Congratulations to Daniel Thorpe who has been nominated in Music Tutor of the Year sponsored by Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2024. Vote for Daniel Thorpe now!. It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 30th November in Inverness Leisure. Why not join us for a brilliant night of music and awards. Buy a ticket here.
We asked Daniel of Daniel Thorpe the following questions.
Tell us about yourself
Daniel is currently an Upper Strings tutor for Stirling Council alongside being involved in two YMI projects in Stirling – Tolbooth Trad and Cowie Trad Project. Tolbooth Trad delivers extra curricular Groupwork lessons to Young People in Stirlingshire and Cowie Trad works with two schools in Cowie, Stirlingshire and delivers whistle, fiddle and guitar classes to all pupils from P4 onwards. In addition, he also teaches one off workshops with various local Feis organisations, The Gaitherin in Aberdeenshire and the RCS Scottish Music Degree course where he teaches Ceilidh Skills for Year 2 students. He also has a small number of private students.
Why are you involved in Scottish music?
To have the ability to be able to share/pass on my knowledge of traditional music to as many people as I can, to enjoy performing (especially playing for dancing) and to be part of a vibrant culture of fantastic people.
Any particular career highlights?
Winning the 2010 Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition and getting the opportunity to work with so many keen and enthusiastic learners every week.
What are your plans for the future?
To continue to develop my pedagogy and use my passion for music education to give as many people as possible the opportunity to learn about, play and be involved in Scottish Music.
Daniel Thorpe Social Media
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The 2024 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are on the 30th November 2024 in Inverness Leisure Centre! You will be able to watch it live in person (buy a ticket here). Watch it live in the UK at 9pm (GMT) on BBC ALBA and and around the world here. Bands performing on Saturday 30th November include Julie Fowlis, Skipinnish, Laura Wilkie and Ian Carr, Highland Young Musicians and Arc Fiddlers, An Dannsa Dub, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner 2024 Calum McIlroy and more!
If you would like to support Hands Up for Trad in their work with Scottish trad music and musicians why not become a friend of Hands Up for Trad. In addition to our high profile events like the Scots Trad Music Awards, we also deliver a less well known, education programme for young people from 8yrs right through to young adults at the start of their careers. Read more here.
