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Member blog: Sussex Chorus celebrate 100 years
Posted on 23 June 2022
Wendy Barnaby, member of Sussex Chorus, takes us through 100 remarkable years of her group.'What’s the most pompous animal you can think of...
Charity Commission annual return consultation
Posted on 23 June 2022
The Charity Commission are asking for submissions to a consultation on their approach to annual returns, and a new set of questions they propose...
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Guest blog: Choral Futures – untapped voices, untapped...
Posted on 14 June 2022
Manvinder Rattan introduces the Voices Foundation, and how you can support its work to help children find their voices and become adult choir members...
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Adopt a Music Creator blog: A promising start
Posted on 7 June 2022
Ann Westwood, president of the Glasgow Orchestral Society, recounts their first encounters with music creator Joshua Brown as part of their Adopt a...
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Blog: Why inclusion is in all our interests
Posted on 27 May 2022
Barbara Eifler, Making Music Chief Executive, explains why removing barriers can be in the interest of your music group.You will have noticed that...
Community Matters spaces survey
Posted on 27 May 2022
Community Matters is undertaking research into the costs of hiring community spaces across the UK.Suitable spaces for music making and performance...
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Corporate member blog: Maestro Online
Posted on 11 May 2022
Dr Robin Harrison, founder of the Maestro Online Music Course Library, talks us through what his company can offer to music learners.From...
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Adopt a Composer blog: Recording at last
Posted on 3 May 2022
Carmel Smickersgill describes the culmination of her collaboration with the Junior Leeds College of Music Ensemble Creative as part of Adopt a...
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Charities Act 2022
Posted on 28 April 2022
If your group is a charity and wishes to continue holding electronic or hybrid meetings, you might need to update your governing documents.Throughout...
Adopt a Music Creator blog: Visualisation and harmonisation
Posted on 27 April 2022
Hayley Hodges of Voices of Exmoor talks about her group's creative workshop with their AaMC collaborator Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones.The atmosphere...
Miranda Glen appointed Making Music Manager, Wales
Posted on 20 April 2022
Welsh text below / Testun Cymraeg isodMaking Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Miranda Glen as its new manager in Wales.Bringing a...
Obituary: Tom Hammond
Posted on 19 April 2022
Making Music was sad to hear of the passing of Tom Hammond (1974-2021), a former staff member and conductor of many of our member groups.Tom was...

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