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Winterbourne Wind Band celebrate tenth anniversary
Posted on 17 October 2024
Joe Galuszka, Music Director of Winterbourne Wind Band, tells us about his group's recent milestone.Earlier this year in August,...
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Adopt a Music Creator blog: Something for everyone
Posted on 17 October 2024
Music creator Fraz Ireland talks about the final preparations for the premiere of their piece with Blackheath Choir as part of Adopt a Music Creator...
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Adopt a Music Creator blog: Experimental sounds
Posted on 15 October 2024
Music creator Fraz Ireland details the workshops they did with Blackheath Choir as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023. A workshop is a time to...
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Sing for Pleasure is celebrating their Diamond Jubilee
Posted on 14 October 2024
Sing for Pleasure continues to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee this year with a Schools Singing Day and a national conference.Founded in 1964, Sing for...
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Winkleigh Singers commission anniversary piece for Christmas
Posted on 8 October 2024
The Winkleigh Singers commission Alison Willis via Composers Edition commissioning service for their anniversary Christmas concert.Started in...
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Hit the right fundraising notes with over 8,000 retailers
Posted on 25 September 2024
To make funding instruments, venue hire, memberships, and competitions easier, we’ve partnered with easyfundraising, so fundraising can take...
Could national planning policy help secure spaces for music?
Posted on 25 September 2024
Alison Reeves, our Deputy Chief Executive, talks about our response to the Government’s consultation on national planning policy and considers...
Samir Savant, CEO of St George's Bristol, standing outside on top of some stairs with some pillars and greenery in the background.
Why singing is good for you
Posted on 24 September 2024
Samir Savant explores the many benefits of singing, from enhancing cognitive development in children and aiding memory in older adults, to improving...
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Winners of the 2024 Making Music Awards revealed
Posted on 19 September 2024
Making Music is proud to announce announce the winners of the 2024 Making Music Awards.The Making Music annual awards ceremony celebrates the...
How music is helping us to remember our mothers
Posted on 19 September 2024
Andrea Lee and her fellow players of Barnes Concert Band talk to us about the creation of a new music group to commemorate their mothers.Anyone who...
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Adopt a Music Creator blog: Knowing your group
Posted on 11 September 2024
Music creator Charlotte Botterill talks to us about the start of their creative journey with music group Harpenden Barbershop Harmony as part of...
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Connecting disabled musicians with adapted instruments
Posted on 10 September 2024
Rachel Wolffsohn, General Manager of music disability charity The OHMI Trust, tells us why connecting disabled musicians with adapted instruments is...

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