Youth Music Initiative 20th Anniversary Celebration
This year, we’re celebrating 20 incredible years of the Youth Music Initiative (YMI).
The impact of YMI can be felt far and wide across Scotland, and in 2022 we’ll be shouting far and wide about the joy, resilience, community and opportunities that YMI has been helping to nurture since 2003.
Discover all the ways you can get involved in the celebrations!
Find out more about the #YMusicMatters event
Watch the introduction from YMI Manager Morag Macdonald, keynotes from Tinderbox musicians, and the Personal Stories and National Picture panels.
As part of our 20th anniversary, we're hosting a special industry event on Thursday 2 March to bring the Youth Music sector together and celebrate #YMusicMatters
Watch and share our 20th anniversary video
Download the promo pack
We’ve created a toolkit for you to use that’s packed full of key messages, images, designed graphics, and suggestions for social media posts, as well as our launch video. Support the 20th anniversary – download our toolkit and share the assets with your community.
Download the YMI 20th anniversary promo pack.
Follow along on social
Send us your story
Have you been involved in YMI? We’d love to hear from you so we can share your story! Whether you’ve been a participant or involved in leading a project, we want to shout far and wide about everything you’ve been doing.
Read the latest stories
In this month’s Spotlight, we’re talking about how the Youth Music Initiative supports opportunities for young people to get involved in experimental music as part of our 20th anniversary.
Published: 09 Aug 2022
We speak to Sace Lockhart, Project Manager of Music Plus and Musicares at Scottish Music Centre, about his experience of school, and his journey after exam results. Don't miss our five tips and list of resources too! #NoWrongPath
Published: 08 Aug 2022
The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award have announced the opening of applications for The Sound of Young Scotland Award, supported by Ticketmaster, the Youth Music Initiative (funded by the Scottish Government through Creative Scotland) and Youth Music.
Published: 25 Jul 2022
