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CREATIVE LEARNING
CREATIVE LEARNING
CREATIVE LEARNING
Whatever your age or level or experience we have something for you.
Music Development
Art
Music Appreciation
Music Lessons
Music Quizzes
Scots Sang
Songwriting
Stirling Schools
Adult Painting with Peter Russell – Wednesdays
Wednesdays 6th October – 24th November...
Art
Adult Painting with Peter Russell – Fridays
Fridays 8th October – 26th November...
Art
Adult Ukulele
Open to complete beginners and those with a grasp of first chords and playing techniques on the instrument. A fun...
Music
Adult Fiddle classes
For fiddlers with some repertoire, who can play at a reasonable pace in several keys. Learn popular session tunes in...
Music
Ukulele
A brilliant first instrument or fun new instrument to learn, the Ukulele is simple to play and sounds great. Come...
Music
Pump Up The Jam
The songwriting and band workshop PUTJ returns for another 7 week block, guiding young musicians and songwriters and to create...
Music
Youth Guitar
Improve your guitar skills, learn chords that will see you through all your favourite songs and on to writing your...
Music
The City Music Project
A fun and informal introduction to songwriting, music-making, and instrument learning. Work in groups led by experienced musician tutors to...
Music
Welcome to the Tolbooth’s online music-making resources!
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Songwriting Challenge – Using Photographs
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Songwriting challenge – Aleatoric Music
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Ukulele – Lesson 1
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Ukulele – Lesson 2
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Ukulele – Lesson 3
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Quiz #1 – popular music & music theory
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Intro to DIY music culture
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Backing track – Indie Rock
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How to use the Indie Rock backing track
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Songwriting challenge – Writing a song from your corner of the world
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Songwriting challenge – Writing lyrics
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Digital music-making – Lesson 1
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Digital music-making – Lesson 2
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Digital music-making – Lesson 3
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New music discovery – Euros Childs
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Scots Sang – Nursery to Primary 3
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Scots Sang – Primaries 4 to 7
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Backing track – Pop Ballad
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How to use the Pop Ballad backing track
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Keys/Piano – Lesson 1
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Keys/Piano – Lesson 2
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Keys/Piano – Lesson 3
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Songwriting challenge – Writing a vocal melody
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Backing track – Electronic/Dance
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How to use the Electronic/Dance backing track
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Songwriting challenge – The Alphabetter Boogie
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Quiz #2 – Pop Music
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TCMP Schools Outreach songs
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Exploring rhythm in popular songs
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A Brief History of Music Formats
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Songwriting challenge – 30 words, 3 chords
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Quiz #3 – Becci’s Big Disney Quiz!
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Playlist challenge – Peaceful/Relaxing music
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Songwriting challenge – Free writing
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Songwriting challenge – Complex rhyme schemes
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Chanter – Lesson 1
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Chanter – Lesson 2
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Chanter – Lesson 3
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Backing track – Hip hop
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How to use the Hip Hop backing track
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Digital music – making beats out of household objects
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Recycled percussion – My Shaker
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Playlist challenge – Alternative music
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Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) – Lesson 1
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Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) – Lesson 2
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Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) – Lesson 3
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Playlist challenge – Piano songs
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Bass guitar – Lesson 1
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Bass guitar – Lesson 2
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Songwriting challenge – ‘Cafe’ chorus
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New music discovery – Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5
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Music ‘Royalties’ – how musicians get paid
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Cover songs and ‘authenticity’
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Women in Scottish music scenes – Jo Mango
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How DIY recording technology revolutionises music
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The story of hip hop and hip hop in Scotland
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The story of Britpop
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Guitar – Lesson 1
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Guitar – Lesson 2
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Guitar – Lesson 3
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Women in the Music Industry
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Campfire song #1 – ‘Stand By Me’
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Campfire song #2 – ‘Three Little Birds’
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Write your own Protest Song
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ARTi-play #1: Photo Montage
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ARTi-Play #2 – Animal Drawing
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ARTi-Play #3 – Imaginary Animal
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ARTi-Play #4 – Flowers In Bloom
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Hearing Sounds
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Seeing Sounds
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A Made Up Scale
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Play Your Kitchen
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The Alphabet Song
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Auld Lang Syne
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ARTi-Play #5 – Pattern: Repeat, motif, overlap
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ARTi-Play #6 – Numbers Abstract Tonal
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ARTi-Play #7 – Drawing: The face, features close-up, tones, light, shade
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Scots Sang – Robert Burns
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ARTi-Play #8 – Papier-Mache Head
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#1 Songwriting Crash-Course: Lyrics
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#2 Songwriting Crash-Course: Song Structure
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#3 Songwriting Crash-Course: Chords
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#4 Songwriting Crash-Course: Rhythm
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#5 Songwriting Crash-Course: Melody
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#6 Songwriting Crash-Course: Recording
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#7 Songwriting Crash-Course: Digital Distribution
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The Ballad of Angus McDougal, Pt. 1
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How To… Get a lo-fi / ‘Telephone’ style vocal
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How To… Make your own DIY physical releases
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How to… Keep Creative
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How To… Write a Rap/Spoken Word Verse
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How To… Add reverb to your song using a Bus
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How To… Write A Great ‘Middle 8’
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An introduction to modulation (changing key in a song)
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How to sing like Billie Eilish
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An introduction to Haiku
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Songwriting using fantasy themes
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