Previous Competitions

Analysis & Review

SYM 2024

Scottish Young Musicians finished its 3rd year with a flourish, becoming even more established within Scotland’s school and music community. Following hundreds of competitions nationwide, involving thousands of participants, the talent showcased at this year’s national final was inspirational, highlighting our young musicians’ impressive diversity and dedication.

SYM 2023

If 2022 was the year of getting SYM started, then 2023 was the year that it became truly established at the centre of the world of music in Scotland’s schools. In only 2 years, SYM has become the largest and most important national music competition in schools, taking last year’s winner on a journey from Stirling to play at No.10 Downing Street.

SYM 2022

The aim of Scottish Young Musicians is to offer every school student, who plays a musical instrument or sings, a platform to compete against like-minded students to achieve their musical ambitions, develop their life-skills and have fun.

In this Analysis and Review report, we share the successes and impacts of our inaugural Scottish Young Musicians competitions.