Rhythmix is a

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music

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that provides a range of music-making opportunities for young people across the

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region. Since 1999, Rhythmix has worked with more than 40,000 young people.

Activities

Rhythmix works with partner organisations to provide music-making opportunities to children and young people in challenging circumstances, and to people with dementia. Rhythmix has five main fields of work: *

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- Music-making for children and young people outside of mainstream schools * Make Waves - Music-making sessions for 11-19 year olds across Hastings and Rother * SEN/D: Innovate - Musical opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities * Music in Mind - Group music-making for children and young people with acute

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problems * Wishing Well - Music-making in healthcare settings for unwell children and people with

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2011 ''The X Factor'' dispute

In 2011, Rhythmix came to widespread media attention when the television presenter and music promoter

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attempted to

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the name ''Rhythmix'' in relation to a

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that featured on the eighth series of ''The X Factor''. After a legal challenge, Cowell's company,

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, dropped the trademarking application and the group agreed to change their name to

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. In response to the ''X Factor'' naming controversy, an online protest was launched that promoted the Nirvana single "

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" to become 2011

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in the

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. This was an attempt to emulate a successful 2009

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campaign that promoted

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's song "

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" and prevented the X Factor winner from taking the spot. The attempt failed: Little Mix got their number one the week before Christmas, and singing group Military Wives took the Christmas number one.

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