Lyric Todkill, Senior Instructor

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious music conservatory, Lyric is only the second person in the world to hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music performance on the bagpipe. Under the direction of famed Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies, Lyric received his degree in 2003 along with his Graduate Teacher Certificate from the Institute of Piping in Glasgow, Scotland. After a successful amateur career, including overall wins at the George Sherriff, Nicol-Brown, and United States Piping Foundation, lyric turned professional and joined the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band. He recently moved to Houston, Texas where is on the faculty of St. Thomas Episcopal School teaching the bagpipes.