ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the spaces, times and techniques of how undergraduate students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland learn how to perform Scottish traditional music. The purpose of the chapter is twofold: firstly, to demonstrate that the injection of a different type of music (Scottish traditional) to an institution which historically has catered for the Western classical art form, creates challenges and opportunities for the students concerned; and secondly, to highlight that the place of Scottish music in the conservatoire (as opposed to in informal, community-based contexts) means there are inevitable changes to the ways in which Scottish music is learnt and performed.
