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Posted on 26 June 2025
Our Chief Executive recently attended the Beyond 2025 annual conference and reflects on what gives her hope.Where have I been?Barbara Eifler, Chief...
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Posted on 26 June 2025
The Spring Review leaves questions over support for the arts and leisure-time music sector.On 11 June, the Chancellor delivered her Spending Review...
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Posted on 26 June 2025
As part of Making Music’s 90th anniversary celebrations, we’re speaking to some of our long-standing member groups about their history,...
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Posted on 26 June 2025
Ongoing disruptions at CAF Bank which may impact your music group – and what you can do.Making Music banks with the Charities Aid Foundation (...
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Posted on 5 June 2025
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission consultation – your chance to have your say.The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has...
Posted on 4 June 2025
Ann-Marie Knight, Musical Director of the North Herts Ladies Choir, talks to us about the group's very first anniversary.The choir ...
Posted on 2 June 2025
Music creator Charlotte Botterill looks back on her collaboration with Harpenden Barbershop Harmony Club as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2024....
A group of musicians sitting down in an outdoor space in London, with instruments in hand and sheet music in front of them, waiting to perform.
Posted on 28 May 2025
Join the Big Summer Wind Orchestra & Choir this 21 June for an epic Make Music Day performance in central London.Make Music Day is an annual...
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Posted on 28 May 2025
Dr Robin Harrison FRSA, founder of The Maestro Online, talks about how they can help you improve your music in your own time.Modern busy livesWell,...
Posted on 22 May 2025
Sebastian Farrall, a treasured figure in Coventry and Warwickshire's music scene, has died at the age of 32 following a tragic cycling accident...
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Posted on 22 May 2025
Making Music has been considering the implications for members of a UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of 'sex'.  In April, the...
Posted on 14 May 2025
Music creator Emily Hazrati reflects on her collaboration with Uckfield Concert Brass as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2024. It is very...