Nottingham Music Service was created in response to the dire situation of music education in Nottingham City, where just 650 pupils were learning to play an instrument in 2002. Working as part of the city council at first, NMS then became an independent registered charity in September 2013.

From 650 children we now have 8,000+ pupils across Nottingham City engaged in music making in schools. Our aim is to ensure that all children and young people in Nottingham can reach their creative potential by taking part in joyous music making with others. See below for our exciting calendar of events & programmes to mark this special year and celebrate 21 years of making music make a difference with us.