Composer Robert Laidlow looks back at the Adopt a Composer project, and the depth of learning he's taking away with him.
The final stage of creating a film is post-production. Given the cinematic tint to my Adopt a Composer collaboration with Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB) that we have both written about previously, it seems right to refer to the period following the concert as such.
Making Music Chief Executive, Barbara Eifler travelled to Novi Sad in Serbia to attend the Amateo awards ceremony and brought back more than just pretty pictures.
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Chris James, Chairman of Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB), offers a delightful post-performance reflection on the group's involvement on the Adopt a Composer project with composer Robert Laidlow.
Corporate member and online music school, Your Space Music Lessons has launched a new mode of piano lessons, here they are to tell us all about it along with an exclusive member offer.
In this digital age the opportunity to learn the piano has become more accessible, and the search for a piano teacher doesn’t always lead where you would expect.
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Barbara Eifler, Making Music Chief Executive reflects on the Music Industries Association's (MIA) Forum.
More and more of us are buying music, instruments and the stuff that goes with them online (guilty as charged). Often that’s less about price, more about convenience (reeds at midnight, anyone?).
So is a music shop on your high street still relevant? Can it survive financially? How could it be working with its community? And if 80% of the population really aspire to play an instrument, why isn’t the industry more diverse?
Ruth Ridge, Swansea Philharmonic Choir secretary offers some initial thoughts on the group's new piece, Postcard from Swansea, written with Nathan James Dearden for the Adopt a Composer project.
On a recent trip to the USA composer Patrick Hawes did a series of interviews with the sheet music retailer JW Pepper for their series, The Inside Voice.
The seven interviews cover Patrick’s love of choral music, the process of composition, his musical hero, his early years and where he sees music is going in the 21st century.
Every three years IAML (UK & Irl) invites nominations for its two Excellence Awards – the Excellence Award for Music Libraries, and the Personal Achievement Award.
Making Music members receive an exclusive £500 discount for any group booking their first tour with Club Europe. The tour can take place in 2019 or 2020.
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