Help make the Clarion - our accessible musical instrument that can be played with any body part, including head movement - widely available to young disabled people. Vote for Open Up Music in the #ArtExplora Audience Choice Award⤵️ bit.ly/ArtExplora2025#ArtExplora #EuropeanAward #AudienceDevelopment

Harpist Holli has been learning, makaton. In rehearsals, NOYO music leaders often use makaton to communicate which section of music the ensemble is going to play next. That's just one of the ways NOYO is inclusive to all young musicians! #InternationalDayOfSignLanguages #NOYO

Here's Pea (Cardiff NOYO Ensemble) sharing the "really, really, really cool" experience of going on tour with the professional musicians of @bournemouthso.bsky.social‬ and BSO Resound alongside Georgie (Birmingham NOYO Ensemble) and Ale (NOYO Alumnus)👏 #InclusiveMusic #NOYO

Huge congrats Torin for achieving your Silver Arts Award at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra! 👏 "I think the important thing is to be able to bond with people. That’s what making music is all about." - Torin Read more on the @bournemouthso.bsky.social website: bit.ly/4m5I8lk #InclusiveMusic

📣 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀. We need you to guide our work opening music to young disabled musicians as a Treasurer or Trustee! 📅 Deadline: 1 September 2025 🔗Apply: www.openupmusic.org/we-re-recrui... Please share 🙏

"Do you see me?" - We're celebrating this year's Learning Disability Week theme by showing NOYO musicians stealing the show at their final concert date at #BirminghamTownHall. ✨ NOYO welcomes musicians who learn music in many different ways! #LDWeek #NOYO #InclusiveMusic

Josh loved coming to watch his friends from the Cardiff NOYO Ensemble perform with the National NOYO Ensemble! Come see NOYO in Birmingham on 8 June ⤵️ bmusic.co.uk/events/natio... #NOYO #InclusiveMusic #YouthMusic

"Complex, comforting and compelling" - Thoroughly Good Classical Music 🤩 Read the full review of the National Open Youth Orchestra's London concert⤵️ bit.ly/ThoroughlyGood Join us this Saturday at Lighthouse, Poole (livestream tickets available)⤵️ bsolive.com/events/ring-... Pix: Eljay Briss

#AnOrchestraInEverySchool 📢 'Orchestra' can sound formal but it’s simply a place where young people, often excluded elsewhere can build confidence, make friends and share their music. Our #NOYO and #OpenOrchestras programmes engage hundreds of young disabled people every year. Backing the #ABO.

Luke told Lighthouse Poole all about his experience of playing with the National Open Youth Orchestra! ⤵️ www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/music-is-par... Come watch Luke, and the rest of our National NOYO Ensemble perform in 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗲 on 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆. Tickets 👉 bsolive.com/events/ring-... #NOYO 📸: Paul Underhill

A fantastic opportunity to work with our National Open Youth Orchestra partners at @bournemouthso.bsky.social!

Cass shared three reasons you should come and see the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) play at Milton Court in his Q&A with @guildhallschool.bsky.social Read Cass' interview on the Guildhall blog! Get tickets for NOYO's concerts in London, Poole, Cardiff and Birmingham⤵️ bit.ly/4lfdQwe

The word 'audition' can sound scary, but NOYO auditions are relaxed... We just want to get to know musicians and make sure they're going to enjoy being part of an ensemble. Watch NOYO Music Leader Bea tell you more. 😎 11-25 year-old musicians, apply until 31 March! noyo.org.uk/apply/

☺️ NOYO auditions are relaxed. What does that mean? Here's harpist Holli and Music Leader Bea sharing a few ways we make the experience accessible. ✨ 11-25 year-old musicians can apply to join NOYO by 31 March 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/ #InclusiveMusic #YouthMusic

You have until midday tomorrow to give to our @biggive.bsky.social campaign bit.ly/BigGiveOUM Help us hit our £10,000 target, we're so close! Support the development of the Clarion accessible instrument, so that young disabled musicians like Ale can explore music. Watch him play with head movement

😄 Music Leader Bea shares ways musicians can calm any audition nerves with NOYO harpist Holli. ✨Share with 11-25 year-old musicians, and encourage them to apply to join NOYO by 31 March 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/ #InclusiveMusic #Apply #YouthMusic

"Before I joined the National Open Youth Orchestra, I had nowhere to play, even though I loved music." - Jonah, NOYO trombonist. 🫵Your donation will support more young musicians like Jonah and Holli to play in accessible ensembles: bit.ly/BigGiveOUM @biggive.bsky.social #ArtsForImpact

🎻 NOYO Ensembles are auditioned because they're for young disabled musicians who could progress towards a career in music if there were no barriers. There's no requirement to read music or to have taken graded exams to apply. ✨ 11-25 year-olds musicians can apply by 31 March 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/

📺 Watch young disabled musicians share what being part of an Open Orchestra means to them. 🫶 Donate, so more young people in special schools have the opportunity to express themselves through music and perform: bit.ly/BigGiveOUM 📅 Every £1 you gift will be doubled thanks to @biggive.bsky.social.

Could YOU be our next Programme Coordinator? Let Senior Project Manager, Rosanna, walk you through all the details in this video— including the roles available, location, and how to apply! 🗓️Application Deadline: Thursday 3rd April, 9 AM ⏳Don't miss out—apply today! shorturl.at/yXcw5

Book your place at the CoMA Summer School before 1 April and save £50! We're also offering a 15% discount for f/t students. Find out more and discover our programme here: bit.ly/comasummer

🌟 We're taking part in the #ArtsForImpact @biggive.bsky.social campaign! In this clip, Barry shares how you can create life-changing opportunities for young disabled musicians through our programmes. ✅ Every £1 you give until 25 March will be doubled thanks to match funding! 🔗 bit.ly/OUMBigGive

🥳We're so excited to announce the National Open Youth Orchestra's 2025 tour dates... Including their first-ever concert in Cardiff! Performances are relaxed with £1 tickets for under 25s and a livestream ticket option. Book your tickets now! noyo.org.uk/2025-concerts/ #InclusiveMusic

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 To celebrate St David's Day, bassist and violinist Josh asked members of the Cardiff NOYO Ensemble what music means to them. Apply to join a Regional NOYO Ensemble 👉 bit.ly/4jWq4cC #DyddGwylDewi #StDavidsDay #InclusiveMusic

The young musicians in our programmes motivate us every day ❤️🎶 Meet the London NOYO Ensemble #NationalOpenYouthOrchestra #NOYO #Clarion in partnership with @guildhallschool.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...

👏 Well done Tejiri, Chapman and Maeve for sharing the London NOYO Ensemble's "wrong is strong" attitude, and Ale and Anne for showing off the Clarion on BBC Newsround 📺 Watch NOYO on Newsround 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ne... 🎻 Apply to join NOYO 👉 bit.ly/NOYOApply2025 @guildhallschool.bsky.social

🚨Applications for Regional NOYO Ensembles are live🚨 11-25-year old disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled musicians looking to develop their ensemble and instrumental skills in an inclusive setting can apply to join NOYO now 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/ #InclusiveMusic #Apply

📢ABRSM Open Music Assessment is now available to Clarion players! Big up to National Open Youth Orchestra and Open Orchestras Clarion players who have shown what's possible, and helped it become recognised. Try it on iPad and PC #AccessibleInstrument theclarion.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arI...

Thank you to #TheArchers supporters who donated to our charity after hearing Barry discuss your work (yes, our CEO is also Ed Grundy 😉). www.openupmusic.org/donate ❤️

Second day at the Music & Drama Expo #MDEE2025. Come see us on stand C14... Can't wait for the Clarion trio to perform at 2pm on the main stage. #ClarionAccessibleInstrument #AccessibleEnsembles