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Autumn 2019 HIGHNOTES 5 NEWS NEWS AROUND the UK If You Have Any News You Would Like to Share, Email Editor@Makingmusic.Org.Uk THE MAKING MUSIC MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE | AUTUMN ISSUE 2019 The magic ingredient Making your music group more inclusive • PAGES 8 & 9 MEETING DEBBIE A conversation with our new President Debbie Wisemen OBE • PAGE 13 A HOME FOR CHURCH MUSIC Church music is thriving with the help of the Royal School of Church Music • PAGE 20 Share me with your group! Making Music Platform Musical fusion in Sheffield Your news CONTENTS & EDITORIAL Receive your first year membership of the Royal College of Organists FREE, with your home practice organ purchase CONTENTS NEWS 5 The bigger picture Welcome 6 Around the UK FEATURES 8 Musical ‘medicine’ Some changes are easier than others: this is the third Highnotes 13 Meet our President Welcome note referencing an imminent Brexit. But closer to 19 Making Music Together home, making changes to your group can divide opinions and 20 A home for church music take quite some time, too. FROM OUR TEAM Our 2015 research on why younger people are not joining 14 Membership and services 17 Projects music groups showed some barriers specific to them. But we 26 Making Music people soon realised that a group providing wide-ranging information MEMBERS and fully considering all kinds of needs creates a welcoming 11 Blow your trumpet atmosphere not just for younger potential joiners, but for any 21 Exploring music newcomers, while also improving the chances of existing 23 Drop the mic members staying. 24 Corporate members 25 Readers’ page So we now have resources, and an event on recruitment and retention (‘Growing your membership’ p14), and offer an ‘online If you have suggestions or would like New Chorum Instruments to contribute to Highnotes, please contact health check’ on groups’ digital presence (now supported by the Commissioning Editor, Natalie Joanes, on 020 7939 6041 our new Making Music Platform (also p14)). This Highnotes also or [email protected] highlights inclusivity through dementia choirs in Scotland and The copy deadline for Highnotes Spring 2020 arts on prescription (p8-9). 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