Together for Music
Together for Music 2025 – The Music for Youth Festival for D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent young musicians
We are delighted to announce Together for Music, a specially designed inclusive music festival. This festival promotes groups of all abilities within the deaf, neurodivergent and disabled communities.
Supported by Trinity College London's Awards and Certificates in Musical Development (ACMD) qualification, in association with the Sounds of Intent programme, and hosted at B:Music’s Symphony Hall in Birmingham, the festival promises to empower and inspire everyone involved.
Together for Music will take place on Friday 14th March 2025, and will feature open sign-up performance slots, workshops and a marketplace, as well as talks from Trinity on the ACMD qualifications.
Join us for an engaging and interactive day of music-making!
What's happening at Together for Music?
The Festival will be on Friday 14th March, and will feature open sign-up performance slots, workshops and a marketplace as well as talks from Trinity College London on the Awards and Certificates in Musical Development qualification.
If you require more information, please contact us by emailing programmes@mfy.org.uk.
Performers
Session 1 - 10:00 to 12:00
Middlesbrough Open Orchestra
Victoria School Choir
Alfreton Park School
The Hamilton Open Orchestra Collective
Session 2 - 13:00 to 15:00
Stratford Girls' Chamber Choir
Chapman Sum (Amber Trust)
Rubik's Cube
Solihull Music
Ashleigh and Lily
Together for Music Workshops
Led by professional musician and music therapist Alex Lupo.
Unlock your creative potential in this inclusive music making workshop. This is for anyone interested in music-making and sound exploration. Through guided group activities, the use of visual prompts, and collaborative exploration, you’ll explore new ways to create and connect with sound and each other.
This session is an opportunity to explore your musical voice, and to contribute to a collective creative process, with a focus on exploration and group collaboration.
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Location: Justham Family Room
Suitability: Young musicians aged 25 and under of any ability.
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: Justham Family Room
Suitability: Young musicians aged 25 and under of any ability.
Trinity Talks - Awards and Certificates in Musical Development
'Come and find out about Trinity College London’s new Awards and Certificates in Musical Development (ACMD), an industry-first, innovative set of qualifications which creates a new standard for fully accessible, inclusive music assessments, available to all music learners.
Designed to celebrate progress and achievement in music, Awards and Certificates in Musical Development provides a flexible and inclusive pathway for learners of all abilities. Join us at Music for Youth's Together for Music Festival to learn more about how these qualifications can inspire and empower young musicians on their creative journey!'
Marketplace
We are excited to present a marketplace at the Festival, with the following organisations in attendance:
- Music for Youth
- Trinity College London
- TiME Table of Tech: Chorda, ODD Ball, Orba, Re.corder, Stylophone BEAT, Yamaha Finger Drum Pad and many more!
- OHMI
- Open Orchestras
- The Amber Trust