Music for Youth

Music for Youth creates life-changing experiences and opportunities for more than 40,000 young musicians and artists per year, from all backgrounds, styles, and musical abilities. Our events are open, accessible, and welcoming to all. 

Our events and opportunities support the richness and diversity of young people’s music-making across the country, and publicly celebrate their achievements. Since 1970, Music for Youth has provided performance platforms for over a million young musicians in some of the UK's most prestigious and well-known venues. As well as public performance events, we produce industry insight and development projects, offer professional development for music educators and teachers, commission new music, and deliver a range of other initiatives that engage young people with the industry and the current musical landscape as a whole.