Sounds Like… is our brand new playlist with a difference. Each month, we bring you a series of songs or pieces of music that encapsulate a different theme:
We believe that inclusion is about making all kinds of music accessible to young people - that's why we work with a variety of musicians and think it is important to take account of people's cultural identities. Read more
Beethoven began to experience deafness in his mid-twenties, and by the time Beethoven wrote his 9th Symphony (from which Ode to Joy is taken), some twenty years later, he was profoundly deaf. This month, we celebrate the work of three D/deaf/F composers... Read more
As a reminder to turn your clocks back on Sunday 31st October, we've put together a timely playlist... Read more
A 20 minute journey into the forest... a (sometimes) dark place, bursting with fungi and berries... and a hint of danger around the edges. And if you DO go mushroom picking, folks, please be careful! Read more
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