Learn to Play is active across the whole of the UK during the 8 – 11 October. Venues include schools, community centres, music shops, private studios and other cultural spaces.

As a provider you will need to finance and resource your own LTP activity as you would any event. With good planning and promotion, you should be able to welcome new people through your doors to achieve your aims, maximising the benefits of the finance you have put in.

For 2026, we are able to offer a limited number of financial grants to small scale/not-for-profit organisations and schools who require additional support to the core costs of venue and tutor hire. Get in touch at ltpproviders@musicforall.org.uk to find out more.

• Access to an exclusive LTP resource web page to receive the latest updates, advice and digital promotional materials to help you run your Learn to Play event successfully and safely.
• Your event advertised on our website via the LTP ’26 activity map.
• The opportunity to receive regional PR coverage support.
• An LTP ‘26 Promo Pack delivered to your door. Filled with A4 & A3 posters, postcards, balloons and stickers, for a small delivery fee of £5.

Absolutely! Alongside celebrating music making through this national initiative, you can tailor your event to addressing your current aims/challenges in engagement.

The Learn to Play approach can enable school children to touch, try and test less familiar instruments, take up something new, or begin singing – this may kickstart a new passion; possibly prompting a demand for provision at the school or exposing children to wider opportunities outside of school. This can also connect to the school meeting the new DfE enrichment benchmarks and the personal development Ofsted evaluation area. See: State-funded school inspection toolkit version 1.1.

You could market your instrumental offer by hosting over the weekend, or working with a local school to visit during the week. This is a great opportunity for strengthening transition between Primary and Secondary, Secondary and Further or Higher Education. It is also a positive way of increasing awareness of what you offer and promoting diverse musical experiences.

Whether you have strong music provision or you are just starting out, you can sign up and receive support and resources from the Music for All team to make the most of your event!

You might not have all three of the features (teaching resources, instruments (where required) and a venue) required to deliver an event from the outset, but don’t feel discouraged! You could explore working in partnership for example, providing the venue for an individual teacher or community group to host their event. Delivering in partnership is also a great opportunity for your to strengthen your community connections.

We recommend reaching out via word of mouth or social media to your local community and organisations, to explore how collaborating could result in delivering a successful event. If you’re struggling to find someone suitable, get in touch as we may have suggestions. 

No, Music for All do not manage bookings, we simply sign-post participants to their local offers. When completing your registration form you will be presented with multiple options and be able to decide how you would like to manage bookings or simply operate a ‘drop in’ basis –  this information is then made public. Therefore participants will know if they need to contact you directly in advance to book a lesson.