Music 4 Youth

Music is probably as old as humanity is or even older than that. Humans have a special empathy for music, which explains why a dose of genuinely melodious piece of music can refresh a person far more than any known artificial refreshing drink.

Music 4 Youth is a Driffield based organization that is unique in that it offers an opportunity to aspiring musicians to test their talents and abilities and to develop a sense of music performance in a real life setting. Chris Pittaway, chair of Music 4 Youth, said that it was vital for young people to chance their arm at playing on stage. Since its inception, about a year ago, Music 4 Youth has aided many a band to grow and improve. True to its objective, the organization imposes only one condition – that the band members should be on the younger side of 19. This weekend many youth bands will play live at The Tribfest – a music festival meant for all the seasoned campaigners as well as those who are picking up their favorite instrument for the first time. The bands selected to perform here have been selected by this rookie inspiring organization. Some of the Driffield based bands set to perform at the Tribfest are Edmund Kemper, Spacegrace, Parkmoor and Upon Dying Skies along with 14 other young bands from across East Riding. Among these, Edmund Kemper deserves a special mention and in the words of Chris Pittaway, the band has been really spreading its wings and has already performed in York and Grimsby. He also mentioned that the band has put a CD together and won the Battle of the Bands. Mr. Pittaway further mentioned that he was quite confident that the bands in the program would put up a good show even though some of them were taking to the stage for the first time and many had not worked before with Music 4 Youth.

One of the first, and probably the most difficult, problems faced by artists is to get that one break which will launch them at the center stage. The Herculean task is converted into a cakewalk by Music 4 Youth and if the organization continues to grow so will the hopes of the rookies.