Music groups are places where people across a community meet and connect – sometimes despite their differences. The first report for the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion (the Commission) proves that these groups have a role in preventing and healing division, but that more needs to be done to make space for music.
There is some very strong language in the report produced for the Commission:
In June, our CEO Barbara Eifler, spoke at a conference in the Czech Republic about 'associations as a significant phenomenon of cultural life in the Czech Republic'.
I was slightly apprehensive as the conference approached. Would my talk about Making Music and its members be of interest to the Czech, Slovakian and Croatian attendees?
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 takeaways that a reader can gain from the book.
What motivated you to write 'A Guide to Club Law and Practice'?
Independent music publishing house Stainer & Bell have secured worldwide distrubtion of Elgar Works titles as of June 2025.
Dedicated to the advancement of the study and accessibility of the music and legacy of Sir Edward Elgar, one of Britain’s most celebrated composers, the Elgar Works charity publishes meticulously researched editions of Elgar’s music, prepared by leading scholars and editors, providing access to the most accurate and insightful interpretations of his work.
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 productive cooperation between your music director and committee.
Holly Radford-James, Chief Executive Officer of Soundabout, talks to us about their Emerging Leaders project and how your music group can get involved.
Soundabout, the UK’s Learning Disability Music Charity, is inviting Making Music groups to be part of an exciting virtual collaboration and premiere of an original composition by Learning Disabled musicians from Soundabout’s Emerging Leaders project.
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, creativity and connection. Each year our members show up and show out! Here’s a look back on some of the events that took place across the UK.
Alison Reeves, Deputy CEO and Manager in Scotland, talks about the 90th anniversary of the National Federation of Music Societies (now known as Making Music), the reason this organisation was needed and how we have championed leisure-time music from the start.
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, insights on the relationship between autism and music making and how music groups like those in the MM membership can better include autistic people.
As part of Making Music’s 90th anniversary celebrations, we’re speaking to some of our long-standing member groups about their history, their impact, and their hopes for the future.
One such group is Barnet Band; a thriving community wind band with a rich past and a forward-looking spirit. We spoke to Sue Dunn, the band’s Secretary, and Ian Merryweather, its Chair, both of whom have been involved since the early 1990s.
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