campaigns and advocacy

Budget news & other campaigning

We have looked at the budget through the lens of Making Music members, and there are a few points to draw to your attention. 

Curriculum review in England

The window for submissions to this review closed on Friday 22 November.

For the first time in a generation, there was an open call for evidence, encouraging everyone (literally everyone) to respond and help shape the education system for children and young people, an opportunity not to be missed!

Your chance to talk about music education: full review of the curriculum in England

The Department for Education calls for evidence as it reviews the current schools curriculum in England — your chance to advocate

Music sector calls for Treasury to extend creative tax reliefs so choirs can benefit

Almost 50 major music sector organisations, networks and individuals are supporting a proposal that ‘voice’ be considered as an e

Adding voice to OTR - a Making Music campaign

Making Music has joined with almost 40 major music sector organisations, networks and individuals calling for 'voice' to be added

Tax relief for choirs

Making Music and other major music sector organisations are calling for the eligibility criteria for Orchestra Tax Relief to be changed so choirs can also benefit. Making Music members and the wider music sector can support this call by approaching MPs to raise this issue.  

Click the links below to read our signed proposal on adding voice as an instrument and case studies supporting the positive impact of OTR:

ACE Arts and Cultural Access Scheme survey

Arts Council England (ACE) has launched an Access Scheme survey, asking for feedback from the creative and cultural sector

Making Music urges the Government to allow leisure-time music groups to rehearse again

Making Music, the UK’s membership organisation for leisure-time music groups, was expecting confirmation that Step 2 in the Engla

Roadmap out of Covid for leisure-time music

Making Music was expecting confirmation that Step 2 in the England roadmap would allow outdoor music rehearsals with more than si

Significant boost for leisure-time music through Culture Recovery Fund

Making Music is delighted to announce it has been awarded a grant of £44,000 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Re