She will work closely with musicians from two of the country's leading youth music organisations, the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in sessions - many of which will be open to the public over that weekend.

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Thousands of music fans have been enjoying the third and final day of Scotland's largest music festival.

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Meanwhile, the number of music videos being shot in Scotland fell by half last year compared with 2010.

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Theatre, dance and music from the Far East will be on show in the east of Scotland as the Edinburgh International Festival begins later.

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Simple Audio's world-class engineering and product development teams will continue to develop and market the company's range of music streaming products from its offices in Glasgow, Scotland.

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In Scotland, where New Year always heralds a giant party, music will provide much of the entertainment with ceilidhs being held around the country.

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The project is called New Music 20x12 which covers a wide range of genres from contemporary classical, folk and opera in Scotland and Northern Ireland to bell ringing, beat boxing, jazz and brass band music in England and Wales.

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