The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music is an exciting opportunity for young Scottish traditional musicians to develop their talent to its full potential.
Tuition
We offer top class tuition and an all-round, in-depth experience in traditional music which includes individual tuition, groupwork, workshops and masterclasses, performing, recording, and the history and background of the music. The Centre's tutors are all top class working professional musicians, and their expertise and the vocational nature of the
curriculum ensure that all our leavers have what it takes to succeed in a musical career, whether they choose one or not!
Perform
Students of the centre have performed at such major festivals as Celtic Connections, Scots Fiddle Festival, Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton, Tartan Week in New York City, TMSA festivals, and many other concert venues both locally and nationally. They have also performed at prestigious events in the presence of royalty, and senior politicians such as the First Minister and Minister for Education, in such places as the Scotland Office, the European Parliament, and the Palace of Holyrood House.
National
Students of the Centre come from all over Scotland, including the Western and Northern Isles. To date, pupils from 20 of Scotland’s
32 local authorities have attended the Centre. This wide geographical spread
ensures that the Centre is truly national, and all the many styles of Scotland’s traditional music and song are represented. Several of the students are fluent Gaelic speakers, and all of them are brought into contact with
Gaelic and Scots as they all have some involvement with singing.