page_title: Jeunesses Musicales International
section_title: Young Audiences Music (YAM)
hierarchical_section_title: Jeunesses Musicales International / International Programmes / Young Audiences Music (YAM)
caption_attribution_description: English: JMI Young Audiences Music (YAM)
context_page_description: Jeunesses Musicales International is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945, with the mission to “enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries”. JMI has established four priority activity fields: Young Musicians, Young Audiences, Youth Empowerment and Youth Orchestras & Ensembles.
  With member organisations currently in almost 40 countries, JMI is a “global” network with over 36,000 diverse musical events annually. The events embrace all styles of music, reaching almost 5 million young people up to the age of 30. The work of JMI is supported by the Federal Government of Belgium - Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, ACTIRIS and the Creative Europe Programme of the EU.
context_section_description: This is an international platform for everyone working to bring live music to children and youth.
  It is a place for people to connect, to ask questions and to discuss so that together they may build the future of music for young people and the access to high quality live music experiences that entertain and educate.
  The program includes YAMsession, an international conference and showcase; the YAMawards, identifying and supporting cutting-edge live musical productions from all over the world that impact young people, both artistically and socially.
  YAMspace is an online platform that provides industry professionals with an environment where to share, discuss and access information that will enable them to better their work. YAM makes up over 40% of JMI's activities with 14,000 concerts annually across the world.
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