Our network of Take it away retailers is as rich and diverse as the community of musicians counting on their expertise and support throughout their musical journeys. We recently spoke to Gary Bridgewood, who, alongside Tom Neitzert, founded Bridgewood and Neitzert in 1982 and have since established themselves as one of the UK’s premier violin […] The post Meet the member: Bridgewood and Neitzert appeared first on Take it away.| Take it away
Accessible by design: the MIDI joystick you can play with one finger We spoke to the team behind CMPSR, the gaming-style music-making instrument that puts the play back into playing. You’ll have likely heard of conversations around gender equality in the music industry – the lack of female and non-binary artists on festival lineups is an […] The post Accessible by design appeared first on Take it away.| Take it away
Bridging the Gap: Making Audio Editing Accessible for the Visually impaired Dive into the experiences of a visually-impaired community of audio engineers and music fans. Have you ever thought about whether it would be possible to work as an audio engineer if you weren’t able to see the waveforms in front of you? Despite its output […] The post Bridging the Gap appeared first on Take it away.| Take it away
My Take it away Story – in conversation with Abbey Thomas Over a decade ago, musician Abbey Thomas purchased a mandolin with the help of Take it away. The Take it away scheme is our long-running, national initiative that enables anyone to purchase a musical instrument – or pay for tuition, equipment and software – by spreading […] The post My Take it away Story – in conversation with Abbey Thomas appeared first on Take it away.| Take it away
Calling All Music Retailers – Apply to take part in Learn to Play 2025 For the past few years, Take it away and Music for All have supported each other to help more people have better access to music making. This year, Take it away has been invited to be an official partner of Music for All’s annual flagship […] The post Learn to play appeared first on Take it away.| Take it away
Making Music as a Neurodivergent and Physically Disabled Musician: A Conversation with Violist Ilana Tapper Ilana Tapper is a neurodivergent and physically disabled viola player, currently doing a postgraduate degree at the Royal Northern College of Music. Having grown up in Northamptonshire, where there is a “very strong music service”, she recalled an early memory of a string […]| Take it away
