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Music Bank

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Guidance
Orchestra Tax relief overview: What it is, who can...
Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) is the latest in a line of state aid tax reliefs for the creative industries. OTR incentivises the...
Guidance
Recommended rates for engaging professional musicians
This agreement, reached between the Musicians' Union and Making Music in 2017, provides guideline minimum rates for groups when...
Guidance
Subsidies for engaging professional artists
In the current economic climate, where arts funding is scarcer than ever, it can be tough for amateur music groups to engage high-...
Discounts
Selected Artists Subsidy application
To help some of our smaller promoting groups with the cost of booking professional artists we are introducing a new booking fee...
Guidance
Increasing your income: Overview
We know one of the biggest worries our members have is the long-term financial health of their group. Even groups who make a surplus...
Guidance
An introduction to: Brass Bands
Following on from our look at barbershop singing and wind bands, in this article we take a look at the ins and outs of brass banding...
Guidance
Top tips for social media
Being active on social media can be a great way for your group to grow your audiences, build relationships, recruit new members and...
Discounts
£500 off European touring for member groups
Corporate members Club Europe Concert Tours are offering Making Music member groups £500 off tours. The discount applies to...
Templates
Press Release template
A good press release should be able to condense all the important information into one page of A4 in size 11 font. We've put...
Guidance
Where to go to list your events online
Online events listings can be a good way to way to reach new and bigger audiences, but you have to be willing to put in time, work,...
Guidance
Hiring music from publishers
Hiring music from publishers is vital for amateur music groups. Whilst it can be a big and sometimes difficult task, it doesn’t...
Guidance
Top tips for email marketing, part 2: Building a great...
In part 2 of this guidance on email marketing we'll cover what to include in your email, how to make a great subject line and how...