Posted on 20 December 2018
Surrey County Council (SCC) has now published the consultation on NewSPAL's proposals to take on the running of the Surrey Performing Arts...
Posted on 19 December 2018
Immerse yourself in a celebration of leisure-time music at the Barbican Music Library in London, running from 16 January to 23 March 2019.From all...
Posted on 4 December 2018
In Scotland an amateur trombonist from a brass band recently got very cross about local authorities cutting back free musical instrument...
Posted on 19 October 2018
Making music as a hobby has a long tradition in the UK where there are an estimated 40,000 choirs and at least 20,000 instrumental groups including...
Posted on 11 October 2018
Looking for a way to help protect arts education in schools? You can do this by simply writing a letter. Bacc for the Future, the...
Posted on 6 August 2018
The UK’s first ever national live music census took place in 2017. For 24 hours from noon on Thursday 9 March, volunteers in cities across the...
Posted on 6 August 2018
Music education for under-18s is a much-discussed issue. However our members – lifelong learners themselves – know the...
Posted on 31 July 2018
On the 24th July, the Agent of Change Principle was finally introduced into the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for...
Posted on 2 July 2018
Many Making Music member groups are currently exempt by law from paying a data protection fee as they process personal data for not-for-...
Posted on 25 May 2018
Sound Connections works on behalf of children and young people to strengthen the music sector, bridge gaps in provision and deliver landmark music...
Posted on 3 May 2018
We know members are passionate about music education for under-18s and as life-long learners themselves are aware of the benefits of music (...
Posted on 27 April 2018
The government’s Taking Part survey may have its flaws, but it does give us some significant – and useful – statistics on leisure-...
