Hands Up for Musicians

Scottish musicians expanding their creative horizons into other other areas of musical practice.

The Hands Up for Musicians website offers opportunities for musicians, providing resources and news to help musicians get the best out of their careers. The opportunities are mainly Scottish based but if you have any suggestions for anything else we are here to listen.

Latest Opportunity

Musician/Teacher Upper or Lower Strings or Gen Musicianship (Sistema Scotland)

Big Noise Torry (Aberdeen) are looking for a Musician/Teacher (Upper or Lower strings or General Musicianship) Are you passionate about music and teaching? Do you … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: Pieces by Becca Skeoch

The Distil Showcase will return again to the Tolbooth in Stirling on Friday 29th March 2019 at 8pm. The concert showcases the new and exciting music of traditional … [Read More...]

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More Opportunities for musicians

FREE Sound Production (Advanced) Short Course (Academy of Music and Sound)

FREE Sound Production (Advanced level) course will help you to explore the fundamentals of recording theory and best practice. Do you want to build your skills and knowledge from our first Sound Production course? This course will help you to explore the … [Read More...]

New Schools Pipes and Drums Tuition Elgin and Moray Schools

Opportunity to teach pipes or snare drum in Elgin and/ or Moray Schools and to develop a schools pipe band in each location supported by the schools and community groups, on a self-employed basis Elgin and/or Forres Schools - Bagpipe/ Chanter and Snare Drum … [Read More...]

Renfrewshire Choir Coordinator (NYCOS)

We are recruiting for a Renfrewshire Choir Coordinator. The local coordinator should have enthusiasm for, and commitment to the aims of NYCOS, promoting and enhancing choral singing in Scotland. The local coordinator of a NYCOS Regional Choir is responsible … [Read More...]

Fèisean nan Gàidheal Training Opportunities

A FREE day to inspire tutors working with Fèisean nan Gàidheal (FnG) in community or school events. If you are not yet involved as a tutor but would like to be, you are also welcome to attend. Although emphasis will be on support for music and Gaelic … [Read More...]

World Play A Strathspey Day – Can you help? (It’s next week!)

On the 15th May Hands Up for Trad are planning the first World Play A Strathspey Day. It's a bit of fun to promote Scottish music around the globe. I wondered if you would be willing to take part? All you have to do is either record a short video or audio … [Read More...]

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