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08 Feb 2022

FUNDING IN DIGITAL IS INSTRUMENTAL TO FUTURE OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Full report available here: Connect: Resound Summary Report by NYMAZ - Issuu Digital innovation can help overcome inequality in music education but requires investment, according to youth music charity NYMAZ. In a report published today, the charity says that strategic funding and support for digital innovation is instrumental if the... more...

20 Jan 2021

100 Human Voices

Sound Recording Workshops Ages 11-18 Monday 15 February and Thursday 18 February Morning workshops 10-11.30am Evening workshops 5-6.30pm You can attend just the morning or evening workshops, or all of them! FREE Join NYMAZ and sound artist Duncan Chapman, from South Asian arts organisation, Manasamitra, in this two-part interactive workshop... more...

22 Dec 2020

Rural Fest Call Out 2021!

Rural Fest 2021! Are you 16 to 25 and interested in working in Live Music Events? Apply to be on our Production team for Rural Fest 2021 as part of the NYMAZ Youth Voice programme. Join the team to produce the second Rural Fest as part of the international festival Make Music Day taking... more...

29 Jun 2020

North Yorkshire County Youth Orchestra Tunes Up for Lockdown Performance!

Thursday 9 July, 10.30am at www.connectresound.live/watch The fifty members of the North Yorkshire County Youth Orchestra will present a brand new, lockdown performance to homes and schools across the county and beyond on Thursday 9 July at 10.30am. The event will be live-streamed at www.connectresound.live/watch   ... more...

03 Dec 2019

An Introduction to Music Journalism - Mini Course!

NYMAZ Ambassadors - PODs Music Journalism Mini Course: Monday 13 January - Monday 3 February 2020. Join us for this 4 weeks mini course taking place on Monday evenings 6-8pm, at Ripon Library, The Arcade, Ripon, HG4 1AG Aged 16-25 and interested in music journalism? Join the NYMAZ Ambassadors for this exciting opportunity... more...

25 Jun 2019

Ambassadors Open Mic!

Join us for Ambassadors Open Mic! Ripon Library, The Arcade, Ripon, HG4 1AG Wednesday 26 June, 6pm - 8pm We are really excited to have Sam Hodgson joining us to run this brilliant ‘Open Mic Event!’ an interactive workshop looking at how to develop your ideas, create something new, start up... more...

30 Apr 2019

NYMAZ go #Rural with Make Music Day UK

NYMAZ is working with Make Music Day UK again this year to take music to the countryside –  we are encouraging you to think as creatively as you can when it comes to venue and location! Take your music to the hills, mountains and beaches! Last year we had performances from... more...

17 Jan 2019

Arts Council England funds music residencies to broaden cultural opportunities for rural children

Young people in rural North Yorkshire will have the chance to experience a range of musical genres and cultures, thanks to a new programme - ‘Sounding Out’- from youth music charity NYMAZ. With funding from Arts Council England, ‘Sounding Out’ will invite young people to work alongside professional musicians... more...

20 Dec 2018

Music For Two in the Spotlight!

For those of you who haven’t heard of Music For Two it is one of NYMAZ’s long standing projects in partnership with The Army Welfare Services (AWS). Now in its 5th year, Music For Two is a family friendly and successful initiative working with parents/carers and their... more...

29 Nov 2018

Seaside Song Share

Another Singing Success! On Tuesday 27 November, NYMAZ held its second Song Share session at The Green Lane Centre in Whitby - an event for anyone working with the early years and a passion for incorporating music! It was another great event, where those who attended met others working in similar... more...