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Post date: Friday, 3 July 2020 - 3:11pm

We share the significant concern that an extended ban on amateur music making is being considered, and have put our name to this open letter, along with Fulham Symphony Orchestra and 190 others, sent to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden MP today

Dear Mr Dowden,

Create a route back to making music again

Post date: Tuesday, 30 June 2020 - 12:36pm

As a trustee of the Music Libraries Trust, Making Music’s Chief Executive has been working with fellow trustees to commission research into the use of music libraries.

Below we share a message from Music Libraries Trust Chair Sally Groves MBE, asking for your help.

Please complete the music library user survey by 9am on Monday 3 August.

Post date: Monday, 29 June 2020 - 4:18pm

As the lockdown set in, new Making Music member group Aberdeen & North East of Scotland Music Festival Association decided to move their annual music competition online. Janette Hall, Festival Director, tells us more.

Post date: Wednesday, 24 June 2020 - 10:04am

The world's biggest grassroots music festival on 21 June went digital this year, lighting up people's homes with music and giving them the opportunity to create, perform and watch music!

Post date: Monday, 22 June 2020 - 5:32pm

An open letter to Oliver Dowden MP, outlining the concerns of the 27 organisations in the Singing Network UK about the return to singing for the 40,000 choirs and their 2.2m participants in the UK

Dear Secretary of State

I am writing to you as Chair of Singing Network UK, a network of 27 organisations involved in singing in choirs. Between us, we represent most of the 40,000 choirs in the UK.

Post date: Friday, 12 June 2020 - 12:28pm

Many of our members picked up on the recent article by Richard Morrison in The Times, asking why government was not standing up for choirs and helping them re-open as the coronavirus lockdown eases. And many got in touch with Making Music about this, intending to write to MPs and other contacts, to try and get government to focus on the problems facing music groups planning to meet again.

Post date: Wednesday, 10 June 2020 - 2:06pm

David Ward introduces Technology in Music Education: TiME, a not-for-profit community interest company dedicated to exploring the potential of technology in music education.

Technology in Music Education: TiME was created by industry experts in the UK to raise the awareness of the huge potential of music technology with government and decision makers nationally.

Post date: Friday, 5 June 2020 - 5:24pm

Making Music is delighted to announce that volunteer Elaine Fox, one of Making Music's longest serving volunteers, has been awarded the 2019 President’s Award for her exceptional service to the organisation.

Elaine has been volunteering with Making Music since she finished full time work in 2006. She is a Member Contact Volunteer and part of Making Music's Listening Panel, who help to choose the musicians listed in the Selected Artists Guide.

Post date: Friday, 5 June 2020 - 7:30am

As part of Volunteers' Week we're sharing stories of our amazing volunteers who help our member groups to keep making music. Today's featured volunteer is Adam Mathias, Selected Artists Panel Listener and Funding Research Volunteer.

When did you start volunteering for Making Music?

I started in October 2018, so around a year and a half.

Post date: Thursday, 4 June 2020 - 7:30am

As part of Volunteers' Week we're sharing stories of our amazing volunteers who help our member groups to keep making music. Next up, we meet our multi-talented Programme Note Administrator and Office Volunteer, Martin Jones.