Do you worry about the financial health of your music group? You are not alone if you do - it is the single biggest challenge our groups face. Nearly all groups who don’t renew their membership with us don’t renew because they have disbanded, and that usually comes down to money.
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Post date: Friday, 24 February 2017 - 9:40am
Post date: Thursday, 23 February 2017 - 9:09pm
All you want to do every Wednesday is turn up and have a good old sing or play through some nice music, and then go home and forget about it for another week.
Occasionally, you accept, a concert is quite a nice thing to work towards, as long as you will be able to shine and therefore feel confident enough to invite family and friends to come along and pay £10.
Post date: Wednesday, 22 February 2017 - 5:08pm
Voices Now’s survey of singing groups in the UK is well under way and has gained a lot of traction, from choir organisations to academic researchers. Over 2,500 choirs have answered the survey so far, but we know we are only scratching the surface!
Post date: Wednesday, 22 February 2017 - 12:48pm
Get Creative Weekend returns bigger and better for 2017 with even more people across Britain set to take part in three days of good old fashioned 'have a go' creativity. Whether it's paper sculpting, pot-throwing, cross-stitching, harmony singing, joke-telling or robot-building, from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 April 2017 there will be an event near you to help you unleash your inner Adele, Banksy, Monet or Rankin.
Post date: Friday, 17 February 2017 - 10:48am
Opening the score of a new commission for the first time is rather like opening a surprise gift from a distant relation. You don’t know much about the person offering the gift other than the things you have heard from other family members, and perhaps hearing about the sorts of presents they have given your other relatives; they don’t know a huge amount about you, the receiver, other than the things they have heard; and you have absolutely no idea what to expect or - even - what you would like the present to be. You will certainly know if you don’t like it, however.
Post date: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 - 6:22pm
We're delighted to announce that Nottingham Performing Arts Library Service (NPALS)'s re-vamped, online sheet music hire service has bagged Nottingham City Council a Hearts for the Arts Award for Best Local Authority Arts Initiative.
Post date: Tuesday, 7 February 2017 - 12:59pm
Having met the GSA Choir at a few rehearsals (and social occasions), it was time to try out some ideas with them in a practical workshop.
We set aside an hour during the rehearsal on November 15th so that my mentor David Horne could be there but unfortunately Jamie, their conductor, was unable to make that evening. I’m pretty sure, however, that the choir will have filled him in on the details on his return!
Post date: Monday, 30 January 2017 - 3:19pm
Auditions for a new BBC One series will take place this February and the producers are asking for vocal groups of all genres to apply to take part.
About the show
The aim is to bring a contemporary music show to a BBC One Saturday night audience which celebrates a diverse range of music genres.
The producers will invite 30 of the nation’s most exciting vocal groups or choirs from a range of musical genres to take part in a 6 part series – 5 pre-recorded studio heats (with a live band accompanying the groups) and a live final.
Post date: Thursday, 26 January 2017 - 1:37pm
Child licensing is increasingly an issue for music groups – what is happening to help with that situation, asks Barbara Eifler, Executive Director of Making Music.
Post date: Wednesday, 25 January 2017 - 4:56pm
Give a Gig is the flagship fundraising initiative for Youth Music, the national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances. In March 2017, it’s your big chance to make a difference.
Youth Music needs your help. They want 100 gigs to take place during Give a Gig Week. And they want you to organise one of them.
