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Festival Music Makes Lives Better Because…

Our very own Aldinebury Festival and Adelfest give young people a chance to take part in a music festival alongside professional artists, boosting to their confidence and fostering positive behaviour.
Sounds Like... a Festival!

We’re in the thick of festival season, so here are some of the artists from our very own Aldinebury Festival!
Leona Nørskov Jørgensen

Leona Nørskov Jørgensen, a 26-year-old Sheffield native known for her singing on social media, appeared on both the 10th edition of The Voice UK, reaching the semi-finals, and at our very own Aldinebury Festival!
Music Makes Lives Better Because… it comes from great leaders

Rather than asking our team what makes a ‘good’ leader, we wanted to dig deeper and explore the difference between good and great leaders; what those differences were and how they are applied practically before, during and after workshop sessions...

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Sounds Like... word painting!

We explore examples of 'word painting', when the melody of a song actually reflects the meaning of the words...
Jobs

Job opportunities at Yorkshire Youth and Music
Sounds Like... a soundscape!

What’s a soundscape? It’s a creation, or re-creation of an environment or a series of environments, in sound...
Eloise Garland

Eloise Garland is a professional musician, teacher and Deaf awareness campaigner based in London
Our team

Staff and board members at Yorkshire Youth and Music, including staff contact details
Music and Mental Health

Young people’s mental health is an increasing concern. Using music through our specifically designed project has proven to be a good way to connect with young people in a way that feels comfortable to them
Sounds Like... a woman wrote it!

You may or may not be aware that the Yorkshire Youth and Music office is run by women. We therefore ask respectfully that you take note of the humourous intent behind the headline of our latest playlist... Wink, wink.
Our services

Yorkshire Youth and Music has the expertise to increase the musical, social and life chances of young people, whatever situations they face
Trusts and funds

Our work has been funded by Youth Music, the Arts Council, Children in Need, a variety of local Trusts and Foundations and by kind donations from individuals
Music Makes Lives Better Because… it's all things Brass and beautiful

If there is one musical tradition that Yorkshire is famous for, it is brass bands