On Monday night, S5 pupil Gregor C. and S4 pupil Erin P. represented Stewarton Academy at the Kilmarnock and District Rotary Young Musician Competition.

Gregor performed an arrangement of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ and the 4th movement of Rosauro’s Concerto for marimba.

Erin sang ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ and ‘When I Look At You’.

Gregor won the instrumental category while Erin won the vocal category. Gregor was also named overall winner and will now progress to the West of Scotland round of the competition next February. Congratulations and good luck!

Please see here for information about the BA Arts with Community course at RCS.  Taster sessions are taking place over the next few weeks – fill out the Form here to register your interest.  Make sure to let your Music teacher know if you’re planning on attending, or come and see us for more information.

Stewarton Bands Night was a wonderful success! We had nearly 40 pupils attend throughout the afternoon/evening, and it was a positive and inspiring learning environment. Everyone worked hard, supported one another, and produced some fantastic music together.

It was also lovely to see the pupils relax and enjoy each other’s company outside the usual structure of our weekly rehearsals, which are often quite focused and busy. Having the time to connect, chat, and share their enthusiasm for music made the evening feel very special.

Thanks to Ms MacFarlane for organising the event, to all the tutors who came to work with the pupils, and to the Band Support Group for the pizza – it was a huge hit and very much appreciated!

Please see link below for information about the upcoming Open Day at the Junior Conservatoire Of Music in Glasgow.  Come and speak to your Music teacher or instructor for more information, and make sure to let us know if you apply to attend!

Junior Conservatoire Of Music

S5 pupil Gregor had a fantastic trip to London recently, organised by the Scottish Young Musicians competition. The trip was his prize for winning top percussionist at the Scottish Young Musicians final earlier this year.

As part of his prize, Gregor enjoyed a trip to the percussion department at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where he had a lesson with head of percussion Calum Huggan and drum-kit teacher Matt French. Gregor was also given a guided tour of the building by students and played alongside students in the percussion ensemble. This experience has given Gregor a lot to think about as he plans his future music education. Congratulations, Gregor!

Applications are now open to join the West of Scotland Schools Ensembles – speak to your Music teacher for more information, and click here to apply.

The District competition takes place on Monday 24th November at 19.00 in Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock. On the night, you will perform two contrasting pieces and your overall performance time should not exceed 13 minutes.

If necessary, we will hold auditions in school week beginning Monday 3rd November in order to select one instrumentalist and one vocalist to represent Stewarton Academy on the night.

Please complete this Form, which will close at the end of the school day on Wed 29 Oct.

Applications are now open for joining Scotland’s National Youth Choirs in 2026.  Speak to your Music teacher for more information, and click here to apply.

Six of our senior music pupils participated in the Three Ayrshires Choral Day as part of the The Cumnock Tryst Festival last Thursday, 2nd October.

Senior Phase music pupils attended Ayr Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon for a performance by Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

The event was designed to demonstrate some of the key aspects of the courses that young people are studying in class. They were treated to music by Sibelius, Beethoven and local composer Jay Capperauld. The event explored the links between colour and sound through the condition synaesthesia and certainly helped pupils to consider new and creative ways of composing their pieces of music in school this year.