Sounds Like… is our brand new playlist with a difference. Each month, we bring you a series of three pieces of music that we think encapsulate our monthly theme:
We’re in the thick of festival season, so here are some of the artists from our very own Aldinebury Festival! Read more
Our leadership Sounds Like... playlist is all about leaders in music: musicians who blazed a trail for others to follow! Read more
In celebration of Father's Day, we share the tracks that demonstrate that strong family bond Read more
We explore music and sounds that are all 'metallic' in some way, shape or form... Read more
We've aired our views on the new Model Music Curriculum. But can we put our music where our mouth is and give some examples of musical styles we would add to the MMC? Of course we can! Read more
We're starting to feel tentatively hopeful this spring in the YY&M office. So here is our Director, Gail Dudson, exploring some musical new beginnings and a little ray of sunshine... Read more
Sometimes, the meaning of music is in the ear of the beholder... it's the way we see (and hear) it that counts Read more
Streaming in 2020 was 20% higher than in 2019. Music streaming has been increasing steadily for the past four or five years, but it seems that lockdown has led us to yet more music... Read more
We've put together a bumper playlist this month of all things 'unplugged'... Read more
What’s a soundscape? It’s a creation, or re-creation of an environment or a series of environments, in sound... Read more
We explore examples of 'word painting', when the melody of a song actually reflects the meaning of the words... Read more
Our Director's Sounds Like choices, representing some of the best tracks about 'freedom' in musical history Read more