Making an Inclusive Ensemble
Darren Leadsom / 16 August 2024
"It provided our students with an experience that we have not been able to access before."
Reconnect at Bowerham Primary School
Darren Leadsom / 29 July 2024
Bowerham School pupils have worked with More Music to create a powerful video featuring new songs and lyrics sharing their feelings about climate change.
Amplify joins national music education debate
Darren Leadsom / 18 July 2024
Lancashire Music Hub’s Youth Board traveled to Birmingham for the second national Young People’s Citizens Assembly hosted by Music for Youth in July
New young people’s compilation album released
Darren Leadsom / 08 July 2024
‘Stages: Volume 1’ features ten songs written by young local bands and artists who attend More Music’s termly youth musicmaking sessions.
Amplify head to national Young People’s Citizens Assembly
Darren Leadsom / 04 July 2024
Young people from Amplify, Lancashire Music Hub’s Youth Board, are travelling to Birmingham for the second national Young People’s Citizens Assembly.
Meet The Music Industry Day takes place in Preston
Darren Leadsom / 27 June 2024
A great opportunity for young people to get advice and insight in person from music industry professionals
More Music finalist at Northern Cultural Education Awards
More Music / 15 April 2024
Celebrating arts, culture and creativity for young people, in and out of school.
Girls Can Inspirational Weekend
More Music / 08 April 2024
Our Girls Can series champions women in music to create a more equal music industry, the project supports an ever-growing group of girls and non-binary people.
More Music Zine
More Music / 21 March 2024
Read how we made a Zine about how our Young People navigated lockdown, shared skills and adapted to the challenging circumstances of the pandemic.
Young people write about hope, the future and a sense of place
More Music / 20 March 2024
We worked with a local film maker to make a film of the anthem written by young people.
Schools Accessible Sharing Day Returns
More Music / 26 February 2024
Schools around the county together to sing, beatbox and dance together
Inspiring school visit by Anna Mudeka
Darren Leadsom / 21 February 2024
The workshops were a unique opportunity for pupils from St Patrick's Primary School to learn songs in African languages
We’re looking for our next Executive Director
More Music / 22 January 2024
Could you drive forward our vision and lead the team into the future? Then we would love to hear from you.
Colette’s blog – Brighter Sound Reverb gig trip
More Music / 05 December 2023
More Media Collective's gig swap with Brighter Sound’s Reverb project as part of the Youth Reaching Out Network
Young people write new anthem celebrating our 30th year
More Music / 20 November 2023
and release video made with Daniel Brereton
Girls Can X Loose Articles at Lancaster Music Festival
More Music / 19 October 2023
The Storey was at capacity for the final night of the festival, as Loose Articles closed their set with mosh pit in true punk spirit.
‘Reconnect’ at Ingol Primary School
Darren Leadsom / 02 August 2023
A new thought-provoking video and accompanying soundtrack has been created with children from Ingol Primary School
Singing day videos from Ridgewood School
Darren Leadsom / 23 May 2023
Fantastic live performance videos from a singing day at Ridgewood School in Burnley are now on YouTube
‘Reconnect’ at Ryelands School
Darren Leadsom / 11 May 2023
A fantastic new video and soundtrack has been created by schoolchildren from Ryelands Primary School working with More Music.
More Media Collective Backstage at Highest Point Festival
More Music / 25 May 2022
More Media Collective were lucky enough to have backstage access to the festival.
Finding creative ways to ‘Reconnect’
Darren Leadsom / 01 April 2022
"The project has enabled the pupils to develop a musical, creative response which demonstrates their journey throughout COVID.”
Artists in Residence: Addictive TV
Darren Leadsom / 31 March 2022
More Music welcomed digital artists and musicians Addictive TV to Morecambe for a residency this March
The Reaching Out Network
More Music / 23 September 2021
Looking at the HEARD model of inclusive music activity
SEND music online with Pear Tree School
Darren Leadsom / 10 February 2021
More Music has been using Zoom to run music sessions online with SEND pupils from Pear Tree School with positive results
Digital Days Roundup #1
More Music / 23 July 2020
Catch up on the digital content created in lockdown!
The experiences of our team running ‘Viva La Youth’ 2020
More Music / 09 July 2020
Viva la Youth:A week of inspiration; music, debate, masterclasses, workshops and industry events for the next generation.
More Music announces changes to Leadership Team
More Music / 08 July 2020
More Music is delighted to announce that Kathryn MacDonald will be taking the role of Executive Director at the end of July.
Making Music Early!
Darren Leadsom / 17 June 2020
Early Years sessions are a focus for More Music and the last 12 months before lockdown may have been one of the busiest years we've had.
Unique Beatz – ‘How Are You Today?’
Darren Leadsom / 11 June 2020
During the lockdown, More Music has been using Zoom to conduct sessions with our existing groups so we can stay connected with each other and make music together.
Viva La Youth, More Music’s 2019’s Arts Week
More Music / 28 October 2019
celebrating the power of young people’s voices and creativity
#CultureMatters – a short film about why
More Music / 03 September 2019
Watch the film about culture in England
Romy reflects on her time at More Music
More Music / 05 June 2019
Romy explores the highlights of her two week work placement at More Music
More Music lead local school children in singing festival
More Music / 25 March 2019
More Music lead local school children in singing festival
Traveller’s Tales at St Patrick’s Primary School
Darren Leadsom / 27 February 2019
Songwriting and singing on the theme of heritage with schoolchildren from the traveller community
A week in the life of LYVE
Darren Leadsom / 22 January 2019
Autumn 2018 was a busy term for LYVE, with great performances and a collaboration with the Young'uns
Amplify speak at national Music Mark conference
Darren Leadsom / 07 December 2018
Young Leaders present to an audience of music hub representatives from across the UK
