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Posted on 20 August 2025
In June, our CEO Barbara Eifler, spoke at a conference in the Czech Republic about 'associations as a significant phenomenon of cultural life in...
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Posted on 14 August 2025
Robert Upex, author of 'A Guide to Club Law and Practice', talks to us about his new book, his motivation for writing it and offers some key...
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Posted on 12 August 2025
Independent music publishing house Stainer & Bell have secured worldwide distrubtion of Elgar Works titles as of June 2025.Dedicated to...
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Posted on 12 August 2025
Will Prideaux, Director of Peterborough Sings! and a Trustee on the Making Music board, provides some practical tips and hints on how to ensure a...
Posted on 29 July 2025
Holly Radford-James, Chief Executive Officer of Soundabout, talks to us about their Emerging Leaders project and how your music group can get...
Posted on 23 July 2025
Make Music Day takes place each year on 21 June – a global celebration of music making that brings communities together for a day of joy,...
Posted on 22 July 2025
Alison Reeves, Deputy CEO and Manager in Scotland, talks about the 90th anniversary of the National Federation of Music Societies (now known as...
Posted on 22 July 2025
Making Music’s Access and Inclusion lead Alison Reeves, writes about some of the people we met at a Conversations about Music and Autism event...
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Posted on 21 July 2025
As part of Making Music’s 90th anniversary celebrations, we’re speaking to some of our long-standing member groups about their history,...
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Posted on 18 July 2025
Making Music is the UK membership organisation for leisure-time music and is overseen by a board of nine trustees, who are elected by member groups...
Concert performance featuring sitar player Roopa Panesar and tabla player Rajvir Bhachu. Roopa is seated on the right in a green and maroon sari, playing the sitar, while Rajvir, dressed in white with a white turban, plays the tabla on the left. They are performing on a stage with microphones and a speaker in the background.
Posted on 16 July 2025
Atulkumar Patel, MBE, a Trustee of The Sitar Music Society, talks to us for South Asian Heritage Month about his society's rich traditions...
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Posted on 26 June 2025
Our Chief Executive recently attended the Beyond 2025 annual conference and reflects on what gives her hope.Where have I been?Barbara Eifler, Chief...