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Making Music has been approached to host a meeting for instrumental ensemble conductors, to facilitate a discussion on development, training and mentoring needs and opportunities.

There are training organisations and networks for vocal group leaders, but none for conductors of leisure-time instrumental groups (except brass band conductors).

Is your music group missing out on Creative Tax Reliefs? Instrumental, musical theatre and opera groups could qualify – and you don’t have to be paying tax to claim it.

Creative Tax Reliefs (CTR) are offered by HMRC as a way to incentivize the creative industries. A common misconception is that you have to be paying tax to claim tax relief. But that is not true. Charities that have not previously paid any tax can still claim tax reliefs, and receive a payment from HMRC. All the groups we help claim CTR are charities

Being treasurer of your group can be a rewarding experience, as well as a time-consuming and frustrating one. Making Music is hosting this meetup for Treasurers, where you’ll have the chance to connect with treasurers of other groups in breakout rooms, share your issues and experiences, and pick up some top tips for how to approach the role. 

We'll talk about:

We're delighted to invite you to our online awards ceremony on Wednesday 18 September, which showcases the wealth of talent and innovative ideas among our members, and those who work with them. 

Our President, composer Debbie Wiseman OBE, will be announcing the award winners for:

Running your group is a rewarding but challenging role. Our regular meetups are a chance for you to meet and share learning and ideas with other Wales groups facing similar challenges, explore specific issues affecting leisure-time music making in Wales and consider how we can work collaboratively to find solutions and advocate for the sector. 

Miranda Glen, Wales manager, will be leading this session.

In this meetup we'll:

Running your group is a rewarding but challenging role. Our regular meetups are a chance for you to meet and share learning and ideas with other Scotland groups facing similar challenges, explore specific issues affecting leisure-time music making in Scotland and consider how we can work collaboratively to find solutions and advocate for the sector. 

Alison Reeves, Scotland manager, will be leading this session.

In this meetup we'll:

Running your group is a rewarding but challenging role. Our regular meetups are a chance for you to meet and share learning and ideas with other Northern Ireland groups facing similar challenges, explore specific issues affecting leisure-time music making in Northern Ireland and consider how we can work collaboratively to find solutions and advocate for the sector. 

Stephen McNally, Northern Ireland manager, will be leading this session.

In this meetup we'll:

Your Making music membership offers a wealth of benefits. They are designed to support you running your music group, to save time, effort and money, as well as offer ideas and inspiration.

But are you making the most of your membership? In this event we will explain what you have access to - and how we can help.

We'll talk about some of the main benefits:

This year our AGM will be followed by member meet-up - this is your association, we are always interested in hearing from you!

Both events will be online with a short break in between. We expect the AGM to run from 6pm to 6.30pm and the meet up to be 6.40pm to 7.45pm.  You can book to attend just the AGM, just the meet-up, or both, using the links below.  

AGM