BBC Performing Arts Fund – Community Music Scheme

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.

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Set up in 2002, The BIG Project is now a highly successful provider of services and support for children and young people aged 5 – 16 years living in the deprived Broomhouse area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has an office base in one of the classrooms of Broomhouse Primary School which has its own external entrance, daytime use of communal areas and in the evening has access to gym halls, Astroturf and a range of rooms/areas. Adopting a preventative approach The BIG Project delivers a programme of exciting educational opportunities and experiences designed to develop and reinforce young people’s skills, confidence and self-image in a safe and supportive environment.

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 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.

Traditional Music Summer School

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.

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