SOME musicians would be happy to write several pieces of music in a year.

Partick musician Tina Jordan Rees hasn't settled for that though - since April she's composed a different tune for her website every week.

The tune of the week project has proved such a hit it's helped her be nominated for Composer of the Year at the Scottish Trad Music Awards that take place this Saturday in Inverness, a bash that rewards the best of Scottish traditional music.

Tina, who plays piano, flute and whistles, was thrilled to be nominated.

"It was a really nice surprise," she says.

"Last year I was nominated in the up and coming category, so it's quite a big step to be nominated for the best composer category and I'm delighted.

"I'm a little bit nervous, but I'm up against people who have been doing this for a lot longer than I have and are amazing musicians, so just being nominated is pretty nice."

While Tina plays with several different groups and projects, it's her tune of the week project that earned her the most attention from judges.

Currently in its 32nd week, the 26-year-old started it because she wanted to test her composing skills and challenge herself more, while the titles for some of her compositions have been inspired by anything from former flatmates to an episode of Grand Designs she was watching.

"At the start I was chatting to Simon Thoumire, who runs Hands Up For Trad (a group aimed at promoting Scottish trad music), and he'd been involved in a similar writing project called Make Good Art," she explains.

"That inspired me to do the tune of the week, it was mainly just to push myself out my comfort zone and be more proactive with my writing.

"It's really helped, it's amazing how quickly a week comes round but I've written some tunes I'm really happy with.

"As I'm posting them online I don't want to just be doing the same thing, so every week I do try for something bit different, whether that's a new idea or a type of tune I haven't tried before."

Originally from Lancashire, Tina has been living in Glasgow for nearly six years. She was drawn here by the city's trad scene, and found it so vibrant that she decided to stay.

"I originally started my degree at the university of Limerick, but in third year you get the opportunity to study abroad for a year, and I ended up going to Glasgow," she recalls.

"It was supposed to be for six months, but I ended up transferring and finishing my degree here (at the RSAMD).

"I just loved the buzz of Glasgow because you're absolutely spoiled for choice with live music.

"There's so many musicians here and sessions on every night, and I really enjoyed it."

As well as the tune of the week material, Tina's got a packed schedule.

She's working with the fiddler Gráinne Brady and hopes to bring an album out next year, while she's also playing piano for a new band, Top Floor Taivers.

There's also the Live Music Now initiative, which sees her and fiddler Kristan Harvey perform for people who can't go out to see live music anymore.

"We're playing old folk's homes and places like that, " she says.

"It's something very different to be doing, but it's really rewarding as well.

"You just apply to it, which me and Kirsten did back in 2011.

"We were successful and have been doing concerts ever since.

"It's really important to be doing things like that, because they're not able to get out to concerts, so going in and playing old waltzes for them is really nice."

Which only leaves one question left.

Given how prolific Tina's writing has been, what happens if she struggles for inspiration?

"Sometimes I do feel really uninspired, but I know I've got to write a tune to keep up with the project, and then you get surprised at what comes out," she adds.

"I think it's maybe been getting easier as I've been doing it."

The Scots Trad Music Awards take place tomorrow . Tina's tune of the week can be heard at http://tinajordanrees.com