Not for Profit Music Organisations

Music for Youth

Music for Youth is an educational charity with a worldwide reputation for its work in music education. It provides free access to educational and performance opportunities for all kinds of groups of young musicians and audiences through a nationwide series of festivals and concerts.

http://www.mfy.org.uk


Music in Prisons

Since 1995, the Trust has run over 50 creative music based projects working directly with men, women, young offenders and juveniles in a variety of prison establishments in the UK. Through music and high quality arts activity, the Irene Taylor Trust aims to teach artistic and personal skills that participants will be able to draw on in every day life.

http://www.musicinprisons.org.uk



Music Manifesto

At the heart of the music manifesto is a determination that all those involved in music education should work together to deliver musical opportunities for young people. We intend it to be a benchmark for future activities across the music sector.

http://www.musicmanifesto.co.uk


MZONE

MZONE is one of 24 Youth Music Action Zones in England and Wales providing music-making activities to young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity. The programme is renowned for its diversity and quality of projects it hosts. We are striving to establish a vibrant and dynamic environment for young people,
music-makers, educators and the public.

http://www.mzone.org.uk


Youthartsonline

Youthartsonline is being developed as a dedicated directory or ?portal? aimed at two main audiences: young people who want information about opportunities in the arts wherever they live in the UK; youth arts practitioners and organisations who want to provide young people with information about workshops, training, courses and events. It also provides a place online for networking, exchange of information and the promotion of young people's work.

http://youthartsonline.org


Soundjunction

The SoundJunction website’s all about music. You can take music apart and find out how it works, create music yourself, find out how other people make music and how they perform it, you can find out about musical instruments, and look at the backgrounds to different musical styles. It also contains music career information from over 40 professional musicians who talk on film about how they got to where they are, and what they think of it.


http://www.soundjunction.org


National Association of Youth Orchestras

The National Association of Youth Orchestras provides access to many useful resources to support and further the work of musical ensembles. The Festival of British Youth Orchestras is NAYO’s largest and most exciting annual event. The Festival takes place in Edinburgh and Glasgow for three weeks in August as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and runs alongside the Edinburgh International Festival. It publishes a directory which provides contact details and information about youth and student orchestras throughout the UK.

http://www.nayo.org.uk

Scottish Music Centre

The Scottish Music Centre is a one-stop shop for information for anyone interested in music and is home to an enormous archive of nearly 30,000 items, ranging from copies of 18th Century song-sheets and Scottish contemporary classical scores to the latest CD releases from traditional, rock, jazz and indie bands.

Visitors to the Centre can also use computers with a range of the latest music software, including Sibelius 4 and Garageband, and read a variety of specialist music publications, directories and magazines relevant to all musical styles and interests.

Add to this a seemingly endless electronic database resource and a team of experts whose enthusiasm and personal knowledge is second to none, and the result is a hub of information, offering unparalleled access to knowledge and advice about music created, performed or recorded in Scotland.

www.scottishmusiccentre.com

Arts Council England

Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery. The website has a section for music and includes Arts Council policy and current initiatives.

www.artscouncil.org.uk

Arts Council Wales

The website offers a complete overview of the Arts Council of Wales' work, funding information and also a comprehensive arts database featuring some of Wales' foremost arts organisations and practitioners.

www.artswales.org.uk

Scottish Arts Council

The Scottish Arts Council is the lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland.

www.scottisharts.org.uk

The Radio Academy

The Radio Academy is a registered charity dedicated to the encouragement, recognition and promotion of excellence in UK broadcasting and audio production.

www.radioacademy.org

NEMIS

NEMIS was established in 2001 as a music network for Scottish artists, labels, music businesses, media, recording studios, venues, radio, creatives and professional services within the industry in order to bring together those with a strong interest in the promotion and development of new music in Scotland.

Nemis will offer advice to anyone involved in any area of the music business,assist the marketing and promotion of the industry through the showcasing of bands regionally,nationally and internationally, offer discounted rates at trade fairs and music industry seminars, produce compilation CDs to promote independent Scottish music of all genres and provide music industry workshops and seminars throughout Scotland and provide a facility where people can have the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals within the industry.

The website serves as the nerve centre for NEMIS members where news gigs,industry features,links,venues,etc will be ongoing.. We would like to make it clear you do not have to be Scottish, or living in Scotland to work with NEMIS.

Participation is available for those who are active in the contemporary music scene .

We would like to encourage you to contact us or our members directly with your views and opinions on independent music in Scotland, or if you would like any further information.

If you want to join, or simply call us up to chat about the music business contact us at the following:

alec@nemis.org
www.nemis.org

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