Enriching & Connecting Your World
Through Life-Changing Musical Experiences

In 1948, Eric Pinkett founded the first orchestra in Leicestershire, and possibly the Country, specifically for children & young people, holding its first performance at Church Langton Primary School – a school now recognised with Eric's Blue Plaque. Since 1948 countless young people in Leicester and Leicestershire have been supported, encouraged and inspired to pick up an instrument or to sing by us under our various guises – Leicestershire County School of Music, Arts in Education, Leicester-Shire Schools Music Service and now Leicestershire Music.

To celebrate this milestone, we're planning an exciting series of events throughout 2023 and would encourage you to join us in this celebration. Please take a look through our website to see how you can get involved!

Whilst over the years our name has changed our values have not and as we look forward into the future we will continue to support, teach, encourage and inspire as many young people as possible to love music as much as we do!

Have you been on this journey with us?

Take a trip down memory lane and take a look at our archive, hosted by our partner's The Leicester-Shire Music and Cultural Trust – with photos, recordings, videos and memorabilia stretching back 75 years. Were you part of an Orchestra, Steel Pans, Choir, Band, go on Tour or participate in lessons etc. then please get in touch and share your stories, photos or other memorabilia with us using LMcomms@leics.gov.uk

We'd like to invite you to come along to our rehearsals, whether you're new to Leicestershire Music and want to find out more, or an existing student / parent / carer.

If you're a beginner or have begun to learn an instrument and want to carry on learning and playing with others - visit our Beginner Groups page - where you can find a wide range of music making activities taking place over the city and county.

If you have a bit more experience, find out what you could join by visiting our Group Finder

You may be eligible for a FREE place & the loan of a FREE Instrument - more details here.