What can/do you do at a memorial?

The following is a guide, based on a typical memorial service, to some of the places where piping can add to the day. Not all services will have all these components.

I've done as much as everything you see here and as little as only one item. I consider my inclusion in the service to be an honor.

In the church/funeral home:

Prelude - Up to 15-20 minutes. Sometimes, the Scottish small pipes are better for this time as they are quiet.
Seating of Family
Entrance of Clergy
Processional for Casket/Cremains
Hymn, or background for memorial video
Recessional to Hearse
Postlude - as Family and Friends leave

At the Graveside:

Pipe in the Cortege - I will usually play from the moment the first car arrives until the priest is ready. This includes the placing of the casket on the funeral bier.
Hymn
Postlude - I will usually pipe until the last car leaves the area.

Any or all of this may be done with appropriate planning.