The Songwriters’ Academy From Youth Music

Youth Music is offering practical help via its 24 Action Zones located around England and Wales. The Action Zones will be providing an assortment of training, workshops and advice to aspiring young songwriters and music-makers to help them succeed in this amazing initiative.

To find your nearest Action Zone visit www.thesoundstation.org.uk/jsp/Actionzone.jsp

Richard Utting, Director of Fundraising & Development at Youth Music commented: "The Songwriters' Academy is a great opportunity for Youth Music to work with such illustrious partners and worldclass songwriters and to open the competition up to the 18 and under age group, encouraging young people to create original music."

Youth Music was set up in 1999 with £10m a year of Lottery funding received through Arts Council England. It funds and facilitates high quality and diverse music making for young people who might otherwise lack opportunity. In its first five years Youth Music reached nearly 1 million young people and by 2010 the target is a total of three million children and young people to have benefited from Youth Music's work.

For further information visit www.youthmusic.org.uk

SoundStation is Youth Music's website for young people. It provides a resource for them to learn more about music, share musical experiences, get career advice and hear the latest about Youth Music funded projects and initiatives in their area. Additionally there are news articles, interviews, quizzes and an audio/video jukebox showcasing tracks and mixes from new and established artists. Young music-makers can also seek advice from music experts by posting their questions in the online bulletin board.

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