Music vouchers… the ideal gift! A YCMD music voucher is the perfect gift for a family member or friend (or yourself) who already loves playing and hearing music and singing. Our music vouchers are also ideal for beginners who are interested in learning to play...
All our rooms are available to hire for your own private musical practise, group meetings or music lessons. We offer discounts for block bookings so please ask to find out more. Hourly rate: Small room £8.75 Large room £17.50 Special Offer: Monday to Friday, 11am...
The summer holidays are stretching ahead of us. Weeks and weeks of freedom for our children, but how do we make sure the skills they have developed over the past 10 months don’t suffer too much? What can you do to keep their interest in music alive and the...
Those of us privileged enough to be involved in teaching others, should never underestimate the impact we have on our students. We recently received a lovely letter from an ex-pupil who was thanking us for helping her to feel “amazing” and for fulfilling a...
There is something truly magical about the sound of several voices coming together in harmony. But the composition of a choir is more technical and more intricate than simply asking a group to sing a song. A beautiful-sounding choir is like a well-oiled machine. Each...
Many of us believe that learning something new is only for the young. We’ve been conditioned to think that the older we get the less able we are to adapt, learn and grow. It’s drilled into us from being very young. “You can’t teach an old dog...
The guitar is a magical instrument – play it well and even the geekiest of us can come across as verifiable Rock Gods. The guitar can make us cool, like possibly no other instrument can. Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page...
“Those of us in choirs are just the present trustees. When the time comes and we pass our choirs on to the next generation, we must ensure they are in excellent shape.” – Tim Knight The brand new and exciting choral festival, Voices Yorkshire has...
Christmas is around the corner. Children in schools up and down the country are performing their Christmas nativities and singing their Christmas carols to proud parents and grandparents. Undoubtedly, amongst the songs belted out by enthusiastic kids will be Jingle...
Choirs are bang on trend. Over recent years we’ve had choral competitions on prime time television, Gareth Malone putting choirs together in work places, schools and communities and of course we’ve seen the success of the fabulous Military Wives Choir....
