Could this help you? Closing date Friday 9th September. Exactly 6 months from today (30th May 2016), the winner of a new £2,500 bursary to support young Scottish traditional musicians will be unveiled, coinciding with St. Andrew’s Day 2016. Set up through a partnership between independent charity the Saltire Society and Hands Up for Trad, an […]
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Control your day – don’t let it control you! Time Management Course
The theme for the course is: “Control your day – don’t let it control you” and during the course of the session you will look at the following: Planning and prioritising Challenging your habits Knowing your time wasters Course Outline: Pre-work: diagnostic exercise to be completed prior to the course Workshop: Using the diagnostic exercise […]
Call for a Lead Evaluator (Arts and Creative Learning Team, Edinburgh)
The Arts and Creative Learning Team, City of Edinburgh Council,would like to commission an experienced evaluator, with a good understanding of Youth Work, Creative Learning and music projects. The successful candidate will collaborate with young people, JET students, volunteers and colleagues to design the evaluation methodology. It is expected that young people will also be […]
The Scottish Schools Pipe and Drums Trust
Pipe bands are much more than a musical pastime; they promote teamwork, achievement, commitment, a sense of dress and discipline, confidence, fun and friendship. In time they open doors to travel through competition and cultural exchange. Pipe bands are also a source of pride and focus for schools and communities. Watch this beautiful video of […]
Friends of Wighton’s Jimmy Shand Collection project celebrates £9000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
The Friends of Wighton group has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Sharing Heritage1 grant, it was announced today. This exciting project, Sir Jimmy Shand – Music Collector!, based in the Wighton Heritage Centre, and led by Friends of Wighton, has been given £9,000 to carry out conservation work on 22 important music books and […]
DareToDream
What stories would you tell to the world today, from the future of your dreams? #DareToDream is an outreach initiative that book-ends and runs alongside the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (a ten day festival running from Fri 21 – Mon 31 Oct). Inspired by Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016, we invite schools […]
Inaugural Concert for Royal Scots Club’s Young Musicians
A new scheme to support four young players of Scottish traditional instruments was launched this year by The Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh. The scheme is being paid for by members and is designed to encourage, support and develop traditional Scottish music. The young musicians’ Inaugural Concert is being held at the Club on Tuesday […]
Tickets Selling Well As Blas 2016 Prepares To Launch
Tickets are already selling well as communities across the Highlands and Argyll prepare to celebrate Highland culture at this year’s Blas Festival which takes place between 2 and 10 September. Fèisean nan Gàidheal, who operate the festival in a partnership with The Highland Council, have put together a programme with a generous helping of cèilidhs, […]
Job Opportunity: Festival Arts Director, Haddo Arts Festival (Aberdeenshire)
The Haddo Arts Festival is an established annual event at Haddo House with a growing reputation with the local audience. The organising committee is seeking to appoint a Festival Arts Director to help organise the 2017 festival taking place in October 2017. The successful applicant will join an established enthusiastic committee to identify and engage […]
Job Opportunity: Musical Director, Hadley Court Singers
The Hadley Court Singers seeks a new Musical Director, commencing September 2016. The choir values musical education highly, both to our singing members and the wider community in general. With this in mind the Musical Director is required to: Rehearse the choir on a weekly basis from September to June, including arranging and remunerating substitute […]