We’re Youth Music. We’re a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances.
We believe everyone should have the chance to make music.
Our projects help young people develop musically, of course, but they have personal and social outcomes too.
We know that those facing difficulties - economic problems, lifelong conditions, tough circumstances or behavioural issues - are often the ones who get the most out of music-making.
Youth Music offers meaningful chances to young people in complicated situations.
With your support, we can make a genuine difference to many more young lives.
Each year more than 350 Youth Music projects are happening across England. That’s around 75,000 children and young people regularly making music.
We invest in music-making projects where they’re really needed. Bringing opportunities for children to learn a new musical genre in a town where not much happens. Supporting a ground-breaking initiative in a deprived part of a city. Responding to difficult challenges like young people at risk of radicalisation.
Communities divided by prejudice or gangs can be brought together to perform. Writing lyrics can enable a bereaved teenager to express their grief. Making hip-hop beats can help a kid understand maths in a way they never grasped at school.
Being young can be hard. And we know that troubles don’t end the moment you hit 18. That’s why we work with children and young people from the moment they’re born right up until the age of 25.
