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Adopt a Music Creator blog: Coming up with the words

Martin Raymond discusses writing the words to ‘Breathing Place’, the collaboration between Helensburgh Oratorio Choir and Aileen

Blog: Results of the Protect Duty consultation

The government Protect Duty consultation in 2021 was about potential new legislation to oblige those running publicly accessible

Adopt a Music Creator blog: Preparing for recording

Foss Foster of Aberdeenshire Saxophone Orchestra provides an update on her group’s latest rehearsal with Ugie Voices and music cr

Adopt a Music Creator pairings for 2022 revealed

Making Music is delighted to announce the participants for Adopt a Music Creator 2022, an expanded version of the hugely popular

Adopt a Music Creator blog: Rehearsals aplenty

Gina Pegg of Newcastle-under-Lyme Community Orchestra (NULCO) provides an update on her group’s collaboration with composer Charl

Member blog: Westerly Winds

Catherine Herring, volunteer events co-ordinator of Westerly Winds, tells the story of how their members decided to take their Gr

Adopt a Music Creator premiere blog: Helensburgh Oratorio Choir & Aileen Sweeney

Making Music's manager in Scotland, Alison Reeves, reflects on an uplifting Adopt a Music Creator (formerly Adopt a Composer) pre

Adopt a Music Creator blog: A long-awaited premiere

Kate Foley of the City of Bristol Brass Band recounts her group’s feelings on preparing their premiere and recording with Laura S

Latest guidance on music group activity in England

On 8 December, the UK Government announced that England will move to Plan B of the

Obituary: Alex Murchie, leisure-time musician and Making Music volunteer

Making Music is sad to hear of the passing of Alex Murchie (1946-2021) who was a true friend to the organisation and an ever supp