Musical Groups and Opportunities

B Sharp

B Sharp is a music and enterprise charity based in Lyme Regis with over 12 years’ experience delivering workshops, training, performance and gigs across the district and beyond.

Where	Lyme Regis and surrounding areas
Who	Early Years up to adults (beginners and up)

Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus

Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus will help you to sing to a high standard. To become a member, you need to be 8 years old or more, enjoy singing, be willing to attend regular rehearsals and take part in their concerts. These include concerts with Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and concerts that they give by themselves.

Where	Poole
Who	Ages 8-17 years

Broadstone Music Series

Broadstone Music Series run a range of regular music groups for young people from Grades 1 to 8 and beyond!

Where	Broadstone
Who	Young musicians

Dorset Rural Music School

Dorset Rural Music School, based in Blandford Forum, offers music lessons and groups for musicians of all ages and abilities.

Where	Blandford Forum
Who	All ages and abilities

Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra

Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO) is an intermediate to advanced youth jazz orchestra led by renowned local jazz musician Terry Quinney.

Where	Charlton Marshall, near Blandford Forum
Who	Aimed at musicians of approximately Grade 4 standard and above

Durnovaria Silver Band

• Free brass music lessons
• Free instrument use and books
• Training band
• Youth band
• Main concert band

Where	Dorchester
Who	All ages

National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO)

The National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) is a pioneering inclusive orchestra where brilliant 11-25 year-old disabled and non-disabled musicians rehearse and perform together. It promotes inclusion by performing exciting music written and arranged for a diverse group of musicians and instruments. It also works with venues to produce accessible concerts. The orchestra changes every year, with up to twenty young musicians coming together to present a broad programme of contemporary classical music. All come through the ranks of five Regional NOYO Ensembles run in London, Bristol, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Cardiff in partnership with leading arts organisations.  

Purbeck Youth Music

Purbeck Youth Music coordinates individual and group lessons, ensembles and instrument loans in the Purbeck area.

Where	Purbeck
Who	School age young people from beginners and up

South West Music School

South West Music School is a charity working with talented young instrumentalists, singers and composers aged 8 – 20 years in the South West of England. Due to the geographical nature of the South West, they are not building based but are a ‘virtual’ school working with young people on an individual basis in their local area. In addition, their students come together on a regular basis to collaborate, create, learn new skills and perform together.

Wessex Schools Music (formerly DASP)

Wessex Music coordinates instrumental lessons and provides support for schools across the Dorchester Area Schools' Partnership pyramid. They also provide a range of musical ensembles open to all young people in the local area.

Where	Dorchester
Who	5 – 18 year olds from beginners and up

Weymouth Music Academy

Weymouth Music Academy offers one-to-one drum and singing lessons at their purpose-built studios. Lessons are adapted to each student whether you just want to have fun or work towards graded exams.

Where	Weymouth
Who	Ages 6 and up

Youth Music Wessex

Youth Music Wessex provides high quality ensemble training and music theory classes for young musicians.

Where	Lytchett Minster School, Lytchett Minster
Who	Young musicians from beginners and up