Useful Links
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The Federation of Music Services
The FMS is the national voice of music services representing the interests of 0.5 million music students and 10,000 music teachers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Isles. http://www.thefms.org/
Youth Music
Youth Music is the UK’s largest children’s music charity, set up in 1999 to promote and support music making opportunities and to provide advice to children. http://www.youthmusic.org/
Music For Youth
Music for Youth is an educational charity providing free access to educational and performance opportunities for young musicians and audiences through a nationwide series of festivals and concerts. http://www.mfy.org.uk/
Resources for Music Teachers and Schools
Teaching Music
Teaching Music is an online portal for all those involved in music education It is a place to access information, reflect on practice, connect with other teachers through forums and contribute resources. http://www.teachingmusic.org.uk/
Musical Futures
Musical Futures promotes a new way of thinking about music-making in schools that brings non-formal teaching and informal learning approaches into the more formal context of schools. http://www.musicalfutures.org.uk/
Numu
An international educational resource for young people to connect, publish and share their original music on the internet. http://www.numu.org.uk/
Sing Up
Sing Up - part of the Music Manifesto - exists to ensure that singing is central to young people's lives, in primary schools, at home and in the wider community. Singing resources for teachers. http://www.singup.org/
Music Leader
A national service providing support and guidance to music leaders working with children and young people. http://www.musicleader.net/
Voices Foundation
A music education charity working with the Government, Local Authorities and Schools to deliver sustainable solutions to teaching music at a primary level. http://www.voices.org.uk/
Local Music Organisations
Leeds College of Music
The only specialist music college in England to offer both Higher and Further Education courses. It also offers a wide programme of community music courses. http://www.lcm.ac.uk/
Yorkshire Young Musicians
Provides advanced training for exceptionally talented young musicians from all over the Yorkshire and Humber region, aged between 8 and 18. http://www.yorkshireyoungmusicians.org.uk/
SAA-uk
A Leeds-based arts charity which exists to promote engagement with traditional and contemporary South Asian arts. It offers a programme of music performances and community music classes. http://www.saa-uk.org.uk/
Opera North
England’s national opera company in the North. Opera North runs a wide-ranging education programme. http://www.operanorth.co.uk/
National Music Organisations
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
Leader of three national choirs that holds auditions for singers each year. http://www.nycgb.net
