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In this recording of our webinar (original event 25 July 2025), we heard from people in music groups who have successfully campaigned to change something in their community. This connects with A guide to local campaigning as a companion resource.

In this recording of our webinar (original event 16 June 2025), we talked about how members can use the Making Music website to maximise their group's visibility and impact.     

In this practical session, we covered:

For our seventh meeting in our Climate Network series (original event 9 May 2025), we heard from some inspiring speakers on some useful tools music groups could use to become more sustainable.

The speakers for this event were:

In this recording of our webinar (original event 1 May 2025), and the first in a new series of lunchtime webinars presented by our corporate members, we heard from TryBooking.

In this recording of our webinar (original event 11 February 2025), we partnered with our corporate member Rayburn Tours to talk about how to organise a tour with your music group.

In this recording of our webinar (original event 28 January 2025), we talked about process of commissioning new music as a leisure-time music group, and the challenges and benefits that it brings.

Commissioning a new piece of music can be a daunting process for a leisure-time music group, and it can be equally daunting for a music creator to approach a group to discuss collaborating. 

In this webinar, four guest speakers shared their experiences of creating impactful projects, including Teesside Music Society, Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra, Vox Holloway, and Michael Betteridge of The Sunday Boys (original event 29/11/2024). 

Our sixth meeting in our Climate Network series (original event 2 December 2024) discussed some of the latest success stories from our member groups who have implemented more sustainable practices into the ways they work.

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Your number one question: how do I find new members for my group, and how do I keep them?

In November, our CEO Barbara Eifler was invited to do a Pecha Kucha presentation on this topic, that is, a seven-minute slideshow using only images.

The result of this challenge is the video below, which will help you get started on the journey of finding and welcoming new members to your group, and describes the major milestones that journey might encompass.

In this webinar recording, Making Music explores the steps music groups need to take to welcome and include new people in their bands, and the benefits of fostering a more inclusive environment.

CEO Barbara Eifler discusses the principles of access and inclusion, identifying barriers to people participating in your band and how you can take steps to removing those barriers. Our Inclusion Focus Programme Manager Elizabeth Palmer then talks about the insights and lessons learned from the INCLUDE programme, now one year into the project.