Dumfries & Galloway Music Service are pleased to invite your young musicians to our Come and Play Sessions for the 2024/25 school year.

On four of the dates this year we are pleased to welcome the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland (NYOS) Engage project. During these sessions, musicians and NYOS staff will join us at The Bridge supported by the Instrumental Music Service team and our secondary school music teacher colleagues. These dates will be for secondary pupils and all guitarists only.

On all dates, sessions will be at The Bridge, Dumfries. Outside of the NYOS days and our final concert date, we will also be holding rehearsal days in Stranraer Academy for Brass, Guitar, Woodwind, Strings and Percussion. This limits the number of days pupils in the West will travel through to Dumfries. Please indicate if you wish to take up this option in the form.

We are encouraging all young musicians to attend all sessions, however, this is not a requirement. If you can only attend a few, please still sign up.

On the following dates below, from 10am – 3pm:

21/09/24– NYOS (Secondary and guitar only) The Bridge
05/10/24– Stranraer Academy or The Bridge
09/11/24– NYOS (Secondary and guitar only) The Bridge
14/12/24– Stranraer Academy or The Bridge
11/01/25– NYOS (Secondary and guitar only) The Bridge
08/02/25– Stranraer Academy or The Bridge
01/03/25– NYOS (Secondary and guitar only) *Concert day* The Bridge
10/05/25– Stranraer Academy or The Bridge
14/06/25 *Concert day* The Bridge

Refreshments will be provided so please let us know in the form if your young musician has any dietary requirements.

A bus will be provided on NYOS dates, picking up from all secondary schools. Parental transport to Stranraer Academy and The Bridge is asked on all other dates but if this is not possible please let us know in the form.

This activity is open to all young musicians attending school from P5-S6 in Dumfries & Galloway, there is no requirement to receive weekly lessons from the Instrumental Music Service.

There are three applications, please complete only one form for each young musician attending by Wednesday 18th September.

Primary Brass, Strings (not Guitar), Woodwind and Percussion
https://forms.office.com/e/SgWpryTVfE

Secondary Brass, Strings (not Guitar), Woodwind and Percussion
https://forms.office.com/e/31tcYJMhz9

Primary and Secondary Guitar (only) Groups
https://forms.office.com/e/d6yMHiitSu

Please do get in contact if you require any further information.