We support talented young instrumentalists from low-income families throughout the UK, helping them to overcome financial and social barriers in their musical journeys.
Offering individual support to young people, our programmes sustain young people’s musical progress and help teachers identify and nurture talent wherever they find it.
AYM is a charity. Donations of time, effort and financial contributions from funders, donors and supporters are what keep us going.
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Following a highly competitive application process, we’re thrilled to be welcoming five new Music Education Hubs partners to our Furthering Talent programme. Bournemouth/Poole/Christchurch (SoundStorm), Lewisham, Liverpool (Resonate), Sunderland and Worcestershire will all begin programme…
Read moreHere are just some of the innovative online musical activities and resources being made available to young musicians during this time of social distancing and schools closures. From live-streamed concerts…
Read moreWe've compiled a list of resources from organisations doing fantastic work across the UK in bringing music education online, during this time of social distancing and school closures. For a…
Read morePhotograph (c) Edward Webb A school in the North of England was going through special measures, having had four headteachers within a nine month period, when Furthering Talent launched in…
Read moreLily is 10 years old and lives in the North of England, in a very economically deprived area. She began playing the trumpet in September 2018 in her primary school…
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Founding member of the Alliance for a Musically Inclusive England
