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This page is dedicated to those organisations that exist to better peoples' lives through music. If you know of any groups who would like their link to appear here, please contact me. |
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Music Fund gives material support to young musicians and music schools in developing countries and regions of conflict. |
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Busk Aid helps young black musicians in South African townships. |
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The Guitar Music Foundation was created to provide funding and resources for music programmes across America so that kids and adults alike have the opportunity to experience the joys of music. |
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One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict. War Child Music believes that children should never be affected by war and seeks to address this injustice through the power of music. |
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| Unsigned Band Aid is a charity where the proceeds of purchased mp3 downloads goes to charity. All music is by unsigned bands, all well worth listening to. |
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| The Music Therapy Charity was founded in 1969 to support Music Therapists in the UK. Its principal function is to raise money to fund the research which is intrinsic to the development and refinement of the growing body of knowledge used by the profession. It was presided over for more than 20 years by the late Lord Menuhin, OM KBE. Sir Neville Marriner CBE has been president since 2000. |
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| Youth Music aims to support wider aspects of music-making through
funding training for music leaders, as well as working strategically to
bring together partnership organisations from across the music,
education and social sectors. |
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| ChildLine Rocks is an annual charity rock concert organised under the auspices of ChildLine 20, an independent committee set up to raise £2,000,000 for ChildLine to celebrate 20 years of ChildLine's existence. |
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"The arts have power to shape lives, provide inspiration and awaken talent. They should not be seen as an optional extra for children or as an exercise in elitism." HRH The Prince of Wales, President |
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Live Music Now! aims to foster the development of young musicians and bring live music to venues such as schools for children with special needs, prisons and hospitals. |
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Classic FM, through its Music Makers charity, funds music therapy and education projects which help needy children and vulnerable adults across the UK. |
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Jail Guitar Doors is an independent initiative set up by Billy Bragg with the aim of providing musical equipment for the use of inmates serving time in Her Majesty's Prisons. |
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Music charities - Shackleford Pianos Cheshire |