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Post date: Thursday, 7 January 2016 - 5:13pm

Do you love the idea of digital scores and rich-media choral apps, or does the thought of losing physical scores make your blood boil?

Post date: Wednesday, 6 January 2016 - 5:29pm

It is with great sadness that we report the recent death of Roy Carr, a longstanding supporter of Making Music and previous chair of the Yorkshire Regional Committee.

Post date: Thursday, 17 December 2015 - 1:02pm

National Learn To Play Day is back for its fifth successive year on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March 2016.

Post date: Thursday, 17 December 2015 - 11:46am

The Snowman, with live music by a full orchestra – it’s a dream Christmas treat for families, and orchestras all over the country (not to mention all over the world) are getting in on the act.

Post date: Tuesday, 15 December 2015 - 6:31pm

A government consultation open at the moment looks at making the Ebacc – which does not include arts subjects – compulsory for schools. Here’s what you can do to help protect arts subjects.

Post date: Tuesday, 15 December 2015 - 4:01pm

Are you looking for something to help you with running your group, or a particular task such as paying PRS fees or fundraising? On the new website you will find all such useful information in one place, under ‘Resources’.

There are various different types including:

Post date: Tuesday, 15 December 2015 - 2:48pm

January 15 sees the official launch of the new Nottingham Performing Arts Library service which will encompass users from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland as well as from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Post date: Monday, 14 December 2015 - 12:30pm
Discover Welsh Music is a new online resource developed by Ty Cerdd - Music Centre Wales whose mission is to support, develop and promote the creation, performance and empowering experience of music, both in and of Wales.
Post date: Friday, 11 December 2015 - 11:59am

Music Education Expo burst onto the scene in 2012 and quickly established itself as the go-to event of the year. It returns on 25 and 26 February 2016 in a bigger venue, at Olympia in London.

Post date: Friday, 4 December 2015 - 11:50am

The Festival of Contemporary Music for All is a celebration of CoMA’s Open Score project, which creates artistically challenging yet technically accessible and flexibly scored music for amateur ensembles. With over 600 works, there is plenty of music to go around!

Whether a musician, music lover, promoter or supporter; the Festival of Contemporary Music for All is open to everyone. The idea is inspiration – alongside leading composers, performers, ensembles and thinkers, you are invited to participate in workshops and ideas forums.