Young Musicians, Get Loud: Free Music Workshops in Hammersmith & Fulham | 28, 29 & 30 October

Music Workshop: Hammersmith & Fulham Young People’s Borough of Culture X The Riff Music Academy

Aged 13-25 and live or learn in Hammersmith & Fulham? This October, Youth Arts Festival gives you the chance to get involved in creative experiences and training, and it’s all absolutely free.

The Riff Music Academy London, in partnership with Young People’s Borough of Culture, is running three days of music workshops, sessions and jams for young musicians.

Wednesday 28 October 

• Guitar for Beginners
  

  When: 28 October 2026, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
  

  Where: The Masbro Centre Guitar for Beginners | Young People's Borough of Culture
  

Thursday 29 October

• Advanced Guitar: The Jazz Influence On Blues
  

  When: 29 October 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm
  

  Where: The Masbro Centre

  
  

  Advanced Guitar: The Jazz Influence On Blues | Young People's Borough of Culture
  

• Band Jam with The Riff Music Academy

  
  

  When: 29 October 2026, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
  

  Where: The Masbro Centre Band Jam with The Riff Music Academy | Young People's Borough of Culture
  

• Careers as a Session Musician Want to work as a professional musician? This free workshop for 13-25 year olds in Hammersmith & Fulham shows you what a career as a session musician is really like. It’s led by professional guitarist Vincenzo Lo Vasco of The Riff Music Academy, with special guest James Trood, a professional drummer and Musical Director who has worked with Dua Lipa, AlunaGeorge, Dermot Kennedy and Jess Glynne.
  

  When: 29 October 2026, 3:30pm – 6:00pm
  

  Where: Fulham Pier Careers as a Session Musician | Young People's Borough of Culture
  

Friday 30 October

• Band Jam with The Riff Music Academy
  

  When: 30 October 2026, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
  

  Where: Masbro Band Jam with The Riff Music Academy | Young People's Borough of Culture

  
  

• Funk Guitar | Groove, Rhythm & Feel
  

  When: 30 October 2026, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  

  Where: Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Funk Guitar | Groove, Rhythm & Feel | Young People's Borough of Culture

Who can join? Anyone aged 13-25 who lives or learns in Hammersmith & Fulham. All sessions are free. We look forward to seeing you there!!