Quentin Maxwell-Jackson, an active member of several Making Music groups, is a filmmaker looking for vocal and instrumental groups to volunteer to be filmed for a TV channel dedicated to helping people living with dementia.
About 1 million people in the UK live with dementia, with another 500,000 people caring for them. Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK in 2024.
The Department for Education calls for evidence as it reviews the current schools curriculum in England — your chance to advocate for music in schools.
This is the biggest review of the educational curriculum for ages 5-19 in England in quarter of a century — looking at content assessment methods, and how fit for purpose current education pathways are for the future of young people.
Joe Galuszka, Music Director of Winterbourne Wind Band, tells us about his group's recent milestone.
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 2023.
Early December of last year, I was on a train to another rehearsal with the choir – well, not just another rehearsal. This one was the last one, and the first time we’ll be joined by the orchestra and I’m really hoping it’s going to pull everything together.
Music creator Fraz Ireland details the workshops they did with Blackheath Choir as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023.
Sing for Pleasure continues to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee this year with a Schools Singing Day and a national conference.
The Winkleigh Singers commission Alison Willis via Composers Edition commissioning service for their anniversary Christmas concert.
Started in May 1984, The Winkleigh Singers had their very first concert of Christmas music on 8 December 1984. Forty years on, the choir is still hard at work making music in rural north and mid-Devon, under the leadership of their Music Director Roland Smith.
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Alison Reeves, our Deputy Chief Executive, talks about our response to the Government’s consultation on national planning policy and considers whether engaging with planning could help address some of the challenges to the infrastructure members use for music making and concerts.
Samir Savant explores the many benefits of singing, from enhancing cognitive development in children and aiding memory in older adults, to improving lung function, regulating hormones, and fostering a strong sense of community.
I’m Samir Savant, CEO of St George’s Bristol, but more importantly for this readership, a singer! I’ve sung since I was a boy, in various guises – as a soloist, in various choirs, even as a singing waiter…
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