SPRING SING with the National Youth Choir of Scotland Do you love singing? Come and learn some Singing Games appropriate for use in school, at home, in choir – or just come for the joyful experience of participation! Like to learn more about musicianship training according to the principles of Zoltán Kodály? Interested in attending … Continued

Thanks to all who attended the Trad Talk Extra day. We discussed Traditional Music; where do we go from here? More ideas generated than answers, so more to come on the subject. Read the report below. Trad Talk Extra 2015 Report

Enterprise Music Scotland is delighted to announce that Music Education Matters 2016 will take place on 20th May at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. This one-day conference includes talks, workshops, networking opportunities and interactive sessions with leading professionals/organisations in music education.The event will cover a wide range of topics relevant to practitioners from all areas of … Continued

The organisers of Galloway’s own international roots music festival have made the first announcement for the events line-up in 2016, featuring live and dance music from across the world. Organiser Liz Holmes said ‘we feel it’s a really special experience to listen to live bands, often who have travelled from quite far flung parts of … Continued

19 – 22 May 2016Wroclaw, Polandforum /’fɔːɹəm/A meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchangedAnd that’s exactly what the 6th European Forum on Music is going to be – an occasion for music practitioners, networks, organisations, teachers, emerging professionals, or simply music enthusiasts to come together and exchange, in an open, dynamic … Continued

Top accordionists from Scotland and Scandinavia feature at Northern Streams 2016: Ingunn Bjørgo, who plays the diatonic accordion in top Norwegian dance band, Askerladden; Markus Räsänen, free bass accordionist from Sweden and well known Scottish accordionist – Sandy Brechin. These three accordionists will join with other guests in a Northern Streams Ceilidh band for a … Continued

The New York-born violinist Yehudi Menuhin may be remembered best as a musician, but he was also a dedicated human rights activist and founder of Live Music Now. Branches of Live Music Now around the world will be remembering the man and his extraordinary legacy this year, as 2016 marks the centenary of his birth. … Continued

Showcase Scotland Expo will be hosting a trade stand at Babel Med Music in France next month (17th-19th March, more info on the event here http://www.dock-des-suds.org/babelmedmusic2016/en/).  Get items to Active Events this coming Monday for inclusion in the stand. This is a great opportunity to promote your music to the European industry at minimal expense to you. All you have … Continued

ABC Creative Music are an organisation aiming to produce programmes which engineer grown-up musical creativity into child-friendly resources. Their new programmes focus on Scots and Gaelic language (among others). ABC Favourites for Burns Night – ABC teamed up with leading folk singers Karine Polwart and Inge Thomson to produce resources that allow children to not only … Continued

Five weeks of Americana fiddling and more, coming up Thursday 25th February! Following our hugely popular five week course into Scandinavian style and repertoire, tutored by Marit Falt, we are looking forward to a new run of classes on Americana with Rona Wilkie. This class is open to any instrument in C Clef and will … Continued