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Making Music is the UK’s membership organisation for leisure-time music, with around 3,850 groups representing around 228,000 music makers across the UK. We are dedicated to empowering everyone, whatever their background or experience, to come together in their community to make or present music.
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clear concise advice
clear concise advice. Lily was friendly( and helped me relax) and most important knowledgeable . She read thorough the documents and helped us move forward. I would use again.
Informed, helpful and prompt
Very well informed, helpful and prompt. I had a fairly complicated issue with configuring emails from the orchestra's two domains which I'd spent hours talking to Google support and our domain registrar about, without success. Benoit came up with a solution over the phone in about 5 minutes. Thank you!
Perfect company for music groups wanting to set up a website
Really helpful in setting up our platform. Queries answered quickly.
I couldn't have managed without Benoit's patient explanations of how to manage the tech. (I'm not very tech minded, but he talked me through each issue, until it was resolved)
Lots of really useful policy templates on their website.
Great value for money and love the App.
Clear guidance
Any difficulties I've had with the MM Platform have been resolved very efficiently. Thanks!
Prompt and helpful response to a query.
Prompt and helpful response to a query.
Friendly staff.
A great service for small music groups
Making Music provides a number of invaluable services to the small music groups and charities for which I act as trustee and treasurer. In particular, the assistance with the preparation of accounts and associated tax forms to help my groups benefit from Orchestral Tax Relief is great - the team is thorough and responsive.
OTR services keeps our finances on an even keel
Making Music provide a wide range of services and expert advice to support amateur music groups. Their OTR service keeps our orchestra finances on an even keel.
Invaluable
Competent, quick and practical support filing Company Accounts to receive Orchestra Tax Relief. I couldn't do this without Making Music. Cannot recommend their services highly enough.
Making Music provides excellent support…
Making Music provides excellent support and advice that makes running an amateur orchestra much easier than it otherwise would be. In particular, the Orchestral Tax Relief service they offer is very helpful and good value.
Reliable support
Detailed well researched guidance, and prompt responses to queries etc.
Wonderful organisation
Making Music provides great support on a whole range of matters to amateur music groups. They are proactive and very helpful.
A fantastic and supportive organisation - invaluable to amateur music groups.
Making Music is a fantastic organisation, providing invaluable support and guidance to amateur music groups. They have a very accessible website full of useful information and a great team of staff who always respond efficiently and answer any questions we have. Their support and guidance on OTR has been particularly valuable to our orchestra.
Quite simply the most supportive and…
Quite simply the most supportive and professional organisation for the sector. An essential for any amateur music group.
Excellent customer service
Excellent customer service. They are very reliable, and always eager to help.
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