Welcome!
The Goring and Streatley Young Musicians Trust was established in February 2024 to support music-making opportunities for young people in our communities.
The advantages of developing musical skills at all ages have been well-documented; however, children's musical education is at risk from the cost of living crisis, escalating costs and uncertainty around government funding. Our charitable aims and activities therefore include:
Enabling children to learn a musical instrument at primary school for free
Providing bursaries for follow-on tuition and access to instruments
Encouraging and increasing participation in our local community music scene
Do explore our website for more information, and if you would like to help in any way, please follow the links at the bottom of the page. Thank you.
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Calling all those of you who shop online (or have family members who shop online), including groceries, holidays, travel, electrical goods or Christmas shopping! We are registered with easyfundraising, which means over 8,000 retailers will now donate to us for FREE every time our supporters use our easyfundraising link to access your favourite shopping sites. Please do consider signing up and support us – it’s completely FREE, it’s very easy and we have raised several hundred pounds with just six of us - so if we can multiply our user-base, then that could make a significant contribution very quickly. Thank you and please feel free to share as widely as possible!
We asked people to share their reasons why music matters to them - Click on the link to find out what they said and tell us yours!
100 Reasons Why
With thanks to Pangbourne College Community Fund, and our volunteer players and helpers, our very first FREE "Discovery Day" workshop designed for young brass players on November 17 was a tremendous success and literally had our very youngest youngsters dancing in the aisles!
"Thank you so much for a really fabulous hour this afternoon, we all really enjoyed it and are feeling inspired!!" ....."It was an excellent and varied session which appealed to the kids (and adults) very effectively"...."Thank you to everyone for all your hard work for today, it was a great event and all my children enjoyed it!"...."I really enjoyed the whole event. Super stuff."..."Fun to play at a very worthwhile event!"..."Really enjoyed it - very uplifting."...."Today was a triumph!"...."
Brass Discovery Day
Has your child shown an interest in music? Do they dream of picking up an instrument but you’re unsure where to begin? Our Learn to Play scheme makes starting simple, affordable, and inspiring!
We’re thrilled to be able to offer a limited number subsidised Starter Packs for young learners as part of our pilot programme through selected local schools over the summer period.
What’s Included?
Each Starter Pack comprises:
A suitable instrument (currently trumpet, clarinet, or violin but do let us know if you are interested in other instruments) loaned for the duration
Up to five 30-minute 1:1 lessons with an experienced, DBS-checked teacher
Flexible scheduling over the summer to complete the pack within 8 weeks
Cost:
Just £30 for five lessons including instrument loan (there maybe a small additional fee if we need to source an instrument not in stock)
Eligibility:
Children must be 8 years old or above and attend one of the participating schools. If you are interested in learning a brass instrument, they must also have their adult front teeth!
***New*** Starter Packs for Budding Young Musicians!!!
How It Works:
Upon receipt of payment and return of a signed terms and conditions form, the Trust will provide the instrument to the teacher before your child’s first lesson.
Students may take their instrument home between lessons
The Trust pays the teacher directly directly.
After the trial ends, there’s no obligation to continue, but we’d be delighted to help you explore next steps if your child wishes to carry on learning!
This is a fantastic way to test the waters without a long-term commitment—perfect for curious beginners and families considering musical learning!!!
Ready to Begin?
Spots are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to pupils at selected local schools. To register or find out more, get in touch via the sign up form below!
