Author: Creative Learning Officer

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The Yellow Bird Song

Introduction

This popular song comes for the Caribbean and was originally a Haitian Creole song that was rewritten with English lyrics in the 20th century as Yellow Bird.

YMI Tutor Kaela Rowan has made two videos to sing along too and some learning resources looking at the song, where it came from and exploring flags of the Caribbean and surrounding countries.

Below are the song words for you.

Yellow Bird Song

Yellow Bird
Up high in banana tree
Yellow bird
You sit all alone like me
Did your lady friend
Leave the nest again?
That is very sad
Makes me feel so bad
You can fly away
In the sky away
You’re more lucky than me.

You’re more lucky than me.

 

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac) 

Fascinating Facts Yellow Bird Song & The Caribbean..

Things to Do & Quiz – Lesson 2 – P3 – P7..

Here is a link to an animated version of the song on the BBC Teach website.

 

 

More in the series

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Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund

On Friday 27 March Creative Scotland launched THREE new funds; a Bridging Bursary Fund for individuals in immediate need which is simple and non-competitive, Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund, and a repurposed Open Project Fund: Sustaining Creative Development.

“Our aim is that these changes will enable individuals and organisations to sustain their creative work and practice in these extremely challenging times.”

The new COVID-19 Impact Funds

The Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund will provide financial support for individual creative practitioners and/or freelancers who are most deeply impacted and disadvantaged by the cancellation of work due to the COVID-19 emergency to sustain their creative practice in Scotland.

The £2 million fund will offer one-off bursary payments of between £500 and £2,500 to help support the immediate needs. Applications to this fund opened on Monday 30 March.

A £1.5million Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary programme will provide one-off bursaries of £500 to £2,500 to freelance PAYE and self-employed screen sector workers who are experiencing immediate financial difficulty due to loss of income as a result of the Covid-19. Applications to this fund opened on Monday 30 March.

The Open Funding: Sustaining Creative Development (a revised approach to the organisation’s Open Project Fund) will support individuals and organisations to continue to develop work in the coming months. Applicants will be encouraged to use funding to explore how best to sustain their practice, and reimagine their work, during the current climate and in the months to come. Funds may also be used for the development and presentation of work. The £7.5m fund will support up to 12 months of activity with a maximum award of £50,000. Applications to the fund will open on Friday 3 April.

Visit the website for all the details: http://www.creativescotland.com/covid-funds

For any queries, contact: enquiries@creativescotland.com

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Learn the Uke!

Introduction

The Youth Music Initiative team have created a  project to support teachers deliver class Ukulele lessons The YMI tutors come to the school to start the lessons and deliver some CPD for the staff. After a few weeks the of co-delivery, the YMI tutors reduce their input and only come into the school every couple weeks, with the class teacher leading the class in the alternate weeks.

As the project is develops, and has now be changed by the lockdown, we are adding song sheets and videos that can be downloaded and used at home or in the school hubs  If you have access GLOW you can see all of them on our YMI Making Music Teams Page.

Words

We have song and chord sheets that can be printed off for all of the songs videos.

To view the words online just click on the link. To download the files right click on the links and then select either:

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

Budapest

La Cucaracha

You can download the words for all the songs in our posts on the following Learning Resource page.

 

Here is one of the videos we have made, with Mrs Borthwick leading La Cucaracha.

 

Links

This the link to the Ukulele Playlist so you can watch more at home.

You can subscribe to our YMI Borders YouTube Channel where we have other playlists and learning videos from the tutors.

For teachers and support staff you can access our GLOW Making Music resource pages. If you are not already member of the Team you can request access.

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‘In Tune with Nature’ composition competition

 

To celebrate Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, artists aged 16+ are invited to write new music inspired by one of ten National Nature Reserves (NNRs) across the country.

The entries will be judged by a panel of well-known and highly regarded musicians and industry professionals, including Julie Fowlis, Vic Galloway, Gill Maxwell and Karine Polwart, and chaired by Fiona Dalgetty. The 10 winning artists will each win a £500 cash prize as well as the opportunity to make a film on the NNR site which inspired their music. The winning artists will be paid for their time on site making the film. There will also be the opportunity to take part in live performances throughout the year.’

The NNRs include;

The new work should reflect the special qualities of the National Nature Reserves, all those selected having strong coastal or freshwater elements. New Gaelic songs are particularly encouraged in the Beinn Eighe and Creag Meagaidh areas and, similarly, songs written in Scots and regional dialects would be warmly received in other areas. Artists should aim to communicate the richness of Scotland’s nature and, through this, encourage new audiences to consider the actions they may take to protect it.

Timescale

  • 1st March 2020 – Competition is launched
  • 31st May 2020 – Closing date for entries
  • 26th June 2020 – Winners announced
  • July – August 2020 – Winning composers/songwriters create films on location at NNRs

Below is a link to the full details,

https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-access-and-recreation/increasing-participation/snh-and-year-coasts-and-waters-2020-ycw2020-1

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YMI Impact report 207/18

YMI Impact Report 2017 /18

The end of project report for the YMI year 2018/819 has just been released. It explores the work of all the funds strands, highlight that during that year at least 240,000 young people took part in YMI activity. This includes at least 195,000 in school based activity and at least 45,000 in out of school activity.

For this year there was a 10% cut in the overall budgets allocated, which led to a 3% drop in participation numbers and the numbers of hours delivered also reduced slightly.

Despite this YMI’s  impact remained very strong and the report  is filled with positive developments and learning experiences. The final section makes some  with some realistic and positive points for consideration.

Below is the document

YMI-Impact-Report-2017.18

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2019 Report on Music Instrument Services

 


 

 

 

 

The 2019 Report on Music Instrument Services

The  National Instrumental Music Survey in Scotland looks at the  32 local authorities Instrumental Music Services (IMS) across Scotland. These services are  discretionary and separate to the music taught within the classroom or by the Youth Music Initiative (YMI) funded  music making programme. The report  has produced  for the last seven years by ‘Improvement Service’  for the Heads of Instrumental Teaching Scotland.

The report notes some valuable research about music education in its forward highlighting its cultural, skill for life  and mathematical benefits to those taking part.

‘It has also been proven that music is linked to neurological benefits, which can help with subjects such as mathematics, language, and cognitive tasks. As noted by Lawrence Scripp, “A strong body of evidence establishes positive significant associations between music and spatial-temporal reasoning; achievement in math; achievement in reading; and the reinforcement of social-emotional or behavioural objectives.”

It also quotes the study ‘The Importance of Music Education’  by Ken Petress  where he states ‘that music teaches children self-discipline, to take instruction and criticism, to perform and gain self-confidence, dedication, teamwork, to gain knowledge e.g. musical theory, humility, hard-work, goal setting and to practice. These types of skills can be enhanced and transferred into other aspects of children’s lives and follow them into adulthood. ‘

He also notes in his paper that “Music is shown to be beneficial to students in four major categories: success in society, success in school, success in developing intelligence, and success in life.”

 

 

 

Below are download link to the report and summary

IMS Survey Report 2019

IMS Survey Report 2019 Music tuition summary tables 2019

 

 

1. Scripp, L (2002) ‘An Overview of Research on Music and Learning’ pp. 132

2. Petress, K ‘The Importance of Music Education’

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New funding Opportunities

Two funding opportunities  for music have been recently announced.

  • Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Youth Development Fund

The 2020 round of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Youth Development Fund is open for applications. For a third year, the fund aims to nurture the ambition and talent of young people (aged 5-26) engaged in traditional music and dance, specifically in piping, drumming, Highland dance and fiddle playing.

Web page: https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/funds-delivered-by-partners/the-royal-edinburgh-military-

 

  • Decca Records Bursary Fund

The Decca Bursary aims to inspire and encourage a new generation of classical musicians and composers. Its mission is to help children afford a classical music education, no matter their financial background. The bursary is supported by funds raised by a team from Decca Records and Universal Music UK who scaled the heights of the UK’s three highest peaks within 24 hours. Grants of a maximum £2,000 will be available to eligible individuals and ensembles, in need of funding for classical music lessons, instruments and courses throughout the UK. Individuals (of school-age), teachers on their behalf, and schools will be able to submit applications.

https://grantfinder.co.uk/archive/90th-anniversary-of-decca-records-bursary-to-launch-in-2020/

Applications for awards will open in the new year.

For further information please contact umuksfdeccabursary@umusic.com

 

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YMI Access Fund and Strengthening Youth Music Fund

 

Creative Scotland have launched the 2019/20 funding round for the community based YMI Access to Music-Making and Strengthening Youth Music Funds.

 

You can  read our post  about  the three parts of the YMI fund here.

The application deadline is very short, the 13th January, but both funds are worth looking at.  Below are the summaries of the two funds.

  •  Access to Music-Making fund supports access to high-quality music-making opportunities for young people aged 0-25 years outwith school time.  It is open to  organisations and individuals based in Scotland or who are delivering programmes within Scotland, with grants between £1k – £40k for  up to two years.

 

  • Strengthening Youth Music fund is to improve the youth music sector infrastructure and the services that organisers offer.  Supporting strategic action, research or training that will strengthen the youth music sector in Scotland. It is not to support project delivery directly with young people. Both  organisations and individuals can apply, with grants between £1k – £20k for  up to two years. You need to be based in Scotland or delivering programmes within Scotland.

For more details and forms visit the Creative Scotland website.

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