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Tips, advice and resources to get you started with a career in the music industry.
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Youth Music’s Elijah guest edits Resident Advisor
Youth Music Associate, Elijah, recently became the first ever Guest Editor of Resident Advisor magazine. Elijah has built a reputation for demystifying the music industries over the past year and the content secured him a four-feature series last month.
NextGen Fund Round Two recipients
Announcing the recipients of the second round of the Youth Music NextGen Fund: 34 young creatives making their ideas happen with a grant of up to £2,500.
Our funded partner Reform Radio launches first ever daily morning show ‘The Get Up’
Looking for a new radio show to boost your morning mood? Tune in to Reform Radio's first ever morning show, 'The Get Up', hosted by Yelena Lashimba, who previously took part in Reform Radio's SoundCamp programme, funded by Youth Music.
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Trailblazer Fund
The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. The project should trial work for the first time, test a new way or working, or disrupt the status quo (or all three!).
Youth Music Self-Expression Report
Read our new report exploring the links between songwriting, self-expression and wellbeing in young people.
5 projects innovating music-making with children under 5
If you thought the Early Years was all about singing ‘Wheels on the Bus’ and Nursery Rhymes, prepared to be surprised. Check out some of the exciting work taking place across the country.
6 organisations tackling underrepresentation in the music industry
Check out some of the ways music industry organisations have used investment from the Youth Music Incubator Fund to open up career opportunities to young people who are underrepresented in the industry.
Pedestrian's Grime Opera is bringing in a new generation of classical musicians
NextGen Contributing Writer Lisa spoke with Hema (director of Pedestrian Leicester,) Tian (facilitator with Pedestrian and rapper) and Max Wheeler (composer) about their grime opera, and how it's making classical music more inclusive.
5 young women leading the way in music - on and off stage
This International Women’s Day, check out some of the young women we know who are making waves in the music industries.
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Work in music education? Looking for funding?
Visit the Youth Music Network - our online community for everyone whose work involves making music with children and young people.
Youth Music is a national charity funded thanks to the National Lottery via Arts Council England, players of People's Postcode Lottery and support from partners, fundraisers and donors.