Get Creative is a creative music making programme for young people in North East Scotland aged between 8-18 years run by sound in Aberdeen.
Get Creative offers performance and composition workshops throughout the year giving young people the opportunity to gain skills, experiences and a wider understanding of creative music making with professional composers and musicians.
Current opportunities
Creative Ensemble for instrumentalists aged 12-18 (S1-S6)
The workshop involves playing as part of an ensemble and reading music, so participants need to be technically proficient on their instrument and have some experience of playing with others and reading musical notation. Approximate/equivalent standard for guidance is Grade 2 minimum.
Please note that the suggested ages are only a guideline - we encourage participants to attend the group that would be most beneficial to them at this point in their creative development. However, we typically recommend the Ensemble for young people who are already attending secondary school.
A sharing for family and friends takes place at 3pm each week.
26th May 2024 1pm - 3.15pm | King’s Pavilion, University of Aberdeen
Find out more: anna@sound-scotland.co.uk
Creative Orchestra for instrumentalists in primary school aged 8-11
Children should be able to play a variety of different notes with ease and should have been playing their instrument for a minimum of six months.
Please note that the suggested ages are only a guideline - we encourage participants to attend the group that would be most beneficial to them at this point in their creative development, regardless of age.
A sharing for family and friends takes place at 2.45pm each week.
21st April 2024 1pm - 3pm | King’s Pavilion, University of Aberdeen
Registration form: https://forms.gle/EHibnQidgqVe...
26th May 2024 1pm - 3pm | King’s Pavilion, University of Aberdeen
Find out more: anna@sound-scotland.co.uk
GoCompose! 3-day composition course for young composers aged 13-18 in October each year
Applications for this year's course are now closed.
To find out more information/register interest for next year's course, contact: info@sound-scotland.co.uk
“The teachers, performers and others students have been an incredible support and the atmosphere has always been uplifting.”
“It’s inspiring to me; it taught me that there’s no right or wrong answer, it’s just you and your music.”
“[I] gained a better understanding of what some instruments are good at and the styles they play.”
Our Get Creative programme is generously supported by Aberdeen City Council, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Witherby Publishing Group Charitable Trust, Aberdeen Endowments Trust, The William Syson Foundation, Educational Institute of Scotland, and The David and June Gordon Memorial Trust
