Subject - Youth Music - New programmes

Posted : (Monday 18th July 2005 ) By - michelle (Registered User)
Continuing the success of the previous programmes, Youth Music will be funding music-making activities through three new Open Programmes: First Steps; Make It Sound; Vocalise!

* First Steps - First Steps will fund music-making activities for children aged 0-5. Awards will be between £5,000 and £15,000 for schemes lasting between 6 and 12 months. Projects funded will provide weekly, progressive group music-making activities that are fun and stimulate young children. Groups will be encouraged to explore music from a variety of cultures; and parents, carers and families will be encouraged to develop their own music leading skills and support on-going music-making with their children. Early Years practitioners will also develop their music leading skills within childcare settings, which will enable them to lead music making sessions.

* Make It Sound - Make It Sound will fund music-making activities for young people aged 5-18. Awards will be between £10,000 and £30,000, for projects lasting between 6 and *24 months. Projects funded will include structured music-making activities designed to develop young people's music skills; these will include composition, song writing and/ or improvisation. Priority will be given to organisations targeting children and young people who find it difficult to access opportunities that may help them to develop and progress. This would include young people at social, economic, cultural or geographical disadvantage.
(*Subject to Youth Music's funding being confirmed by Arts Council England beyond March 2007)

* Vocalise! - Vocalise! will fund singing and vocal activities for young people aged 5-18, with the focus being on those aged 8-14. Awards will be between £5,000 and £20,000, for projects lasting between 6 and 18 months. Activities can be tailored for those of all singing abilities and the young people will be encouraged to demonstrate their achievements, for example by performing concerts to their peers, families and the wider community. Projects can explore any vocal styles from traditional choral singing to beatboxing, opera and other vocal traditions from around the world.
Open Programmes applications take an average of three months to process. For more information and application forms contact Youth Music, One America Street London, SE1 0NE Tel: 020 7902 1060 Fax: 020 7902 1061 Email: info@youthmusic.org.uk Website: http://www.youthmusic.org.uk