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Close-up of a pink piggy bank with white polka dots on a wooden surface. A few coins are scattered in front of it.
Posted on 5 November 2024
We have looked at the budget through the lens of Making Music members, and there are a few points to draw to your attention. Orchestra Tax...
group of musicians sitting down with music sheets looking at music creator with guitar on stage
Posted on 5 November 2024
Music creator Finn McLean talks about their collaboration with the Glasgow Community Concert Band as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2024. ...
stock photo of locks on a bridge
Posted on 29 October 2024
As of October 2024, Making Music no longer provides DBS checks as a service.Making Music used to act as an umbrella organisation to help provide...
Posted on 24 October 2024
Our Deputy CEO, Alison Reeves, explores how data from government participation surveys can strengthen music groups and the sector by highlighting...
Posted on 23 October 2024
Join the NSSP in developing a new apprenticeship standard for choral directors and singing tutors by completing a two-minute survey.The National...
music director conducting wind band outdoor
Posted on 17 October 2024
Joe Galuszka, Music Director of Winterbourne Wind Band, tells us about his group's recent milestone.Earlier this year in August,...
members of the choir singing, holding their scores, inside a church
Posted on 15 October 2024
Music creator Fraz Ireland details the workshops they did with Blackheath Choir as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023. A workshop is a time to...
stock photo of grand piano on stage
Posted on 14 October 2024
Sing for Pleasure continues to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee this year with a Schools Singing Day and a national conference.Founded in 1964, Sing for...
choir members, some sitting and some standing, wave and smile
Posted on 8 October 2024
The Winkleigh Singers commission Alison Willis via Composers Edition commissioning service for their anniversary Christmas concert.Started in...
Samir Savant, CEO of St George's Bristol, standing outside on top of some stairs with some pillars and greenery in the background.
Posted on 24 September 2024
Samir Savant explores the many benefits of singing, from enhancing cognitive development in children and aiding memory in older adults, to improving...
golden start on black background
Posted on 19 September 2024
Making Music is proud to announce announce the winners of the 2024 Making Music Awards.The Making Music annual awards ceremony celebrates the...
Posted on 19 September 2024
Andrea Lee and her fellow players of Barnes Concert Band talk to us about the creation of a new music group to commemorate their mothers.Anyone who...