Christian Vegors - Bass Drum
Pipe Band School and band assistant

Christian started drumming with NWJPB at the age of 9 and graduated at the age of 18 - spending a full 9 years as a member of the band. He competed at the World Pipe Band Championships with the band in 2015 and in 2018 Christian competed at the Winter Storm Novice Bronze Medal bass competition in Kansas City and placed 3rd. He currently plays with the grade 2 Cascadia Pipe Band.

Christian teaches various levels in our Pipe Band School bass program, as well as jumping in to teach beginning snare drum when needed.

Lauren Gaul - Snare Drum
Parade Band, Grade 5 Snare Class

Lauren started snare drumming around nine years old and was lead drummer of NWJPB until she graduated in 2017. She competed in most BCPA events with her sibling, Kyle, as her piper - competing through Grade 1 solo drumming. After playing with RMM Grade 2 in 2019, she took some years off of drumming while studying Oceanography in Northern California. She is thrilled to have found her way back to the pipe band scene, and she now plays with Cascadia Pipe Band Grade 2. 

Stuart MacDonald - Bagpipes
Pipe Band School, Competition Band Assistant

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