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Mae Edwards: a mentor’s journey
Music has always been a huge part of my life. I started violin at 11 and had lessons at school (it got me out of science!), and the lessons were…
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AYM's direct, financial, support for young musicians stops at 18, however that's not necessarily the end of the journey. We love to stay connected with our Alumni and many go on to to be involved in other AYM events and project. Here are just a few examples:
My Musical Journey
As part of celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2018, we published a set of stories, photographs and films, telling the stories of 20 AYM Award winners, spanning our 20 year history. Many of those who took were Alumni who responded to our anniversary reconnect communication.
Talent to Talent mentoring
In 2016 we launched a pilot peer mentoring programme called Talent to Talent. 15 of our Alumni took part in training in how to be a musical mentor, before spending 6 months mentoring a current Awardee.
AYM concerts
We organise regular fundraising concerts at which current Awardees and members of our Alumni are invited to perform and to talk to our donors about the impact of our work.
Other performances
We are always delighted when members of our Alumni stage concerts and performances to raise funds to help us continue our work. In January 2019 Alumnus Julian Trevelyan (piano) staged a concert with AYM Awardee Willard Carter (cello) at the Hollywell Music Room in Oxford, which raised over £1,000.
Get in touch
Please do get in touch, if you are interested in reconnecting with AYM, or have a particular idea you would like to discuss with us. We'd love to hear from you!
News and resources for our Alumni
A week with Jess Gillam
Today (Friday 26 April 2019), AYM Alumna and Patron Jess Gillam visits her friends and family in Ulverston, Cumbria, kicking […]
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We’re recruiting our first two Alumni Trustees
Young people are at the heart of AYM’s work and it’s important that our programmes meet their needs, so we […]
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Celebrating 20 years of AYM
In 2018 we celebrated our 20th anniversary. As part of celebrating this important milestone we released a set of 20 […]
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AYM Ambassador concert raises over £1,000
In December 2018, AYM Awadee, Willard Carter (cello) and AYM Alumnus, Julia Trevelyan (piano) staged a concert in support of […]
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Big Give 2018: together you raised £55,543
We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has made a donation to AYM through the Big […]
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Practical Progression film series
Practical Progression is a film series, made by music leaders, for music leaders from any setting. They’ve been produced by Awards […]
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