We spoke to composers Thomas Shorthouse and Molly Frances Arnuk about their upcoming concert, Sample Library, the blurred lines between classical music and production, and why creating spaces for people to make music matters. Read more
We spoke to Anne Sheard of Holme Valley Orchestra to find out more about their passion for music, their involvement in the orchestra, and how music makes lives better. Read more
A new series of articles that invites you to think about why 'Music Makes Lives Better':
We spoke to Mia Millar, who previously attended sessions with us at the Safe Space Studio and is now studying music at university, about their sessions with us, and why they like making music. Read more
Confidence to try something new: Beth Holloway on facilitation, working with young people and why music makes lives better Read more
We look at the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to music and AI, particularly in its growing relationship with the music industry... Read more
Music has always taken inspiration from life. Whether it reflects the minutiae of the day to day or a grand or lofty ideal, it is often a means of figuring out what it means to be human and how we can survive on the spinning lump of rock we call ‘Earth’... Read more
We know that the small wins in the work we do can make a huge difference to the lives of very challenged young people in our region. Here's how... Read more
At YYM, we believe that young people expressing themselves through music is important, especially through music that means something to them, whilst allowing them to share their music in ways that are accessible to the people they’d like to reach. Read more
The place that we call home, the places we work in, the environments that we spend our time in… all have a soundtrack that contributes to our identity as people. Read more
The juxtaposition of music and the arts is a fascinating and ongoing dialogue, and many have written about the myriad ways that music and the arts collide and intersect... Read more
Music Makes Lives Better because it can give power to young people's voices, especially when young people feel they're not being heard... Read more
Our response to the updated National Plan for Music Education: what we agree with... and what's missing. Read more