The BBC Performing Arts Fund’s Community Music scheme will be open to existing community groups looking to reach new and wider audiences, attract new members and carry out training.

Junior Blues Workshop – 1 July

Following up on last year’s success, with the cooperation of the Dundee Contemporary Arts, the Junior Blues Workshop is taking place once again in Dundee.

Edinburgh Youth Music Forum – Monthly Musical Swapshops

Musical SwapShops offer a place for music practitioners in and around Edinburgh who work with young people to share practice and offer expertise to one another.

Stage Experience – Electric Guitarists Wanted!

The youth project Stage Experience is to mount a production of Footloose in Edinburgh this coming July. This is an opportunity for young musicians to gain experience in musical theatre.

The BIG Project – BBC One Show Feature

The BIG Project Edinburgh’s children’s choir, led by Kim Edgar, will be featuring on The One Show on BBC1, this Friday night (18 May 2012) at 7 pm.

Please feel free to email us with your news – hello@ymfs.org.uk

The BIG Project Edinburgh’s children’s choir, led by Kim Edgar, will be featuring on The One Show on BBC1, this Friday night (18 May 2012) at 7 pm. Watch out for them during a feature all about the Olympic Torch – in Edinburgh, they’ll be part of the Castle Celebrations when the Torch comes to rest in Edinburgh for the night. The BBC is covering the whole journey of the torch across Britain so it may all be over in a flash, there’s only one way to find out though!

The youth project Stage Experience is to mount a production of Footloose in the Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh this coming July. In addition to showcasing young dramatic talent this is also an opportunity for young musicians to gain experience in musical theatre.

Currently they seek two young electric guitarists – young meaning around 21 or under. Like all musical theatre work this requires reading of musical notation and chord symbols. The music will not be in TAB.

If you would be interested finding out more you can contact Simon Hanson, Musical Director of Stage Experience here.

Musical SwapShops offer a place for music practitioners who work with young people to share practice and offer expertise to one another.

At the SwapShops you can try out new ideas and get feedback before undertaking them with your participant groups, reflect on your practice and discuss everything to do with your work.

From practical to logistical, questions to solutions, ideas to net-working, the SwapShops will be a place to explore it all. People will be invited to present short workshops or presentations on projects, slots will be made available to try out new ideas and there will be open space, themed evenings and special events later in the year.

And much more – your ideas are welcome!

The SwapShops are open to both EYMF members and non members. Please spread the news to anyone who you think may be interested in attending.

If you need further information or want to book your place, Jess Abrams, the EYMF Development Manager, can be reached at

email - hello@edinburghyouthmusicforum.org or telephone – 07811 331641.

SwapShops will take place on the last Tuesday of every month – see details for this months SwapShop below.

EYMF Monthly Musical SwapShop
Tuesday 29 May 2012
6.30pm coffee/tea & 7pm (sharp!) start
Alison House
(Edinburgh University Music Department)
12 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9DF

http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/alison-house

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A number of artists have already offered their services to this venture. Instruments covered will be Blues Vocals, Electric, Acoustic and Slide Blues Guitar, Harmonica, Blues & Boogie Piano, Blues Drumming and more. The event will be followed up by a concert in the Jute Bar DCA which will feature some of the young people involved.

This workshop is for young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years.

As there is a limited capacity in the DCA the workshop needs to know numbers of those who may wish to attend in advance. Please, therefore, indicate whether you wish to attend the workshop and what the instrument of your choice is. Under 16’s must include a parental contact.

Please email Mary (Music Coordinator) or Phone – 07593380638

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The BBC Performing Arts Fund has been getting ready to launch the Community Music scheme.

The Community Music scheme will be open to existing community groups looking to reach new and wider audiences, attract new members and carry out training. The scheme will award up to £5,000 for distinct development projects, and up to £10,000 for groups wishing to commission new music. It is hoped that this funding will encourage collaboration, and allow groups to take on more challenging work.

Online applications will open at 10am 21 May. The deadline will be when the fund reach 500 eligible applications OR at 5pm 29 June, whichever occurs first. Make sure you’ve got all your documentation in order (such as bank statements and constitutions – see the Terms & Conditions for more details).

If you are interested in finding out more, you can go to the website where you will be able to read the Terms & Conditions and the FAQs. By liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter you will also be able to keep up-to-date on all the latest and ask us questions about the process.

2012 is BBC Performing Arts Fund’s music-orientated year, so keep an eye out for more upcoming announcements about their Music Fellowships scheme too.

Tinto Summer School is held at Wiston Lodge at the foot of Tinto Hill in South Lanarkshire and offers music tuition, outdoor activities and much more.

National Festival Scotland

Free Tickets Music For Youth’s National Festival Scotland is a brand new music festival featuring young musicians from across Scotland taking place Friday 8 June 2012.

AYMF Opportunity

Growing Audiences North East Aberdeenshire Council and GANE project partners are looking for an independent consultant to evaluate the three year programme, Growing Audiences North East.

What is Music+?

Music+ is a mentoring scheme for young people interested in making music held in Glasgow City Centre.

ElJam – Outdoor Live Summer Music Events

The first of a series of 8 exciting, outdoor, live youth music events in East Lothian takes place on 2 June 2012.

Please feel free to email us with your news at hello@ymfs.org.uk

The events will run as follows:

Sat 2 June 12.00-4.00 pm Haddington Festival – Neilson Park

Sun 3 June 12.00 – 3.00 pm Tranent Gala Ross – High Playing Fields

Sat 9 June 1.30 – 5.00 pm North Berwick Friends of the Edington Hospital Centenary Fair – Elcho Green

Sat 9 June 10.00 am – 2.00 pm Port Seton Festival of Youth – Port Seton Community Centre Grounds

Sat 9 June 1.30 – 4.30 pm East Linton Gala – Park

Sat 16 June 12.00 -3.00 pm Prestonpans Gala – Mary Murray Park

Fri 22 June 11.00 am- 2.00pm Musselburgh – FestiVale 2012- The Long-ish Day Lewisvale Park

Sat 14 July 1.00 – 5.00 pm Direlton Fete and Games – Village Green.

Acts aged under-25 that are based in East Lothian are likely to be given priority, however those not meeting this criteria are also welcome to apply. Acts need not have previous experience of performing live.

The combined audience for the above events is predicted to run in to thousands, so participation will represent an excellent opportunity for acts to showcase their talents and widen their fan base. ELjam and Youth Music Forum Scotland greatly appreciates any assistance that you or your organisation can offer in highlighting this opportunity to young musicians, and encouraging them to take part!

ELjam and its partner organisations will ensure that all relevant Health and Safety and Child Protection procedures are adhered to during the planning and delivery of these events. Please look out for the promotional material that will be extensively distributed towards the end of May. If you have any question regarding any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact ElJam.

Music+ is a mentoring scheme run by the Scottish Music Centre and supported by the Youth Music Initiative.

The main aim of the project is to link young people one to one with music industry professionals who will offer guidance, encouragement, skills and knowledge across a range of industry roles from performance to event promotion. Music+ will offer the chance for you to attend music industry events, take part in seminars and even the opportunity to shadow a music professional during their working day.

When and Where

The events will be held in the early evenings, at weekends and during the holidays, in music-related venues all over Glasgow’s City Centre such as King Tuts, Mono, CCA, Arches.

How to apply

Online registration is now open for those who are…

- age 14-19

- living in Glasgow, Fife and The Highlands

- involved in making any kind of music

- interested in working in the music industry

APPLY NOW

Aberdeenshire Council and GANE project partners are looking for an independent consultant to evaluate the three year programme, Growing Audiences North East, to confirm activity, impacts structure and governance and identify future needs and to assist in developing a partnership way forward for audience development in the North East of Scotland.

To read the full details of this available position please visit Youth Music Forum Scotland’s Issuu page.