Grading changes actioned by S&G since September 2022
Novice Juvenile B to Novice Juvenile A
High School of Dundee – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
St Columba’s School Kilmacolm – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
North Lanarkshire Schools – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Grade 4B to Grade 4A
Kilbarchan – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
1st Troon Boys Brigade – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Syerla and District – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Troon BlackRock – by request – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Grade 4B to Grade 3B
Coupar Angus – but will be monitored – news item 23/4/23
Grade 4A to Grade 3A
Kildoag – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Grade 4A to Grade 3B
Lower Clyde Pipes and Drums – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Grade 3B to Grade 3A
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Pipes and Drums – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Edradour Pitlochry and Blair Atholl – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Major Sinclair Memorial – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Milngavie – April 14th meeting – news item 23/4/23
Juvenile to Grade 3A
Robert Malcolm Memorial Juvenile – request to be graded as grade 3A accepted – news item 27/3/2
Grade 3A to Grade 2
Johnstone – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting
Appeals
West Lothian Schools upgrading from NJA to Juvenile – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting, appeal accepted, band will remain in NJA, News item 20th Nov 2022
Brisbane Boys’ College Australia upgrading from G4A to G3B – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting, appeal accepted, band will move back to NJA, News item 20th Nov 2022
Edinburgh Academy upgrading from NJB to NJA – Appeal accepted, band will move back to NJB, News item 20th Nov 2022
George Watson’s College NJA to Juvenile – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting, appeal accepted, band will remain in NJA, News item 20th Nov 2022
George Heriots School NJA to Juv – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting, appeal accepted, band will transfer players to maintain NJA and Juvenile bands, News item 20th Nov 2022
Brisbane Boys’ College Australia G4B – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting, appeal accepted, Band will move back to NJB, News item 20th Nov 2022
Dollar Academy Juvenile – Grading change Sept 2022 meeting – appeal to remain as NJA accepted – News item 31st March 2023
Downgrades
Grade 3B to Grade 4A
Perth and District – assessed by Peter Snaddon on behalf of MB – Approved 4A – News Item 23/4/23
Grade 3A to Grade 4B
Upper Crossgare – News item 14th Jan 2023 after MB Meeting
Grade 2 to Grade 3A
City of London – assessed by Iona Scotson – News item 23/4/23
Grade 1 to Grade 2
Glasgow Skye – request by band – News item 23/4/23
New Band grading requests
Grade 4B
Heart of Italy – new band to be graded as grade 4B – New item 14th Jan 2023 after MB Meeting
Moneygore – new band to be graded as grade 4B – News item 31st March 2023
The Scots School Albury – to be graded as grade 4B – News item 31st March 2023
Queen City United – new band to be graded as grade 4B – News item 31st March 2023
Grade Novice Juvenile B
Balerno and District Schools – new band to be graded as NJB – News item 31st March 2023
St Thomas Episcopal School – new band to be graded as NJB – News item 31st March 2023
Lewis and Harris Youth – new band to be graded as NJB – News item 31st March 2023
Grade 4A
Burntisland and District – new band to be graded as grade 4A – News item 31st March 2023
Cottown – request by band to be graded as grade 4A accepted – News item 31st March 2023
Lochryan – request by band to be graded as grade 4A accepted – News item 31st March 2023
Grade 2
Ulster Scottish USA – band request to be graded as grade 2 accepted – News item 31st March 2023
The above Grading changes between September 2022 & 15th April 2023 have been approved by the full Music Board and Ratified by the 2 Music Board allocated directors belowPaul McAndrew & Sharon Smith
RSPBA Directors to Music Board
02/05/2023
