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

Scots Music Group: Part-Time Development Worker Vacancy

Scots Music Group (SMG) is an Edinburgh-based charitable organisation providing a programme of traditional music classes and events for adults. Location: SMG’s … [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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Jerwood Bursaries 2020

Jerwood Bursaries provide funding up to £1,250 to expand and invigorate your artistic practice, enabling you to experiment with new ideas and undertake self-defined professional development activity. We want you to have the opportunity to begin research on … [Read More...]

Make Awesome Happen

Call for entries for the March 2020 Round of Funding through the Awesome Foundation Glasgow The second round of funding for 2020 from the Awesome Foundation Glasgow is Now Open. The Glasgow Chapter of the Awesome Foundation are giving £500, … [Read More...]

Royal Scottish Conservatoire – Accompanist (Modern Ballet)

We are: looking to recruit an Accompanist for our Modern Ballet department to accompany classes (both free and syllabus), rehearsals, assessments and performances as required and to ensure full preparation ahead of each of these. You will … [Read More...]

Make Music Day 2020

Make Music Day UK are hosting three network meetings in Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh in February and March. Join us to hear about the international celebration that is Make Music Day (always on 21 June), about previous MMDs in Scotland and how MMD UK can … [Read More...]

Lews Castle College UHI Competition

The multi award winning HebCelt Festival have teamed up with Lews Castle College UHI to offer an exciting opportunity to win a performance slot at this year’s 25th anniversary festival. On offer is: A performance slot on one of the festival arena … [Read More...]

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