Splore 2008
Aberdeen International Youth Festival offers variety of options for students interested in learning more about traditional music and improving your skills.

Splore Traditional Music Summer School
dates to be confirmed for 2009

The Splore offers classes in fiddle, whistle, guitar and percussion for students aged 12 - 16, with tutors from leading young trad band. All for just £100 including lunch. There will also be special two day piping course running during the course.

The course ends with a public sharing for friends and family on Friday 1 August.


" this has been an amazing week - inspirational, challenging and fun"

" the tutors were all brilliant, great fun and friendly"

" I loved the chance to meet other young people interested in traditional music and to learn new tunes"

" great fun - I've come away once again enthused and inspired"


Past students include Daniel Thorpe (finalist - BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2008) Mairearad Green, (Cloud 9) Mark Laurenson, Vaila Tait, Innes Watson (Borders Young Fiddles) and Amy Lord (semi-finalist BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award).

Students have gone on to study at Plockton and RSAMD and many are now pursuing careers in traditional music. Most students taking part in Splore come from Scotland, however we have welcomed students from Brittany in France, Waterford in Ireland, Israel, Japan and Norway.

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