Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative

Official account of @DGCouncil Youth Music Initiative

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

It was lovely to have our Executive Director @GBrydsonD_G along to Georgetown Primary’s @ScottishOpera performance yesterday! Today is the final day of this project for year 21 of YMI 🎵 and what a fantastic project it’s been #ymusicmatters @CreativeScots

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

Thank you for the visit- always a pleasure! 🎶💻

[Martin Thomson @lonotemusic]

Great meeting yesterday in @AccMusicService , today it's @DundeeCouncil and @DGCYMI . @mpcardy and @CharangaScot putting in the miles on our Scottish Partner tour. #musiceducation @CharangaMusic

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

An inspirational day at Annan Academy for Primary Brass Day! Thank you to brass instructor Ross Bahlaj for making it all happen. Congratulations to all of the 45 young musicians who took part!

@CreativeScots @DGCEducation @DGWGO #ymusicmatters

[North West Community Campus @NWCCDumfries]

The first of many, we're sure.

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

We can’t wait to meet you all for a day of Opera! 🎶

[Belmont Primary School @Belmont_PS]

Save the date parents/carers of children in P.5-7! There will be costumes, singing, drama and storytelling. Family members are invited to watch the final performance in The Ryan Centre Theatre. @DGCYMI @ScottishOpera

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

🎷🥁🎻Come & Play Weekend 🎸🎺🪈

We had a very busy weekend at The Bridge last weekend for our Come & Play Weekend 1!

Thank you to all of the wonderful young musicians who attended, we look forward to seeing you again for more rehearsing and performing at the end of the month🎶

[Primary 5 and Miss Biggar @MissBiggarCDPS]

Last week during our @soundtrap session we were working on adding vocals using the mics 🎙️ We also used different sound effects to tell a story 📝 💥@DGCYMI #cdpsdg7

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

D&G Regional Youth Choir is looking forward to welcoming the Twin Town Singers from #Gifhorn, in #Germany, later today at their residential week before performing a joint concert this Friday, @Dumfries, at 7pm. Everyone is very welcome! @DGCEducation @HolywoodTrust

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

YMI tutors have been training and sharing good practise today at The Bridge before the next project begins! 🎶🎹🎷🪗🪕🎸 @DGCEducation @CreativeScots #ymusicmatters

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Fiddle group had a lovely morning of music making at @NWCCDumfries with Jamie McClennan for #ScottishFolkDay #EuropeanFolkDay #EuropeanFolkDay2023

[Primary 5 and Miss Biggar @MissBiggarCDPS]

Today we had our first @soundtrap session with John 🎧 We learned how to create our own music using an online programme! All the children had a great morning learning about beat, different instruments and tempo 🎶 #cdpsdg7

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

This afternoon was the very first concert of the newly formed Stranraer Academy Cluster Band, lead by instructor Angela Miller. The young musicians have worked hard and played wonderfully. They had a brilliant audience of parents and peers 🎶 🎺 🥁 @dgcouncil @DGCEducation

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

Please have a listen! 🎧 Brilliant work all 🎶 @JennaMacrory @FeisRois @CreativeScots @DGCEducation @dgcouncil

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

Grant Dinwoodie, front man of @theluckydoves and YMI tutor at @dgcouncil is rocking the daytime gigs at The Bridge today rather than touring the regions primary school classes! #YMusicMatters @CreativeScots @DGCEducation @dgcouncil

[Dumfries & Galloway Instrumental Music Service @DGCIMS]

Gig number 1 of the week complete and lots of pupils and some staff members attended their first concert 🎸 Thank you to the staff and pupils from @DumfriesAcademy and @WallaceHallSch 🎶 #YMusicMatters @theluckydoves @dgcouncil

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

Glenluce Primary with their nursery pupils and P1/2 class followed by Castle Kennedy Primary working hard and having fun in their YMI Earky Years sessions #ymusicmatters @CreativeScots @DGCIMS @dgcouncil @DGCEducation

[Creative Scotland @CreativeScots]

We've just published two invitations to tender to help support our work on the @TNLUK Open Fund this year.

💡 We're recruiting a pool of independent external Assessors to assess Open Fund applications on an ad hoc basis.

Closes: 12 noon, 22 June 2023

🔗 https://t.co/C7Q5KrByOm

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

We have been so lucky to have you in @dgcouncil this week Rachael. Thank you for all you do 🎶🎤🎧 #YMusicMatters @CreativeScots @FeisRois

[Rachael @RachaelArtsEd]

🌲 Monkey trees, 🌊 amazing scenery, 🎵 talented musicians, 🤩 awesome schools & amazing young singers! 🎤What a fab few days on the road! 🚙 #YouthRecordingArtists #YMItutors #YMusicMatters @DGCYMI @FeisRois

[Royal Scottish National Orchestra @RSNO]

Are you aged 14 to 21 and interested in work experience with the Orchestra? Apply today for Young Creatives, our immersive programme open to young musicians and creative people that would like to work backstage. Find out more: https://t.co/NFvhR3YJyx

[Dumfries & Galloway Youth Music Initiative @DGCYMI]

What a lovely photo! Can’t wait to hear your recordings 🎶🎻 #ymusicmatters @CreativeScots