Drake Music (DM) is the leading organisation in England using assistive and digital technologies to remove disabling barriers to musical participation. DM provides fully accessible instruments and opportunities so disabled people can create music. We explore different ways of working at the intersection of music, disability & technology and break new ground in terms of artistic and participatory practices.                                           

As the membership organisation for voluntary music in the UK, Making Music brings together musicians and music groups of all genres and abilities. Through this combined strength, we support, connect and champion everyone who makes, performs and presents music on a voluntary basis.

Music for Youth is a unique organisation that exists to support and connect young musicians and their teachers and music leaders all over the UK, through performance based events in the form of regional and national festivals each year. These attract around 40,000 young musicians who perform to peers, the public, and to MFY’s professional Music Mentors, who provide each group with constructive feedback to assist their onward musical journey.

Musical Bridges: transforming transition is a national initiative that helps schools improve their students’ transfer experiences into secondary school. With a focus on students’ engagement in music-making, the initiative brings primary and secondary music teachers together to co-develop lesson plans, curriculum materials and shared repertoire to create pathways which support their students’ musical progression into their secondary schools.

Musical Futures is a Paul Hamlyn Foundation special initiative, established in 2003 to create innovative models of learner engagement with music, particularly in secondary schools. At its core, Musical Futures has a series of tried-and-tested pedagogical methods that have been proven to fully engage, motivate, and sustain student learning in music.

Paragon Music is an inclusive music organisation based in Glasgow using music to transform the lives of young people and adults by participating in high quality music and dance performances.   We create inclusive learning and performance opportunities where people from all walks of life and with a wide range of additional support needs come together, develop new skills, meet new friends and discover their true potential through a range of arts disciplines.

Sing Up is an award-winning, not for profit organisation providing the complete singing solution for schools through resources, training and personalised support. The world famous online Song Bank includes over 500 curriculum-linked songs for assemblies, choirs, celebrations and classrooms. The perfect complement to core subjects, singing enhances learning retention, language development, listening skills and concentration.

Sound Connections develops supports & empowers young Londoners through high quality music-making opportunities. We do this by delivering groundbreaking participatory music projects, providing professional development to music organisations and practitioners, and undertaking high quality action research and advocacy to promote best practice in music education. We bring together organisations and practitioners working across four key music specialisms: Challenging Circumstances, Early Years, Youth Voice and Singing.

We are the National Foundation for Youth Music. Every year, we provide more than 100,000 young people with the opportunity to make music, helping them to overcome the challenges they face in their lives. Our music projects support young people to develop their creative and social skills and make positive contributions to their community.