BA (Scottish Music) with Honours

The department of Scottish Music offers the only honours degree in Scottish traditional music in the world.

The course offers a broad based training to talented traditional musicians, enabling them to pursue a variety of careers, or further study. The piping degree is run in collaboration with the National Piping Centre, which is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in Highland Bagpipe teaching.

Students concentrate on developing their performance skills on their chosen instrument, and study related topics like singing, groupwork and dance. Techniques of teaching are also important, and for pipers, there are classes in piping technology.

Students on the course are given placements in their second and third years on traditional music projects across Scotland.

With added opportunities for outreach work and tours both within Scotland and abroad, the course offers a unique training for individuals wanting to make a career in traditional music.

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