YMM musicians are opening the York Rise Street Festival with a carnival parade at 12pm.

Join us with your best shakers, bells and whistles on the route from the Dartmouth Arms down to the Laurier Road stage where our flagship YMM Big Band will be entertaining the crowds from 12.15 - 1pm. Don't forget your YMM t-shirt!

Parade musicians gather at 11am on Laurier Road to rehearse.

If you want to be in costume and get face paints please meet Nina at 11.30am outside of 45, Dartmouth Park Villa to get ready for a 12pm parade start.

There is a lot going on throughout the day, so do pop down and support our local community. This is a fantastic, free, family event.

A fun and informal morning concert for our Early Years groups to show off a whole year of marvellous music-making!

Groups involved: Music Box 1, 2, 3, Beginner Rhythm, Rhythm 1, Beginner Recorders, Recorder 1 and Choir 1

This end of term concert celebrates a year of marvellous music-making. All of our junior groups and ensembles have the chance to perform to a packed audience.

Groups involved: Choir 2, Choir 3, Junior Brass & Wind, Junior Drumline, Junior Guitar Ensemble, Advanced Guitar Ensemble, Junior Jazz, Junior Strings, Cello Ensemble, Recorder 2, Recorder Ensemble, Rock 'n Pop 1 & 2, Senior Strings, Ukulele 1, Ukulele 2, YMM Voices

Bring your picnics, parasols and dancing shoes! YMM's Jazz and Rock 'n Pop groups will be entertaining crowds at the Parliament Hill Bandstand.

Groups involved: Junior Jazz, Big Band, Rock n Pop 1 & 2

This chamber concert features YMM's guitar groups, as well as students taking individual lessons. 

Our drumlines and brass players will be performing in the Junior Ensemble Showcase as part of the RCM Festival of Percussion.

More info: https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=1682215

Tickets: https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/chooseseats/?WebInstanceId=1682215

This concert showcases our advanced instrumentalists and is open to grade 5 + students who have individual lessons at YMM.

YMM presents... a spectacular evening of jazz with Junior Jazz and Big Band at the famous theatre 'Upstairs at the Gatehouse' in Highgate Village.

Doors open at 7.10pm, with music from 7.30pm.

Tickets:

£10 Adults

£8 concessions (4-16yrs and OAP)

https://upstairsatthegatehouse...

The highlight of our year: the Easter concert! This concert is the chance for all of our school-age ensembles to perform. We have some amazing group collaborations, solo features and bands writing their own music for the occasion!

Tickets available on Saturdays at the front desk and online through Eventbrite* from February half-term onwards.

*Online booking charges apply.

To support the work YMM does, the YMM trustees will be running a Silent Auction full of fabulous prizes and a bar for refreshments in the interval. All proceeds will go to our Instrument Purchase & Repair fund and the YMM Bursary Scheme.

Celebrating our solo singers and budding songwriters in an afternoon concert of jazz, pop, rock and original songs.

This chamber concert features YMM's string groups, as well as students taking individual lessons. 

This chamber concert features YMM's recorder groups, as well as students taking individual lessons. 

Join us for our end of term Senior Concert and get into the Christmas spirit with some mince pies and mulled wine! Christmas jumpers and tinsel are warmly encouraged.

Groups involved: Junior Brass & Wind, Recorder 2, Recorder Ensemble, Junior & Senior Strings, Choir 2, 3, YMM Voices, Ukulele 1 & 2, Rock 'n Pop 1 & 2, Junior Guitar Ensemble, Advanced Guitar Ensemble, Junior & Senior Drumlines, Junior Jazz and Big Band. 

A fun and informal morning concert for our Early Years groups to show what they have been learning this term.

This will be followed by a singalong with Music Box tutor, Jason so bring your voices and some Christmas cheer!

Groups involved: Music Box 1, 2, 3, Beginner Rhythm, Rhythm 1, Beginner Recorders, Recorder 1 and Choir 1.

A fun and informal morning concert for our Early Years groups to show what they have been learning this term.

Groups involved: Music Box 1, 2 & 3, Beginner and Recorder 1, Beginner Ukulele, Beginner and Rhythm 1, Choir 1

An afternoon concert celebrating our magnificent choirs!

Performances from our four Junior choirs and two Adult choirs as well as special guests...

The annual YMM Piano Concert features piano soloists and mixed duos or trios. Students who have piano lessons at YMM have the opportunity to perform on the La Sainte Union grand piano.

So you've learnt your grade pieces and memorised those scales... but what if you want to play in a band? This workshop covers the fundamental skills that you will need for jazz and pop piano. 

Lead by the wonderful and talented Jason Charles-Nelson, one of our regular YMM piano tutors for students of grade 3-5 standard. Please email Daisy on music@youngmusicmakers.co.uk to sign up. 

Forgive the Christmas tune in September, but check out the video below for some spectacularly gorgeous accompanying from Jason! 

O Holy Night

Join Box9 Drumline drummers and brass players for a workshop in all things drumline!

Our YMM Big Band in small band mode, entertaining the masses at York Rise Street Festival 2017. 

While our set is 12 - 1, there is a lot going on throughout the day, so do pop down and support our local community. This is a fantastic, free, family event. 

A fun and informal morning concert for our Early Years groups to show off a whole year of marvellous music-making!

Groups involved: Music Box 1, 2, 3, Beginner Rhythm, Rhythm 1, Beginner Recorders, Recorder 1 and Choir 1

This end of term concert celebrates a year of marvellous music-making. All of our junior groups and ensembles have the chance to perform to a packed audience.

Groups involved: Choir 2, Choir 3, Junior Brass & Wind, Junior Drumline, Junior Guitar Ensemble, Junior Jazz, Junior Strings, Recorder 2, Recorder Ensemble, Rock 'n Pop 2, Senior Drumline, Senior Strings, Ukulele 1, Ukulele 2, YMM Voices

Bring your picnics, parasols and dancing shoes! YMM's Jazz and Rock 'n Pop groups will be entertaining crowds at the Parliament Hill Bandstand.

The annual YMM Piano Concert features piano soloists and mixed duos or trios. Students who have piano lessons at YMM have the opportunity to perform on the La Sainte Union grand piano.

This chamber concert features YMM's recorder groups and classical guitar ensembles, as well as students taking individual lessons.

YMM presents an evening of jazz with Junior Jazz and Big Band at St Luke's Church, Kentish Town.

Doors open at 7.00pm, with music from 7.30pm.

Tickets are available from YMM Reception: Adults £8 Concessions £6

There will be a bar available throughout the evening. 

The highlight of our year: the Easter concert! This concert is the chance for all of our school-age ensembles to perform. We have some amazing group collaborations, solo features and bands writing their own music for the occasion!

Tickets available on Saturdays at the front desk and online through Eventbrite*

Adults £7 (17-65yrs)

Concessions £5 (OAP and 4-16yrs) 

*Online booking charges apply.

To support the work YMM does, the YMM trustees will be running a Silent Auction full of fabulous prizes and a bar for refreshments in the interval. All proceeds will go to our Instrument Purchase & Repair fund and the YMM Bursary Scheme.

This concert showcases our senior instrumentalists and is open to grade 5 + students who have individual lessons at YMM.

Celebrating our solo singers and budding songwriters in an afternoon concert of jazz, pop, rock and original songs.

YMM's senior jazz students are bringing the Christmas spirit to Camden's annual Night Market. Listen to our fabulous young musicians while fitting in some last-minute Christmas shopping!

A fun and informal morning concert for our Early Years groups to show what they have been learning this term.

Groups involved: Music Box 1, 2, 3, Beginner Rhythm, Rhythm 1, Beginner Recorders, Recorder 1 and Choir 1. 

Join us for our end of term Senior Concert and get into the Christmas spirit with some mince pies and mulled wine! Christmas jumpers and tinsel are warmly encouraged.

Groups involved: Junior Brass & Wind, Recorder 2, Recorder Ensemble, Junior & Senior Strings, Choir 2, 3, YMM Voices, Ukulele 1 & 2, Rock 'n Pop 1 & 2, Junior Guitar Ensemble, Advanced Guitar Ensemble, Junior & Senior Drumlines, Junior Jazz and Big Band. 

An afternoon concert celebrating our magnificent choirs!

Performances from our four Junior choirs and two Adult choirs as well as special guests...

Our YMM Big Band in small band mode, entertaining the masses at York Rise Street Festival 2017. 

While our set is 12 - 1, there is a lot going on throughout the day, so do pop down and support our local community. This is a fantastic, free, family event. 

Our YMM Big Band in small band mode, entertaining the masses at York Rise Street Festival 2017. 

While our set is 2.30pm - 3.00pm, there is a lot going on throughout the day, so do pop down and support our local community. This is a fantastic, free, family event. 

YMM Big Band will be joining other jazz ensembles from the Camden Music Hub and their partners, for some outdoor jazz in the grounds of Lauderdale House. 

More details can be found HERE. 

This end of term concert celebrates a year of music-making. All of our groups and ensembles have the chance to perform to a packed audience.

Bring your picnics and parasols! YMM's Jazz and Rock 'n Pop groups will be entertaining crowds at the Parliament Hill Bandstand. Expect dancing, face-painting and even hula-hooping in addition to a summer afternoon of wonderful music.

As a member of the Camden Music Hub, we are the proud hosts of a very special vocal workshop as part of Camden Jazz Connect, an Arts Council-funded project celebrating jazz education in Camden.

'Singing Against the Clock' is presented by Pete Churchill, Professor of Jazz Composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London as well as Head of Jazz Voice at the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels. Focussing on the aural tradition in jazz, participants will sing songs in unison and up to four-part harmony without notation, using the most efficient ways of learning by ear. 

To sign up for this FREE workshop please contact Deborah Rees at the Camden Music Service stating your (child's) name, date of birth, voice, school and your full contact details.

Contact: deborah.rees@camden.gov.uk or phone 0207 9747235

This concert showcases our senior instrumentalists and is open to grade 5 + students who have individual lessons at YMM.

Organised by YMM student, Ellie Lewy-Sharp as part of her Silver Arts Award, this concert showcases the vocal and songwriting talents of our students and their friends.

Spaces are limited so if you would like to perform, please email music@youngmusicmakers.co.uk or speak to Daisy on the front desk who will pass your details on to Ellie. Deadline for applications is 1st April, 2017.

The annual YMM Piano Concert features piano soloists and mixed duos or trios. Students who have piano lessons at YMM have the opportunity to perform on the La Sainte Union grand piano.

YMM is celebrating International Jazz Day with a European 'Battle of the Big Bands' concert featuring Junior Jazz and YMM Big Band alongside special guests from Finland, Vaskivuori Big Band and Hamis Big Band.

Tickets will be available to buy with cash on the door, £6/£4. The bar will be open.

Join us for this special celebration of 50 years of family music-making. This evening concert brings together groups and ensembles of all ages to perform a rich and varied programme on the themes of 1967, music by local composers and great anniversaries.

Tickets available on Saturdays at the front desk and online from Eventbrite*

Adults £6 (17-65yrs)

Concessions £4 (OAP and 4-16yrs) 

*Online booking charges apply.

Michael will discuss his songwriting techniques, perform one of his favourite tracks, coach selected students in a 'mini masterclass' and finish with a Q&A.

For budding songwriters aged 12-18

1.30pm - 3.00pm at La Sainte Union School

FREE

Spaces are limited so reserve your spot by emailing admin@youngmusicmakers.co.uk. 

This chamber concert features YMM's recorder groups and classical guitar ensembles, as well as students taking individual lessons. 1.30pm LSU Hall

Join us for our end of term concert and get into the Christmas spirit with some mince pies and mulled wine! We will be also having a raffle to raise money for our instrumental purchase & repair fund, with some fantastic prizes available!