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This project successfully funded on 18th November 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
Polyphonic Youth : Changing Lives Through Music
Leicester, United Kingdom
Aim
To provide secondary school children in Leicester with free orchestral instrument lessons and ensemble sessions.
Music has the power to change lives.
For many teens in Leicester, a city where over 40% of children live in poverty, the chance to learn an instrument is out of reach. But it’s more than just a skill they're missing out on—it’s confidence, teamwork, resilience and ultimately a more optimistic outlook on life.
After 25 years as a violin teacher, I've seen firsthand how music builds resilience, boosts academic performance, supports mental wellbeing and gives young people a sense of identity and pride.
My experience teaching in a local secondary school showed me the incredible impact of providing free lessons, instruments, and resources to kids who couldn’t afford them. That all came to an end last year when funding was cut, stripping young people of the opportunity to achieve better outcomes in life.
That's why I founded Polyphonic Youth.
Polyphonic Youth is a community interest company that offers free orchestral instrument lessons and ensemble sessions to young people in Leicester benefitting those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to access them.
We want to give every child, regardless of their background, the chance to unlock their potential through music.
Learn more about the real impact we have had on young people of Leicester and what Polyphonic Youth wants to achieve.
How You Can Help
Your support helps us make this project possible.
- £12 funds one child's lessons, instrument, and music resources for a week.
- £48 supports them for a whole month.
- £576 gives a child a full year of music education.
Every donation helps build not just musical skills, but also confidence, ambition, and
hope for Leicester's young people.
If you can, please consider a regular donation to secure our future.
If you’re not able to donate, you can still help by sharing our initiative with your family and friends.
Thank you for helping us change lives, one note at a time
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made