We are currently in the process of converting some of our space into a recording studio. This is a very exiting project for us. We are in partnership with Roni and Dan (Peak Audio) who are heading up the work. The studio is due to be completed by the end of July. The studio has been professionally designed and will be high quality. For more information please contact us.

We are delighted to announce that YouPlayMusic has moved premises and have found a great location in Little Germany, Bradford.

The new premises boasts ten teaching rooms, a great view of the city and brand new musical equipment. We now offer three band practice rooms fully equipped with PA, guitar and bass amps, keyboards and drums. The rooms are ideal for teaching and rehearsing.

All music lessons will run as normal. We have just bought a weighted key board and now offer piano lessons.

We are now situated at 18 East Parade, Little Germany, Bradford, BD1 5EE. We are above The Blue Sky restaurant.

Happy Easter to everyone from the YouPlayMusic team!

The easter holiday has been a busy time for Joel and John making plans for the coming year. There is some exciting news on the horizon so keep logging in to be the first to hear what it is!

On Wednesday, Joel, John and Vanessa did a holiday music club in Grange sports centre. Vanessa is a great keyboard player, composer and workshop leader who is an expert in group activities and musical games.

The workshop was a success and all the students who attended had a chance to learn Latin Percussion, World Music, Rock Drumming and Flamenco Music.

Click Here for more details of the workshops we offer.

Thanks to Greenfield Special School for having us back again for another full day workshop. The last time John and Joel were in Greenfield they delivered a ‘Jazzy Christmas’ workshop and got welcomed back to deliver their popular ‘World Music’ workshop. All the students got involved in playing the instruments along with John and Joel.

Thanks to Anne for making today a success.

Click Here to find out more about our World Music Workshops.

Anticipation is high in Idle Primary School as the term draws to a close. John and Joel have delivered nine after school club sessions over the past term and next week will be the final performance in front of the whole school.

The performance will take place next thursday morning in the assembly and will feature three key songs played by the students: Smoke On The Water, We Will Rock You and Can’t Stop by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Students will be playing drums, bass, guitars, keyboard, recorders and percussion along with John and Joel.

Thanks to John Bowers who helped organise the after school club and all the students who took part. We look forward to a great performance next week!

Click here to find out more about our amazing RockSchool Package.

Today John and Joel went into Wedgwood Special School to deliver a full day world music workshop. The students and teachers took part by playing congas, bongos, shakers, tambourines, triangles, cowbells, wooden blocks, hand drums, maracas, acoustic guitar, drum kit and our latest addition to the percussion family… the Cajon box drum.

All the students had a go at hitting, slapping and beating the box drum to create the sounds similar to that of a real drum kit.

The workshop ended with a performance from John and Joel demonstrating all the instruments and getting student volunteers to help them along the way. Even the teachers had a go at playing along!

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Hello, a lot has happened in the last few months. John and Joel have been busy in the schools and teaching at the Mill. Welcome to Roni who has moved in with his recording studio. Roni has spent the last 3 years in America producing and has come back to Bradford to start up here. He has some nice kit.

Joel is getting good at making the coffees around here!

Keep an eye out for some videos here in the near future.

We are excited to launch our new dance workshops. The workshops will be held at Jubilee Mill every Saturday in Studio 1 and will be affordable at only £4 per session. The workshops will cover many styles of dance including Ballet, Contemporary and Street Dance. If you are interested or want more info then please click the Dance link or contact us through our contact page.

Do you have any new years resolutions? Do you want to learn how to play the drums? or even learn the bass or guitar? Well at The YouPlayMusic Academy we teach every Saturday between 10am and 6pm and Tuesday evening between 6pm and 10pm. We have tutors that have lots of teaching and playing experience that can help you whether you are a beginner or advanced on your instrument. Get in touch for more information or if you want to come down and visit the studios!

Hi and welcome to our new website. We will use the blog to keep you updated so keep looking. At the moment we are teaching on a Saturday and Tuesday evening. We teach drums, bass, guitar, dance, singing and in the new year piano. We will be adding some pictures and videos of the mill soon so keep your eye out. Bye for now. John.