At Hal Leonard Europe we have a passion for making music. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to benefit from lifelong music-making and to be able to have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument and sing. We strongly support music industry and music organisation groups who continue to lobby for music education to be a formal part of every school’s curriculum, enriching lives and helping to develop life-changing opportunities for young people. We are proud to support and participate in community music-making and learning projects, enabling music-making and creativity for anyone, crossing all musical genres and musical cultures.
The Youth Music Awards
Youth Music is the UK’s biggest music charity. It funds over 350 projects across England every year, which reach almost 90,000 young music makers from early years through to age 25, representing a huge range of styles, ensembles and ways of making music. The charity’s mission is for inclusive excellence, believing that every young person should have the opportunity to participate and achieve in music regardless of their background or circumstances. The projects they support are driven by the positive impact that music can have on young people, many of whom are facing a range of challenges in their lives.
Youth Music celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019, and as part of a year-long programme of events hosted its inaugural Awards on 16 October at Battersea Arts Centre in London. Hal Leonard Europe is the principal sponsor of the Youth Music Awards.
The Youth Music Awards is a major new event in the music calendar. With music education in UK schools under considerable threat, support for music making in the community has never been more vital. The Youth Music Awards will highlight the talent, diversity and excellence of young music makers and underline the essential role that music plays in their lives.
You can find out more about HLE’s support for the Youth Music Awards here.
Make Music Day
Hal Leonard Europe is a supporting partner of Make Music Day – the UK iteration of Fête de la Musique, which started in France in 1982. On 21 June every year, thousands of music-makers around the world take part in public performances, often in surprising and unusual venues. Open to everyone, regardless of genre or level, Make Music Day (MMD) is a celebration of the pure joy of making music.
HLE is an MMD steering group member and also contributes resources to facilitate performances of ‘Bring Me Sunshine’, which has become the MMD anthem. The song is available in a number of different arrangements for free download by MMD participators.
You can find out more about Make Music Day here.
MUSIC FOR ALL - HELP 100
Music for All is a UK charity dedicated to promoting the life-changing benefits of music-making. It donates instruments, tuition and grants to individuals and community music groups that would not otherwise be able to learn how to play. With no government funding, Music for All is dependent upon private donations and the support of organisations such as MIA, of which Hal Leonard Europe is a member and board director.
In December 2019 Music for All ran its Help 100 Christmas Campaign, which was focussed fulfilling the music-making aspirations of 100 disadvantaged young people. HLE is a proud donor to the fund.
Find out more about Music for All here.