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Young musicians in East Ayrshire perform with Evelyn Glennie and James MacMillan

A young musician from East Ayrshire with Dame Evelyn Glennie

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Examinations & assessment, News, Scotland, Sponsored

May 17, 2022

Creative Scotland releases first £4m of Cancellation Fund grants for creative freelancers

Cancelled event

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Coronavirus, Funding, Jobs and careers, Music industry and business, News, Scotland

January 7, 2022

John Wallace becomes 17th recipient of the Queen’s Medal for Music

John Wallace

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Classical music, Competitions, awards & opportunities, Higher Education and Further Education, Jobs and careers, Music professionals, News, Scotland, UK and Ireland

November 23, 2021

Dorries passes the UK/Europe touring crisis buck to a junior minister

Brexit

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Brexit, England, Europe, Ireland, Jobs and careers, Music industry and business, News, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK and Ireland, Wales

November 8, 2021

Free music education conference presented by ISM Trust

What now for music education

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England, Events and courses, News, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sponsored, Teachers, Wales

November 4, 2021

New Scottish national centre for music confirmed

A new entrance and foyer, with terraces outside

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Classical music, Funding, News, Scotland

October 7, 2021

Trinity College London and the Cumnock Tryst launch Creative Composition in the Classroom

Sir James MacMillan and Jennifer Martin

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Composing, songwriting and arranging, Events and courses, News, Performing, Publications, Scotland, Sponsored, Students

September 27, 2021

New National Centre for Music proposed for Edinburgh

A new entrance and foyer, with terraces outside

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Classical music, News, Performing, Scotland, Secondary

September 3, 2021

Scottish school music tuition fees removed for next year

Edinburgh cityscape

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Funding, News, Policy and research, Scotland, Students, UK and Ireland, Youth voice

August 20, 2021

Royal Celtic Society endows bursary for traditional music students at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Traditional bagpipes

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Competitions, awards & opportunities, Composing, songwriting and arranging, Funding, Higher Education and Further Education, News, Performing, Scotland, Students

July 13, 2021

Launch of Seven Hills Project starts countdown to 50th birthday of Scotland’s national music school

Jay Capperauld

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Composing, songwriting and arranging, News, Performing, Scotland, Sponsored, Students, Youth voice

June 30, 2021

Scottish Regimental saxophonists play Braveheart for William

Scots sax quartet

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Instruments, News, Performing, Scotland, Sponsored

June 17, 2021

Cumnock Tryst and Trinity College open new composition learning centre in Scotland

Sir James MacMillan

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Classical music, Composing, songwriting and arranging, News, Scotland, Sponsored, Students, Teachers, Venues

February 1, 2021

Youth Music opens second round of Incubator Fund

Youth Music Incubator Fund Round 1 Recipients – Roadworks & Spiral Skills

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England, Funding, Jobs and careers, News, Scotland, Wales, Youth voice

December 28, 2020

New home for national music school for Scotland comes a step closer

Pupils of St Mary’s Music School outside the former Royal High School. Photo © Mike Wilkinson

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Classical music, Composing, songwriting and arranging, Funding, News, Scotland, Secondary, Students

October 29, 2020

New guidelines for music teachers in Scotland

Student at keyboard with laptop and phone

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Coronavirus, News, Online courses and tuition, Scotland, Singing, Teachers

October 2, 2020

Chancellor extends Self-Employment Support Scheme and confirms furlough plans

Rishi Sunak

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England, Funding, News, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

May 29, 2020