The Caird Hall Gathering is a celebration of youth music across Scotland taking place at Caird Hall, Dundee on Saturday 12th April from 11am- 6pm.
Bringing together a mix of young bands and ensembles, youth music groups, teachers and musicians from around Scotland. It will be a chance for young musicians, teachers and others working in youth music to meet each other, make connections and see some of the amazing creative work and music around the country.
There will be a mix of performances, workshops, massed band events, open-mic and jam sessions. Young people and teachers can participate in the workshops, open-mics and performances, or just watch, spend time together and enjoy the music!
For music teachers and those working in youth music, there will also be a networking space for stalls to share information about projects, and a space in the programme over lunch for some presentations and a chance for practioners to meet and share their work. See the section below for more details.
The event is free for all to attend.
It is open to friends and families of participating groups, and to teachers, tutors and youth music practitioners who want to meet, share practice and hear about what is going on in youth music around the country. We would also love to have any music students or recent graduates along who might be interested in working in youth music too.
Caird Hall Gathering Schedule
Caird Hall Auditorium
11:00am – 12:30pm: Massed Band Workshop
Lunch
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4:30pm – 5:30pm: Final Massed Band Performance
Maryatt Hall
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Lunch
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1:00pm – 3:00pm: Young Band Performances
Ashton Room
11:00am – 12:30pm: Open Mic and Jam Session
Lunch
1:00pm – 2:30pm: Youth Music Talks/ Panels/ Networking
2:30pm – 3:30pm: Open Mic and Jam Session
Featuring the following bands & youth music groups:
Amazing Harmonies, Dumfries Music Collective, Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, Granton Youth Mixtape Club, Hot Chocolate Trust, Kiltearn Fiddlers (Feis Rois), Scottish Culture and Traditions, Soundbase, StAMP (St Andrews Music Participation), Tinderbox Collective
If you are a youth music practioner and are interested in learning more about youth music in Scotland, we would love for you to come and join us!
Along with being able to watch performances, take part in workshops and observe a variety of youth music projects from around the country, we are also planning to have a networking space for practioners to meet and share their work. There will be stalls set up to share a bit about our projects, a series of presentations and a free lunch on offer.
We also are planning to organise free transportation to and from Caird Hall, Dundee from Edinburgh.
Please fill out this form to register and get your ticket. This form will ask you for your details, if you would like a stall or a free transport place and any dietry requirements for lunch.
If you have any questions about the day please feel free to reach out to: claire@tinderboxcollective.org
Scottish Youth Music Exchange
The Scottish Youth Music Exchange is a network of out-of-school, youth music groups across Scotland, and we would love to hear from you if you might like to get involved. We meet online and support exchanges and collaborative projects that get youth music groups together to meet, share practice, and develop new ideas together.
We’re keen to involve of all sorts of youth music projects – people working in different kinds of community settings, across different genres of music, and with people of different ages and abilities. Your group could have just started up, or it could have been going for years; you could be one person doing everything or part of a larger group or organisation. If you would like to be involved, or are interested in finding out more, we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more about the SYME here.