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CoMA celebrates 30 years of participatory music!
Post date: Tuesday, 27 June 2023 - 11:07am

Join CoMA for a weekend celebration of community and new music as well as its 30th anniversary on 15 and 16 July at St John's Smith Square in London.

Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) since 1993 has supported and provided the opportunities for leisure-time musicians to participate in contemporary music. Their philosophy is that contemporary music should be accessible and open to everyone of all music-making abilities and backgrounds, ‘celebrating participation in new music-making as a meaningful and essential part of our lives.’

Sir Charles Groves Prize awarded to founder of Paraorchestra, Charles Hazlewood
Post date: Thursday, 22 June 2023 - 11:15am

Find out about Paraorchestra

Four key benefits of digital sheet music
Post date: Monday, 12 June 2023 - 4:26pm

Corporate member Newzik is a digital sheet music app available on iOS products. The app allows musicians to conveniently store all their sheet music in one place, organise their parts, annotate and collaborate in real-time with others. 

Have you ever tried using digital sheet music instead of the traditional paper scores? The benefits are quite impressive for any musician, and many are already making the switch.

Consultation on Terrorism Act open until 23 June
Post date: Friday, 9 June 2023 - 10:17am

Last year, the government consulted on what it was then referring to as Protect Duty, which has resulted in a draft bill – the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2023. 

While this mainly concerns premises, we believe the bill could have some unintended negative consequences for members.

Credit where credit is due
Post date: Wednesday, 24 May 2023 - 5:41pm

Quietly, working in the background, there are services of enormous importance to leisure-time music groups: the organisations supplying sheet music. That includes music shops and music publishers, but also those unsung heroes, music libraries. 

This usually refers to batches of sheet music held in public libraries and hired to music groups at a cost they can better afford than buying or hiring at commercial rates. 

Grayshott Concerts volunteer crowned Coronation Champion
Post date: Tuesday, 16 May 2023 - 10:58am

Peter Harrison of promoter member group Grayshott Concerts talks to us about the legacy of their group and how it culminated in being one of Queen Camilla's Coronation Champions.

Adopt a Music Creator: Musical soundscapes
Post date: Tuesday, 2 May 2023 - 1:39pm

Music creator Peter Falconer describes the beginning of his collaboration with the Band of the Surrey Yeomanry as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023.

Going digital – takeaways for non-profits from a pan-European project
Post date: Friday, 28 April 2023 - 4:07pm

Researchers Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and Tot Foster present a webinar discussing their latest research into digitalisation for third sector organisations. They provide a toolkit and a competency framework designed to assist with maintaining digital skills. They also team up with Alisa Darroch, chair of Making Music member group Reigate and Redhill Choral Society, to discuss how their research can be applied to small voluntary organisations.  

Adopt a Music Creator blog: Amazing and unexpected
Post date: Tuesday, 25 April 2023 - 10:03am

Music creator Robin Fiedler talks about preparing for their workshop with Regent Brass as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023.

Support website for long covid sufferers launched by member group in Scotland
Post date: Wednesday, 12 April 2023 - 1:09pm

Pauline Waugh, Chair and co-founder of singing group Cheyne Gang, talks to us about a new free resource for people suffering from long covid.

As a group, the Cheyne Gang came to be because three practice nurses (myself, Anne Ritchie and Sarah Marshall) were researching singing as a self-management tool for people living with long-term respiratory conditions. So it came as no surprise when we started receiving enquiries from people living with covid for advice on breathlessness management.

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