Bournemouth Youth Marching Band
Dorset, United Kingdom
Proud recipients of The King's Award for Voluntary Service.
Welcome to the website of the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band.
The BYMB Fact File
🇬🇧 BYMB is a traditional style British Band from Dorset in England.
🏆We are one of the largest and most successful youth marching bands in the South and South West.
🎺 We perform in concerts, band tattoos, arena displays, carnivals, parades and ceremonials, making us unique in the area.
📽 We play a wide range of music genres from military to pop.
🎷 We have some of the finest young musicians in the area.
🎵 Our rehearsals are on Wednesdays 6.30pm to 9pm at Bourne Academy and one Sunday afternoon per month at Poole Harbour.
🎺 No instrument or previous musical or marching experience is necessary to join.
🎶 Experienced young musicians can join BYMB to develop their playing and broaden their experience.
🧑🏫 We have the BYMB Academy for beginners - covering instrumental tuition, understanding music and band drill.
🥁 Instruments in the Band include brass, woodwind, percussion, snare drums, bell lyres (glockenspiels) and bugles.
🏆 We unlock and develop musical ability and teach life long skills.
🎼 We provide the instrument, uniform, music, training, performances and the safe place to meet.
🧒The minimum age to join the Band is 8 years old.
😊 We provide affordable music tuition. £10 per month.
💯 BYMB is all about musicianship, discipline, respect, teamwork, challenge, reliability, courage and confidence.
🧑🧒 We have a family friendly environment with a variety of musical and social activities.
🙆 We are volunteer led, run and supported.
🧑🤝🧑There is a strong emphasis on community involvement.
🧳We perform throughout the UK and abroad.
🦺 Safeguarding is embedded into BYMB as a continuously developing practice.
🧾 We are a registered charity.
🏅 In 2023 we were awarded the prestigious King's Award for Voluntary Service, equivalent to an MBE.
☕The Friends of BYMB are our support group carrying out fundraising, training, equipment, uniforms, tea & tuck, chaperones, running events and so much more.
🪖 We can open up opportunities for a career in the Armed Forces.
🙋 And we have lots of fun.
🥁 Our Band motto is Amici Per Musicam which means Friends Through Music.
