Impact
Annual Awards: Poppy’s story
I first heard Nicola Benedetti play when I was four or five, and immediately wanted to play the violin just like her. AYM’s funding came at a really crucial time…
Read moreRemoving obstacles, realising potential
Each of our programmes is built around two key aims: removing the financial barriers and other obstacles that prevent young people getting into music, and helping realise their potential once they’re on their way. We’re here to give the best help and support possible, inspiring them to not only succeed, but excel.
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New and updates from across our programmes
Furthering Talent students compose new piece of music during lockdown
During lockdown, children on our Furthering Talent programme in Brighton have been getting creative with […]
“Music is making me feel better” – Raymi shares his experience of lockdown
Meet Raymi (10) from London. He’s a multi-instrumentalist and a 2019 AYM Award winner (we’ve […]
Alpesh Chauhan talks all things conducting
Alpesh Chauhan joined our team of AYM Patrons in 2019. During lockdown he’s been chatting with […]
Zoom masterclasses with AYM Patron Thomas Gould
For quite a few of our older Award winners (16-18) the Covid-19 lockdown came just […]
2020 Awards programme: record number of applications received
We welcomed applications to our 2020 Awards programme from January to the end of April […]
Ensuring equal access to digital music education
As music lessons are moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been working with our Furthering […]
