Corporate member Biiah tell us how they can help your music group by supporting their health through singing.
As singers and musicians involved in leisure-time music-making, we already know how beneficial group music-making is for our mind, body and community. Group singing, in particular, has been found to contribute to lower stress, reduce a sense of loneliness, and strengthen our breathing and lung health, positively enhancing physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
Whitehall Choir have launched an EP of new choral music by contemporary writers, including two premiere recordings.
A collaborative project between artists Holly Hendon and Mat Dryhurst: ‘The Call’ uses AI to merge recordings of 15 community choirs into a unified 'single voice' composition.
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst delve into the possibilities of AI (artificial intelligence) as a collaborative tool for music creation in their latest exhibition, 'The Call', currently on display at the Serpentine North Gallery until 2 February 2025. Blending art, technology, and tradition, the exhibition reimagines how we create music and interact with machines.
Corporate member Continuo Connect puts historical performances at your fingertips.
Discover a world of music. Continuo Connect is your go-to platform for finding early music concerts across the UK, offering performances at intimate, unique, and iconic venues, as well as both new and established festivals. Best of all, the site is completely free and easy-to-use.
Give back to music charities this Black Friday by shopping with Presto Music, who will donate 5% of their earnings to selected charitable organisations – including Making Music.
We have looked at the budget through the lens of Making Music members, and there are a few points to draw to your attention.
Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) has not been extended to choirs on this occasion. We were not surprised, as we knew government had bigger fish to fry this time around.
Music creator Finn McLean talks about their collaboration with the Glasgow Community Concert Band as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2024.
Working with the Glasgow Community Concert Band over the past year as part of Making Music's Adopt a Music Creator project has been some of the most exciting, fun, challenging and rewarding work I have had the pleasure to do as a freelance musician.
Making Music Access and Inclusion lead Alison Reeves talks about her attendance at Classically Black, and how it inspired thoughts on diversifying the repertoire of member groups playing classical music.
As of October 2024, Making Music no longer provides DBS checks as a service.
Making Music used to act as an umbrella organisation to help provide enhanced DBS checks for our member groups' volunteers and employees. We did this through the Know Your People System which is provided by a third party called First Advantage. However, we are ending this partnership as of 31 October 2024 and will no longer be acting as an umbrella organisation for DBS checks.
Our Deputy CEO, Alison Reeves, explores how data from government participation surveys can strengthen music groups and the sector by highlighting both widespread interest and the challenges limiting broader participation.
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