Youth Music is one of the National Lottery’s great success stories. Set up in 1999, with a remit to support music-making activities for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people, Youth Music has gone on to reach over 1.75 million children and young people, encouraging their talents, building their confidence and transforming the landscape of musical opportunity throughout the UK. The music-making supported is of the widest variety, from Hip Hop and DJing to Classical and Jazz.
Youth Music occupies a unique position – distributing £10m per year of Lottery funding on behalf of Arts Council England. Despite its success, Youth Music aspires to reach out to ever increasing numbers of young people across the country. The vision is to create a sustainable environment to channel young peoples’ creativity, enabling them to express themselves and develop their skills through music. The aim is to reach 3 million young people by 2010.
www.youthmusic.org.uk  
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The British Academy of Composers & Songwriters is the single voice for all music writers. With over 2,000 members, it is the recognised independent trade association for UK music creators.
The Academy recognises the unique talent of those who contribute to the songwriting and composing industry through the annual Ivor Novello, British Composer and Gold Badge Awards. The Academy’s Origin8 and Songwriters’ Academy initiatives aim to encourage emerging writers at the start of their career.
The Academy lobbies at both a national and international level to protect and strengthen the value of UK music copyright. The Academy equally campaigns to create a better environment in which music writers can flourish and supports its members with a comprehensive range of services.

Academy Fellows: John Adams, David Arnold, Sir Malcolm Arnold, John Barry, Pierre Boulez, Sir John Dankworth, George Fenton, Sir Elton John, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. 
www.britishacademy.com






The Apple Regional Training Centre programme helps teachers bring learning to life with digital technology. A nationwide network of Apple-approved Regional Training Centres (RTC) coach primary and secondary teachers in the use of Apple’s award-winning software packages — giving them the know-how to enliven school lessons with images, video and sound. For more information or to find your nearest RTC, visit www.apple.com/uk/education/rtc/  


Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.
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Located at Trafalgar Square in the heart of London, the National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of Western European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free. The collection takes in early Renaissance to Post-Impressionist movements and currently stands at over 2,300 paintings. It includes art by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Holbein, Rembrandt, Turner, Constable, Renoir, Van Gogh and Picasso.
www.nationalgallery.org.uk 

Kiss which originally launched as a pirate radio station in 1985, is now the UK's leading commercial youth radio station. Kiss 100 in London leads an extended FM network with stations in Bristol and Bury St Edmonds and also a thriving national digital network.Every week 1,515,000 million people tune into Kiss 100 in London. By day it plays the very best Dance, Hip Hop and R & B and in the evening it plays host to some of the best specialist DJ's in the world including David Rodigan, Shortee Blitz, Carl Cox, John Digweed and Sinden.

Kiss is also now more than just a radio station and also spans across a TV Channel, compilation albums, live events, Kiss mobile and www.totalkiss.com  



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M-Audio is a leading provider of creative tools for computer-centric musicians and audio professionals. Founded in 1988, the Company now has independent offices in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Japan. M-Audio is the driving force in the industry empowering musicians to create, perform and record with complete mobile hardware/software solutions that have forever changed when, where and how music is made. The Company's reputation for delivering cutting edge technology in easy-to-use, affordable products has garnered significant recognition by industry experts, including world-class artists, recording studios and magazines. M-Audio's advanced engineering and value-conscious pricing has also helped to bring the joy of creating high-quality music to virtually anyone with the desire.
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