🎶 Introducing BEGINNOVATE! 🎶 A fun, creative music group designed especially for young beginners! We'll explore the fundamentals of music like rhythm, pitch, playing together, composition, and improvisation, all through playful, engaging activities. Led by johnkmiles.co.uk, these sessions aim to strike the perfect balance between creativity and structured learning. Children can use our instruments — including xylophones, percussion, ukuleles, and keyboards — or they’re welcome to bring their own. ✨ All group sessions offer a free trial. (fb)

Hi Everyone, When I was a child growing up in London, I was lucky enough to receive free music lessons and group opportunities all the way through secondary school. These days, of course, parents have to pay for music education, which excludes thousands of children from the opportunity to learn an instrument. Young Music Makers has a fantastic bursary scheme for children who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford lessons. We’re getting ready for this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge – our biggest fundraising event for the YMM Bursary Scheme, which helps children from disadvantaged backgrounds access music lessons and groups. Thanks to your support last year, we raised over £10,000 and supported 16 young musicians – an incredible achievement! Here’s how it works: If we can secure £2,500 in pledges of £100 or more by 5 pm on 28th August, the Big Give will match that amount. Then in December, we’ll aim to double the matched total during our festive Challenge Week, just like we’ve done in past years. That could mean another £10,000 for the Bursary Scheme – enough to fund a full year of music for our current bursary students. If you feel able to be one of these critical core supporters this year by pledging £100 or more, you can make your pledge using this link. Please share far and wide! There’s nothing to pay now – you’ll only donate if we raise matching donations in December. Thank you so much, and wishing you a wonderful summer! John (MD and Lead at YMM) https://community.biggive.org/s/pledge?campaignId=a05WS000006nniVYAQ&fbclid=IwY2xjawLtoxhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHq9t863m63QcCTQL4neM4mJcsQKWvrA5aDI5QXvXH_dr44XPzaIUWkQ2-OCg_aem_BgYHmoZUaVKjmf7bY9S1Ug (fb)