I have been bagpiping for 10 years. I compete in both the American and Scottish piping circuits in Grade 1 (the highest non-professional category). I moved from Washington, DC, to Scotland to play with the Dollar Academy Juvenile Pipe Band. I studied at the school and competed with the band for 3 years, winning various major championship titles. I am currently studying a Bachelors of Traditional Music with a specialization in Highland Bagpiping at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In addition to the highland bagpipes, I play the smallpipes and whistle. In my free time I teach for Pipes for the People, which helps children with Cystic Fibrosis by teaching them pipes.