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.

The festival will feature inspirational performances of choral, rock, traditional music and much more! They are offering school groups free tickets to attend one of the sessions in Perth Concert Hall or Perth Theatre with the opportunity to also take part in a workshop beforehand.

Perth Concert Hall will feature performances from choirs, brass bands and ensembles and Perth Theatre will host jazz, traditional and international and rock, pop and urban.

Please refer to the National Festival booklet for further details about the festival.

To apply for free tickets please complete the booking form and return it by any of the following methods by Monday 14 May 2012.

Email: tom@mfy.org.uk

Fax: 020 7759 1831

Post: Tom Granville,
 Team Assistant Music for Youth, 3rd Floor, South Wing,  Somerset House,  Strand,  London, WC2R 1LA

If you have any questions about National Festival Scotland you can also contact – 020 7759 1830

Tinto Summer School is held at Wiston Lodge at the foot of Tinto Hill in South Lanarkshire.

The school has been running since 2000 and this year due to the high demand (sold out on-line last year) they are running two summer schools (for high school students or those about to enter/leave high school) and a weekend (for 18-25s).

As well as learning from some of the best traditional music tutors available, participants also take part in outdoor activities, a fancy dress ceilidh, a BBQ and there’s loads of creativity, socialising, sessions and general fun. The school has found in particular that kids who are maybe “misfits” and have a tricky time at school often become the stars of the show. Because of the availability of the two weeks instead of one there are still plenty of places left so if you have any outlets you could tickle to help us publicise it that would be very helpful.

Go to www.tintosummerschool.com for more information and to book places.

Calling All Professional Rock, Pop and Jazz Musicians – Auditions

This June, music outreach organisation Live Music Now Scotland is heading to Film City, Glasgow to seek out the best of Scotland’s emerging professional rock, pop, indie and Jazz musicians.

Volunteers Wanted: Imaginate Festival 2012

The 2012 Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival is looking for Volunteers!

Samba Drumming Music Workshops for Young People

New Rhythms for Glasgow invites you to join them for an exciting series of workshops in Samba Carnival Drumming. Be part of an upbeat festival band, learn new skills, make new friends and lots of noise!

Yap Music Summer Academies: Places Left

There are still a few places left on Yap Music Summer Music Academies which featured on Youth Music Forums Scotland in March.

Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin – Composing/Recording Project

New composing/recording project with Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin and School of Scottish Studies Archives Supported by the Youth Music Initiative from Creative Scotland.

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

Calling All Professional Rock, Pop and Jazz Musicians – Auditions

This June, music outreach organisation Live Music Now Scotland is heading to Film City, Glasgow to seek out the best of Scotland’s emerging professional rock, pop, indie and Jazz musicians.

Volunteers Wanted: Imaginate Festival 2012

The 2012 Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival is looking for Volunteers!

Samba Drumming Music Workshops for Young People

New Rhythms for Glasgow invites you to join them for an exciting series of workshops in Samba Carnival Drumming. Be part of an upbeat festival band, learn new skills, make new friends and lots of noise!

Yap Music Summer Academies: Places Left

There are still a few places left on Yap Music Summer Music Academies which featured on Youth Music Forums Scotland in March.

Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin – Composing/Recording Project

New composing/recording project with Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin and School of Scottish Studies Archives Supported by the Youth Music Initiative from Creative Scotland.

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

The 2012 Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival is looking for Volunteers!

Since 1989 this festival has staged some of the finest pieces of dance and theatre for children and young people from across the globe. Every year it looks for a group of enthusiastic and hardworking volunteers to help with the day to day running of the weeklong festival in Edinburgh, this year taking place between 7 – 14 May.

It’s a hugely exciting and rewarding week. Applicants don’t need to be available for the entire festival, and the host of social and networking events which run throughout the week make for a really enjoyable and creative experience.

If you think you might be interested in applying, or would like some more information, please email Volunteer Coordinator Alex Bird at volunteers@imaginate.org.uk, or visit the festival’s website at www.imaginate.org.uk/festival.

You can also find Imaginate on Facebook and Twitter.

This June, music outreach organisation Live Music Now Scotland is heading to Film City, Glasgow to seek out the best of Scotland’s emerging professional rock, pop, indie and Jazz musicians.

Live Music Now supports up-and-coming bands and musicians at the start of their careers by providing them with paid performance opportunities in venues they wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to visit, playing for a wide array of audiences. The charitable organisation is the largest provider of live music to the UK’s welfare, educational, justice and health sectors and brings great live music to those in society whose access to music is restricted.

There are currently 32 bands and ensembles on the Live Music Now scheme in Scotland, including pop and rock groups, singer-songwriters, a jazz quartet, operatic singers, classical chamber ensembles and Scottish traditional music groups. These groups perform to all sorts of audiences including children and young people who are vulnerable, at risk or with additional needs, young people and adults in the justice system, adults with learning and physical disabilities and older people in care.

At June’s auditions LMN is seeking out rock, pop and jazz musicians who would like to expand their performance experience, earn professional rates, gain support and training to develop their skills and, most importantly, bring the thrill of live music to those across the community.

Since their successful audition in February 2010, Stirling-based pop band Miniature Dinosaurs have given over 60 performances and workshops, including residencies at Donaldson’s, Scotland’s national school for children with hearing and communication disorders and many creative music-making projects for children in foster care.

‘We’ve had a fabulous time with Live Music Now over the past two years and got so much from the work that we’ve done in ways that we would never have imagined. We’d recommend it most highly for any bands who, like us, are starting their gigging careers and keen to get as much experience playing together as possible.’ Barry McLean, Miniature Dinosaurs

Wednesday 13 June 2012, Film City, Glasgow (Closing date Mon 14 May 2012)

For further information, contact Daniella Keenan 07736 457 660 or daniella.keenan@livemusicnow.org

ElJam: Summer of Song – Olympic Torch Relay

An opportunity for youth choirs to perform at the event for The Olympic Torch passing through Musselburgh.

The University of Aberdeen Opera Society: The Magic Flute

The University of Aberdeen opera society is performing the Magic Flute at the Cowdray Hall on 1st/2nd/3rd May 2012.

Wanted: Intern at Glowcast Audio Mastering

Glowcast Audio Mastering are looking for an intern to help with admin stuff, deal with potential clients, maintaining the website and to learn about audio mastering electronic and techno music.

Summer Holiday Music Project for Young People with Disabilities

Drake Music Scotland is looking for young people (aged 11-18) with disabilities who live in or near Edinburgh’s Craigmillar area who would like to be involved in a summer music project.

Young Scottish Jazz Musician 2012

The Young Scottish Jazz Musician 2012 winner will hold the title for a year with the opportunity to perform and to represent the best of what Scotland has to offer both at home and further a field.

Music Sector Review

Opportunity to take part in a Creative Scotland survey which will help to shape the future support for music in Scotland.

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