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We improve the lives of young people in very challenging circumstances through music and arts based opportunities... because Music Makes Lives Better!

02/11/2026

Halloween’s over, but spooky season isn’t done yet. Six tracks, one per artist, for the darker nights ahead. No jump scares.

John Carpenter’s 5/4 piano pattern. Shirley Collins and a ballad about Death. The Specials’ Ghost Town. Lila Downs singing La Llorona. The Cure’s Lullaby. OutKast’s nervous Dracula.

Full playlist in our Sounds Like... blog:

Six tracks for Halloween, one per artist, from John Carpenter and The Specials to Shirley Collins and Lila Downs.

13/10/2026

🎤🎻 Two young Huddersfield artists. One orchestra. Two original drill tracks.

JHS Driss and KelzGoneWest wrote their tracks with our music leader and producer FarangDan, then performed them with the Musica Youth Strings at Huddersfield Town Hall. It was part of a West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership project.

JHS Driss told the Huddersfield Examiner: "It opened up a career path for me." Kelz said music "has been like therapy" and helped keep him out of trouble.

Watch both performances, hear from JHS Driss and listen to the tracks (License to Drill and Winter Knights are on SoundCloud now, with Spotify and Apple Music to follow): https://www.yym.org.uk/news/drill-meets-strings-jhs-driss-and-kelzgonewest-perform-with-musica-youth-strings

Thanks to the Huddersfield Hub and the Examiner for covering it, and to Musica Kirklees, Will Mace, Peter Simons and Thabo.

Read the Huddersfield Hub's article: https://huddersfieldhub.co.uk/young-huddersfield-artists-team-up-with-orchestra-to-challenge-perceptions-of-drill-music/

21/09/2026

Sound Steps 2 has started, but there's still time to join. A free weekly music project for 18–25 year olds in Kirklees who might be facing barriers to work, training or education. No experience needed, just curiosity.

Mondays, 12:15–2:15pm, Safe Space Studio, The Media Centre, Huddersfield, running weekly (term time) through to the end of March.

This activity is part of Healthy Working Life, a joint programme of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

Sign up: https://www.yym.org.uk/sound-steps

14/09/2026

🎉 Thanks to Sound Sense for sharing more about us - always fantastic to be part of the Sound Sense family!

08/09/2026

✨ On Friday the whole team came together at The Media Centre for a Safeguarding training day that's just as important as any session we deliver.

We started with trauma-informed practice, a big thank you to Kelly from West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership, for leading an excellent session looking at the tools and techniques vital in our work.

Following that we looked at safeguarding, and working with neurodiversity, so that we can better deliver sessions with the young people we work with.

The young people we work with often carry difficult experiences with them, and the more our team understands that, the safer and more supportive our sessions can be. So a big thank you to everyone who gave up their Friday to learn, question and challenge each other.

04/08/2026

🎶 School's Out! hcmf// Creative Summer School is back this summer: free, hands-on music-making for young people in Years 7–11 (aged 11-16). DJ skills, rapping, poetry & sound production with industry pros at the University of Huddersfield.

Find out more: https://hcmf.co.uk/schools-out-hcmf-creative-summer-school-2024-2-2/

03/08/2026

🎧 Sounds Like… The World Cup

As the tournament comes to an end, this month’s Sounds Like turns to the World Cup – not just the official anthems, but the odd, obsessive corners of football culture that music keeps finding its way into. From a Manchester indie classic to post-punk, these are the songs that prove football has always been about more than what happens on the pitch.

Find the full playlist: https://www.yym.org.uk/Blog/sounds-like-the-world-cup

27/07/2026

🔊 We're delighted to share that Autex Acoustics has donated professional acoustic panels to our Safe Space Studio at The Media Centre in Huddersfield, with timber battens supporting the install generously supplied by Shaw Timber.

The result is a studio with higher-grade soundproofing, and more space for participants to work during sessions. This will support more young people across Huddersfield, Kirklees, and Yorkshire to make music in a space that is safe and has professional-grade sound quality. Thank you to everyone involved. 🎵

06/07/2026

✨ A huge thank you to Thomas Shorthouse and Molly Frances Arnuk for putting together Sample Library at Avalon Cafe in London, and donating the proceeds to Yorkshire Youth & Music

Last month, the two composers chose to direct proceeds from their London concert, Sample Library, to YY&M's work with young people across the region, raising £163 to help young people access the Safe Space Studio.

Read more about Sample Library, the ideas behind it, and why Thomas and Molly chose to support YY&M: https://www.yym.org.uk/blog/music-makes-lives-better-sample-library

Thank you to Thomas, Molly, the performers and everyone who came along on the night. The money raised will go directly towards giving young people in Yorkshire access to music-making.

📸 All photos © Kit McCarthy

30/06/2026

🎶 Our friends at Holme Valley Orchestra are heading to the stunning Banney Royd Hall this summer for an afternoon of live orchestral music in the gardens.

Join them for Music in an English Country Garden on Saturday 18th July, 2pm, Huddersfield.

Book your tickets now: https://www.banneyroydhall.co.uk/what-s-on-at-banney-royd-hall/an-english-country-garden-concert-with-holme-valley-orchestra

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7 Northumberland Street
Huddersfield
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Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441484437434

Website

http://www.yym.org.uk/

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