Yorkshire Association for Music and Special Educational Needs
Welcome! We are a group of people dedicated to and expert in creating inclusive opportunities around music. Our members comprise teachers, volunteers, artists, musicians, non-musicians, and other participants with and without additional needs. We provide and support a range of activities for people with additional needs and those who work with them.
Coming up – May 2026
Wharfedale Festival, Music Makers’ Class – 7th May 2026, Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley. More information and booking form available here
and
YAMSEN: Rolling on Rails – Multisensory and Music Days – May 2026 at Pudsey Civic Hall. More information and booking form available here
Announcement – 14th November 2025
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that YAMSEN have received the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award for volunteer groups in the UK, equivalent to an MBE!
Filmed for the Leeds Youth Celebration Concert at First Direct Arena, this video is about our Accord Choir for pupils in KS2 or older who have learning and/or communication difficulties.
Other news:
- COMING UP! – – – Wharfedale Festival, Music Makers’ Class – 7th May 2026, Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley. More information and booking form available here
- COMING UP! – – – YAMSEN: Rolling on Rails – Multisensory and Music Days – May 2026 at Pudsey Civic Hall. More information and booking form available here
- Elephant activity – Ros Huntley shares a Musical Communication singing activity Click here for Elephant activity
- Huge congratulations to Mavis West, a YAMSEN founder and leader of YAM Singers, on her M.B.E. for services to children and adults with special needs through the provision of music!
With thanks to Blue Sky Creative and ArtForms Leeds
Click here for more about us: Find out more about YAMSEN, its history and who’s who.
