{"id":14507,"date":"2021-09-13T10:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T09:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=14507"},"modified":"2021-09-13T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T09:06:15","slug":"professional-musicians-to-guide-next-generation-of-traditional-music-tutors-in-new-training-programme-across-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/professional-musicians-to-guide-next-generation-of-traditional-music-tutors-in-new-training-programme-across-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional musicians to guide next generation of traditional music tutors in new training programme across Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Eighteen musicians, including ten young emerging music tutors from across Scotland, will be employed in a project which aims to re-establish traditional music opportunities for young people after the last 18 months in which such activities have been seriously curtailed.<\/p>\n

With support from Creative Scotland and other funders, Gaelic arts organisation, F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal, has launched \u2018Tre\u00f2ir\u2019, a new and exciting project for 2021 which allows local F\u00e8isean (Gaelic arts tuition festivals, mainly for young people<\/i>) across Scotland to host a musician-in-residence and mentored musician for six months. Tre\u00f2ir, meaning guide; direction; energy, has been adopted by nine F\u00e8isean and was designed to offer secure employment to freelance traditional musicians whose livelihoods have been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic whilst also providing mentoring and training for less experienced tutors. The project will also offer traditional music learning opportunities for young people, particularly in remote or rural areas and areas of socioeconomic deprivation.<\/p>\n

Eight professional musicians will work with ten young musicians to support them with their teaching skills whilst sharing their knowledge and experience, helping to build their confidence in a teaching setting. The musicians-in-residence will also establish a programme of music classes or workshops in the area in which their F\u00e8is is based, visiting nurseries, parent and toddler groups, schools and youth groups to teach traditional and Gaelic music. The Early Years sector, which has been hit particularly hard during the pandemic with regards to music and Gaelic education and delivery, will be a main focus for the project.<\/p>\n

During the residency, some of the musicians-in-residence may also research and collect local tunes, songs and stories which will result in a teaching resource that can be used by current and future F\u00e8is participants.<\/p>\n

Arthur Cormack, Chief Executive, F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal said: \u201cThroughout the Covid pandemic we have been looking for creative ways in which to offer longer-term employment to artists. We were delighted to secure a grant from Creative Scotland\u2019s Youth Arts Targeted Fund which, along with funding from F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal itself, enabled us to develop a programme of musicians-in-residence attached to nine F\u00e8isean across Scotland, two of which are working collaboratively.  In addition to the employment the programme offers, the aim is to enable some of the F\u00e8isean to restart their activities and provide additional music-making opportunities for young people.\u201d<\/p>\n

F\u00e8isean involved in the project are: F\u00e8is Eilean an Fhraoich and F\u00e8is Taigh Dhonnchaidh (Isle of Lewis); F\u00e8is Bharraigh (Isle of Barra); F\u00e8is an Earraich (Isle of Skye); F\u00e8is Sp\u00e8 (Badenoch & Strathspey); F\u00e8is nan Garbh Chr\u00ecochan (West Lochaber); F\u00e8is Fhoirt (Stirling, Falkirk & Clackmannanshire); F\u00e8is an Tairbeirt (Tarbert, Argyll) and F\u00e8is Ph\u00e0islig (Paisley).<\/p>\n

Creative Scotland\u2019s Siobhan Anderson added: \u201cThanks to funding from the Scottish Government, schemes such as this play a vital role in building infrastructure by creating employment opportunities for musicians while at the same time creating long-term musical opportunities for children and young people post-pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you would like any further information about Tre\u00f2ir or the local F\u00e8isean involved, please contact Nicola Simpson, Senior Development Officer, F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal \u2013 nicola@feisean.scot<\/a>.
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Eighteen musicians, including ten young emerging music tutors from across Scotland, will be employed in a project which aims to re-establish traditional music opportunities for young people after the last 18 months in which such activities have been seriously curtailed. With support from Creative Scotland and other funders, Gaelic arts organisation, F\u00e8isean nan G\u00e0idheal, has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-newsletter","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2021\/09\/Maeve.jpg","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2021\/09\/Maeve.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2021\/09\/Maeve.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"simon","author_link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/author\/simon\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcv15g-3LZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14509,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14507\/revisions\/14509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}