Tune-In, the Youth Music Action Zone for North Yorkshire, is delighted to offer a range of fantastic free music workshops to celebrate Youth Music Week during the half term holiday, October 22–27.  The workshops offer a rare opportunity to work with world class musicians in a fun, supportive environment where everyone can have a go.

Global Villages, organised by Harrogate International Festival, will see celebrated Brazilian musician, Gustavo Marques, taking an exciting journey through samba and bossa nova, bringing all the colour and pizzazz of Mardi Gras to North Yorkshire!  Participants will learn to play a variety of percussion instruments, experiencing new sounds and learning about the colourful traditions and culture of Brazil.
At the end of the day participants will get to show off their new skills in a short performance to family and friends. The workshops are free of charge and open to those aged 8 – 12. They will take place in Skipton, Ripon, Spofforth and Birstwith. For bookings and further information please contact Fleur Bremner
T: 01423 562303
E: fleur@harrogate-festival.org.uk

Continuing on our world music journey, Pied Piper Projects are bringing a taste of Greece to Yorkshire with workshops led by Plastic Chairs, a trio who perform music, song and dance drawn from and inspired by Greek traditional music. Participants will learn some of the songs and dances that the group perform as well as exploring a range of percussion instruments to create cool rhythms to accompany the music. They will also get the chance to work with Plastic Chairs to create an original piece of music that they can then perform to family and friends. Alongside all these activities Plastic Chairs will be painting a vivid and lively picture of Greece and it’s culture, bringing a sunny Grecian vibe to brighten those dull Autumn days.
Workshops will take place in Helmsley and Pickering and places are limited. For bookings and further information please contact Lucy
T: 01653 669410
E: lucy.galliard@piedpiper.org

For young people aged 14 –18 who have ever wondered where music can take you professionally could enjoy Cube Media’s Pick n Mix days. Pick n Mix is aimed at anyone who is interested in finding out what music industry opportunities are open to them through community music & music education. The very best Music Leaders from across the region will be on hand to run a series of taster sessions covering the wide range of community music and educational activities that exist. For example you will have an opportunity to try out all the latest forms of accessible music technology, singing, signing, drumming, devising music, using warm-ups and games, to name but a few. The Pick n Mix sessions will run in Harrogate, Northallerton and York and travel expenses for young people living in rural North Yorkshire will be covered.
For booking and further information please contact Cube Media
T: 01904 626 965
E: workshop@cubemedia.biz.

All of the activities are funded via Tune-In, one of 23 Youth Music Action Zones in England and Wales, providing music-making activities to young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
For further information please contact Kirsty Halliday, Tune-In Regional Co-ordinator
T: 07736 646920
E:  tunein.ymaz@gogglemail.com

Notes to Editors:

1. Youth Music funds and facilitates music-making for young people up to the age of 18, particularly those living in areas of social and economic need. By 2010, Youth Music aims to have reached 3 million children and young people in a nationwide strategy to support youth music-making.

2. Since December 2000 Youth Music has set up 24 Action Zones in areas of social and economic need across England and Wales. The aim is to provide music-making activities to young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity. The Zones are made up of established organisations from the public, voluntary and private sector. They cover all genres of music and deliver a wide range of activities including workshops, rehearsals, performances, one-to-one teaching and mentoring.

3. Tune-In is the Youth Music Action Zone for rural North Yorkshire. Delivery partners include Pied Piper, Harrogate International Festival, the Swaledale Festival, Cube Media and Whitby Musicport. Tune-In works with partners across the region to deliver high quality music-making activities to children and young people in rural communities.
For further information on the Zone please contact Kirsty Halliday, Regional Co-ordinator
T:01904 621609
E: tunein.ymaz@googlemail.com

4. Harrogate International Festivals is internationally recognised as Yorkshire’s leading festivals organisation, attracting over 90,000 people annually to its festivals that include:-
- Harrogate International Festival –  Yorkshire’s European summer cultural capital of jazz, world and classical music;
- Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival – the world’s leading crime fiction Festival;
- Green Space Festival – Yorkshire’s only dedicated festival of street art.

5. Established in 1997 by Simon Thackray (of The Shed) and Sarah Derbyshire (Executive Director of Live Music Now!), Pied Piper Projects offers young people living in Ryedale the opportunity to participate in music and poetry workshops delivered by internationally acclaimed artists. The organisation was set up to fulfil the gap in music provision outside of school hours for young people in Ryedale.

2007 sees Pied Piper celebrating its 10th Birthday with a series of workshops and performances throughout October and November with internationally acclaimed artists Jan Kopinski, Annie Whitehead, Gwyneth Herbert and Greek Trio Plastic Chairs.
For further information about forthcoming Pied Piper workshops or for more information about the organisation please contact Lucy Galliard
T: 01653 669410
E: lucy.galliard@piedpiper.org

6. Cube Media is a progressive community and multimedia centre based in York, which offers a wide range of community, educational & training projects that use audio, video and multimedia. Alongside Tune-In and 6K Vision we have devised a range of extremely successful music training programmes. 
www.cubemedia.biz/training/index.html