Amplify - Young people helping to shape Music Education in Lancashire

Amplify is a project led by Lancashire Music Hub, working in partnership with More Music and youth led charity Blaze, which aims to connect young music-minded people to influence decision making at Lancashire Music Hub & Service at a strategic level.

In September 2018 a group of five like-minded young people from Preston formed; all with different musical backgrounds. We came together to discuss what we believe should change within music education in Lancashire. Our aim is to voice young people's ideas in order to affect change at a strategic level.

We strongly believe that music should be available to everyone and that the government does not value music education the same way they do science, technology, engineering, and maths.  

The Lancashire Music hub signalled that they had similar ideas in building music centres where students can learn all aspects of music outside of school, Including performance, theory, production, education, and technology.  

We presented on a national scale at the Music Mark conference, in front of various other music hub members. We felt like we got everyone on board with our ideas. Whilst at the Music Mark conference we teamed up with CYAC - Croydon’s Youth Arts Collective. Who shared similar ambitions to us in making the arts as a whole much more prominent in education and within local communities.

After Music Mark we wanted to reflect on what was a great achievement for us. We thought that as we were only a small group of people from Preston who had an idea, we needed to broaden the number of opinions from other young people. We wanted to 'Amplify' young people's ideas and wishes.

In the next phase of the project, we are collecting a wide amount of young people's opinions (from primary school to first-year University student's) on what they like/liked within music education and what they would like to see change. We are going to present our results at an event in front of music board members as well as music students who will participate. In a formal/informal manner with live music performed by young musicians.

Now, we want to hear from you! TAKE PART IN OUR NATIONAL SURVEY and share your views on music education ... and be in with the chance of winning 3 months free Spotify Premium!

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/amplifymusic

Amplify is at the start of our journey and we are looking on to bigger and greater things, and we are grateful for the platform we have been given.