6 12, 2022

Why Does Christmas Music Make Us Feel Good?

2022-12-06T10:40:40+01:00December 6th, 2022|Blog Post|

It’s almost impossible to think about Christmas without thinking about music! Every year, Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas Is You” rockets back into the charts. At the time of writing, it’s currently at number seven of the top ten!

But why is music so important to […]

31 08, 2022

The Musical Career: How Musicians Can Look After Their Mental Health

2022-08-31T17:20:31+01:00August 31st, 2022|Blog Post|

At Front Row Music, we know that being a musician can be an amazing adventure. It’s a creative profession, it’s exciting and it’s a great opportunity to meet people! But we also know that many musicians struggle with their mental health.

To honour World […]

6 04, 2022

The Musical Life: How Music Promotes Positive Mental Health and Healing

2022-04-06T14:32:53+01:00April 6th, 2022|Blog Post|

At Front Row Music, we believe that music has the power to completely transform our lives, including our mental health. To honour Mental Health Awareness Week in coordination with The Lily-Jo Project, this article explores the importance of music to our society and our mental health.

Music and Society: The […]

9 02, 2022

The Musical Child: How Music Helps Our Children Grow

2022-02-09T17:32:22+01:00February 9th, 2022|Blog Post|

At Front Row Music, we believe that music has the power to completely transform our lives. 

When we teach children how to play a guitar riff or a song on the ukulele, we know that what we are offering them is much more than a […]

27 09, 2019

Making Music Fun…in Care Homes

2019-09-27T10:53:56+01:00September 27th, 2019|Blog Post|

At Front Row Music one of our core values is “Giving thanks and giving back”. We feel very privileged to get to inspire young people every day through music and as a business we are also passionate about giving back to our local communities. 

This year we got some funding to run a series of workshops […]

27 03, 2019

How to keep going when you feel frustrated

2019-03-27T15:04:41+01:00March 27th, 2019|Blog Post|

Who here has ever gotten frustrated at anything? You’ve not yet been able to nail playing that riff. Someone’s annoying you. No matter how many times you’ve tried baking Delia Smith’s foolproof blueberry cake it just won’t rise. I’m over here sticking both of my hands up!

I read a quote recently by Confucius

15 02, 2019

Announcing: Front Row Music in the Parliamentary Review

2019-03-27T15:05:23+01:00February 15th, 2019|Blog Post|

We’re really pleased to announce that Front Row Music has been featured in this year’s edition of the Parliamentary Review.

The Parliamentary Review is an independently published series of articles intended to share best practice between industry leaders and policy makers. Specially selected organisations, businesses, schools, cabinet ministers, journalists and so on, are approached to contribute […]

15 06, 2018

Giving Back: Dementia Action Week

2018-06-15T14:45:43+01:00June 15th, 2018|Blog Post|

At the end of last half term, some of our Heyes Lane students went and performed at The Musical Memory Café in Altrincham, just outside of Manchester, as part of Dementia Action Week.

They got to show off their rock star skills, joined in with singing some Golden Oldies, and entertained the elderly from the local […]

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