The MacMillan-Birtles Memorial Pipe Band is the grade 5 division of the MacMillan Pipe Band. Formed in December 2004, the band honors the memory of Walter Birtles, a snare drumming instructor for the Robert E. Peary High School Pipe Band. Birtles also worked with many other pipe band drum corps throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

MacMillan-Birtles band practices are usually held concurrently with MacMillan band practices at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy (formerly Robert E. Peary High School).

Pipers and drummers interested in playing with the MacMillan-Birtles Memorial Pipe Band are encouraged to come to a practice session.

Pipe Major Steven Sharp keeps a Blog for the MacMillan-Birtles Memorial Pipe Band at http://macmillanbirtles.blogspot.com.