About Us...

YYM is a Sunday Music school for enthusiastic and promising young musicians wanting to take their music skills to the next level.

Established 22 years ago, YYM has helped hundreds of young singers and instrumentalists to reach their musical potential, and today is a thriving community of over 100 young musicians, based across our centres in Leeds and Hull.

Our students are taught by a team of industry-leading music tutors, including specialist teachers for individual instruments, and tutors specializing in composition, production, improvisation, music theory and more. We are based at two of the North’s leading music centres, Leeds Conservatoire and The Albemarle Music Centre, Hull, giving us access to state of the art musical facilities and equipment.

Many of our students go on to study music at some of the country’s best Conservatoires and Universities, with recent students winning places at The Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

As a Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) in Music, we are supported by the Department for Education’s Music & Dance Scheme, providing FREE and grant-assisted places for students (means-tested).

YYM is overseen by a unique partnership comprising Opera North, Leeds Conservatoire, Music Mark and Music Hubs in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Our 2025/26 term dates are shown here.

Summer Term

Sun 26 Apr - Sun 12 Jul

Sun 26 April - Sun 12 July

Bank Holiday Sunday 3 May, Half Term Sunday 24 May 2026

“He has greatly enjoyed his time with you all and it’s been such a delight to watch him flourish at YYM. We are all very grateful for you and all teachers who directed him through the world of music.”

— Hull parent

“YYM kick-started my musical career, I would highly recommend YYM to any young person who wishes for a great musical education”

— Guitar student Alumnus

“As a diagnosed dyslexic my daughter has been given accessible but also systematic, creative and content rich music teaching at YYM. It has given her an amazing foundation to go to Music College with. We will be forever grateful to YYM for helping our daughter reach her musical potential but in a way that totally protected her mental health and treated her as a whole person.”

— Leeds parent

“YYM has made me into a lifelong musician. Performing increased my confidence and taught me how to communicate, which are invaluable skills.”

— Engineering student YYM alumnus

“Without YYM, I never would have achieved my dream of studying music at one of the best Universities in the world”

— Holly – studying Music at York University

“As the mother of a young musician with Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Auditory Processing Difficulties and extremely challenging and oppositional behaviour during his primary school years, YYM helped me believe he was indeed still capable of achieving the kinds of successes he has. I’ve spent a life-time trying to explain to him that nobody gets anywhere in life without a huge amount of support from a team of people behind them. As that African saying goes: “It takes a village to raise a child.”

Thank you for being part of his village.”

— Parent of student, currently studying for a BA (Hons) Music Performance & Production

“Please also allow me to express my endless gratitude for all the knowledge, support and encouraging you and all teachers gave to my daughter through the years.”

— Parent of YYM student

“YYM gave me the high-quality training needed to achieve my ambition of conducting at the Royal Opera House.”

— James Hendry – Kappelmeister Hannover, YYM Hull alumnus

“YYM was an amazing place to study; it was hugely helpful in building my confidence both within my musical studies and my own self. There are not many words left to describe what YYM has done for me, all that can be said is thank you!”

— Eden – violinist, Hull alumnus

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