National charity Youth Music has announced grants totalling £3.3m to be awarded to 70 organisations with a new focus on early-years music making opportunities.
According to the body, it has implemented a new focus on early years music-making, with support for a number of music projects for children aged five and under. Early years music provision is not covered by the government’s National Plan for Music Education.
Matt Griffiths, Youth Music’s executive director, said: ‘We focus on early years and young people in challenging circumstances because we want see every child being able to access music-making opportunities in their local area and these children are frequently overlooked.
‘We support projects working across all music genres, and we know that many young people find these opportunities to make music exciting and rewarding, frequently increasing their engagement at school and with potential future employment opportunities. We wish all these organisations the very best with their exciting new music-making ventures.’
A recent grant was awarded to the early years ‘Little Music Stars’ project run by the organisation Pedestrian. They work with very young children attending Sure Start Children’s Centres in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
The latest round of grants brings the total amount allocated over the last year to £10.2m.
Visit the Youth Music website for more information.
According to the body, it has implemented a new focus on early years music-making, with support for a number of music projects for children aged five and under. Early years music provision is not covered by the government’s National Plan for Music Education.
Matt Griffiths, Youth Music’s executive director, said: ‘We focus on early years and young people in challenging circumstances because we want see every child being able to access music-making opportunities in their local area and these children are frequently overlooked.
‘We support projects working across all music genres, and we know that many young people find these opportunities to make music exciting and rewarding, frequently increasing their engagement at school and with potential future employment opportunities. We wish all these organisations the very best with their exciting new music-making ventures.’
A recent grant was awarded to the early years ‘Little Music Stars’ project run by the organisation Pedestrian. They work with very young children attending Sure Start Children’s Centres in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
The latest round of grants brings the total amount allocated over the last year to £10.2m.
Visit the Youth Music website for more information.
