Our Work
The Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust is passionate about helping the next generation of musicians progress on their musical journey. Awarding grants to promising young musicians of limited means. The financial awards may be used towards tuition fees, instruments, courses and music.
"We need our future generation of musicians because we need our future generation of entertainers. It's such an important part of our culture that we can't afford to lose." Ricky Taing - Ambassador
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OBJECT AND ACTIVITIES
1) OBJECTS
To advance the education of young persons in music by:
• Providing support, financial or otherwise, for young individuals of limited means who show musical promise and who live in Kent or Medway and/or are undertaking musical activities in Kent or Medway
• Providing support, financial or otherwise, to promote youth musical group activity organised from or taking place within Kent or Medway
• Promoting the cause of youth musical activity within Kent and Medway generally
2) ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECT
To raise funds:
• By seeking grants and donations from individuals, corporate donors, charities and grant-making bodies
• Through fund raising concerts and other events/activities
To disburse funds by:
• Making grants to young individuals of 25 years or less who, through financial or other disadvantage, are likely to be denied access to appropriate music education and/or musical activity
• Providing financial support to youth group musical activity which otherwise would be unlikely to take place.
To promote the cause of youth musical activity by:
• The advocacy of spoken or written words
• The provision of opportunities for musical performance by young people either as individuals or in groups
Our History
The instigator of KaMYMT was Michael Wearne who saw the possibility of using money available from the disbanded Kent Youth Music Association to form a charity with a wider brief to support talented and dedicated young musicians across the county, not just those who played in existing county music groups. The Trust was set up so that it might attract additional funds from grant-giving charities and from the commercial sector. KaMYMT recognized from its inception that young musicians needed help to fund lessons, hire instruments and to support their music educative process where necessary. Central to the grant being approved was the expectation that the student would normally be involved in school and local music making.
This has been achieved continuously for the past 20 years with some 200 students having been helped. For a relatively small charity this has been a praiseworthy and successful achievement. Over the next years it is hoped that by expanding its role KaMYMT will be able to assist many more music students.