Calling all young musicians, producers, and aspiring industry professionals (ages 16-25)!
ON TRACK is a brand-new music industry day designed to help you take the next step in your career. Hosted by Music in Devon Initiative (MIDI) in partnership with Devon Music Education Hub, this full-day event at Exeter Phoenix on Monday 7 April brings together industry experts, artists, and organisations to offer insights, advice, and opportunities across both live and recorded music.
What’s Happening?
Panel Discussions– Hear from industry professionals on:
- Live Music – Festivals, venues, promoters, bookers, and merch
- Recorded Music – Streaming, sync, publishing, royalties, and the rise of AI
- Wellbeing & Support – Funding, diversity, inclusion, and health in the music industry
Listening Groups – Get expert feedback on your tracks and advice on how to move forward.
Exhibitors & Networking – Meet industry professionals, organisations, and fellow creatives.
Live Showcases – Emerging artists performing throughout the day, leading into an evening gig featuring fresh new talent and a potential headline act!
Whether you’re a musician, producer, songwriter, or want to work behind the scenes, On Track will give you the knowledge, contacts, and confidence to take your music career forward.
Grab your £5 ticket now and get ON TRACK!
Check out the full line up for our forthcoming Nurturing Creativity in the Early Years Conference delivered in partnership with Take Art on Friday 21 March at Future Skills Centre, Exeter...
Keynote speaker:
- Dr Susan Young - Honorary Research Fellow | Centre for Research in Early Childhood
Workshop leaders:
- Charlotte Gibbs, Devon Music Education Hub's Strategic Lead for Early Years
- Jane Parker, Co-Director Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood and Take Art's Early Years Lead
- Rosie Walton currently leading on Gloucestershire Music's Songscape Project
This conference offers music educators, early years practitioners, childminders, and students the tools and inspiration to integrate music and movement into everyday learning experiences. Whether through song, musical play, or storytelling, attendees will leave with practical techniques to create music-rich environments that spark curiosity and lay the foundation for a brighter future for young learners.
Full programme and booking information available from our website.
Hub Sounds is a new series of events aimed at providing opportunities for school groups to enjoy live music in a range of styles, fun music activities and to sing with leading performers and music educators. Each term we will work in partnership with a secondary school to deliver a Hub Sounds event in a different area, with the aim of engaging children from local primary schools.
We are thrilled to announce that our next Hub Sounds event will take place at Bideford College on Friday 28 March, you can choose to attend either the morning session starting at 10.30am or afternoon session starting at 1pm. Both the morning and afternoon sessions will involve performances from professional artists, interactive music through Hub organisations, live music from young musicians and a Big Sing!
Devon Music Education Hub would like acknowledge the generous support of our host schools for supporting these events.
Devon Music Education Hub are delighted to be working with Music For Youth to deliver a Local Event featuring group music-making activities (2 or more participants) from across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.
Our Local Event will take place at Coombeshead Academy, Newton Abbot on Sunday 30 March with sessions running from 10am-12pm and 1-3pm. We will showcase performances from selected group music-making activities, including schools, Hub-supported partner organisations and County Groups. Performances can span every level of experience and/or ability and across every genre of music and ensemble type. We’re asking each group to perform for up to 15mins to their peers and an audience of parents/carers.
This event will form part of the Music for Youth Regional Festival, a collection of festivals across the UK aimed to inspire musicians at every level of experience and across every genre of music. This collection of regional festivals forms the UK’s largest festival for young musicians. 30,000 musicians take part every year and many go on to perform again at the Music for Youth National Festival and Music for Youth Proms. Regional festivals provide opportunities for young musicians aged 21 or under, in a group of two or more.
The event will be attended by a Music For Youth mentor – a leading music educator and performer – who will offer feedback to each group that performs, with the possibility that a lucky few will be invited to perform at the National Festival of Music For Youth later in the year.
Join Teachers Rock on Saturday 12 July at the iconic The BIG Sheep Family Attraction for an unforgettable day of live music and festival vibes. Whether you're a fan of rock, pop or something in between, there's something for everyone!
- Live performances from talented young people, their teachers and artists
- Food and festival fun
- School group bookings now open!
Get involved and book your place now! Students, colleagues and friends are all invited to share in a day of music, unity, and fun! Be part of the ultimate celebration of music and education.
Applications are now open to become one of our Lead Schools for Music. We are looking for up to ten primary and secondary schools from across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay that demonstrate excellence in music education provision to share best practice and support the delivery of the National Plan for Music Education.
We are also looking for a representative mix of EYFS, Further Education, SEND and Alternative Provision settings from across the entire Hub area.
Applications must be received no later than 9am Monday 24 March 2025. For an informal conversation about becoming a lead school for music please contact Debbie Kent, Deputy Head/Hub Lead and Strategic Lead for Schools email debbie.kent@devon.gov.uk
Entries for this year's Two Moors Festival Young Musician Competition close on Friday 21 March.
The competition is open to classically trained strings, brass or woodwind players, pianists and singers. Entrants need to be aged 18 or under on 1 January 2025, be living or educated in South West England (Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset or Wiltshire) and be working at a level of grade 7 or above.
The four winners will each be invited to attend a Masterclass at the end of the summer holidays and will perform in their Winners Concert during the Festival, when they will each receive £300. Winners must be available for the concert in early October.
Entrants may play two or three contrasting pieces amounting to no more than ten minutes. At least one piece must be from the classical genre. Percussion entries are not possible.
Join the National Youth Orchestra of 2026 and play your part in the greatest musical adventure!
This is your chance to reach new heights, discover new skills, and make an impact as a musician, mentor and motivator. You’ll conquer epic masterworks, explore new music and gain confidence with world-class coaching and support. Plus, you’ll perform for, and alongside, people your age across the UK in concert halls, schools and surprising places and spaces.
Join a nationwide community of musicians who are just as passionate as you about orchestral music. Experience every second of this musical adventure with them by your side.
If you play an orchestral instrument at an advanced level, we want to hear from you. Musicians will usually be playing at a level equivalent to Grade 8, but with no need for graded exams.
First and final round auditions are free, with travel and accommodation bursaries for those who need them. Applications close on 19 May and you’ll have until 15 June to submit your first-round video audition online.
Are you ready for the greatest musical adventure of your life?
BIG Jazz Day 2025
Saturday 15 March 2025 | KEVICC, Totnes
Royal Academy of Music Brass Day
Sunday 16 March 2025 | Wells Cathedral School
North Devon Music Centre Spring Concert
Wednesday 19 March 2025 | Pilton Community College, Barnstaple
Devon Youth Orchestras Spring Concert
Friday 21 March 2025 | Exeter Cathedral
Come and Play with National Children's Orchestra
Sunday 23 March 2025 | Uffculme School, Cullompton
Hub Sounds
Friday 28 March 2025 | Bideford College
On Track
Monday 7 April 2025 | Exeter Phoenix
Live Music Now Musical Mondays
Monday 12 May 2025 | Online
Your chance to perform at Devon County Show - FULLY BOOKED!
15-17 May 2025 | Westpoint, Exeter
Nurturing Creativity in the Early Years Conference
Friday 21 March 2025 | Future Skills Centre, Exeter
Ofsted Update on Music in Schools
Monday 12 May 2025 | Online
Devon Music Education Conference
Friday 23 May 2025 | Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre
Growing Trans and Non-binary Awareness
Wednesday 2 July 2025 | Online
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