Firebird is a specialist music development agency based in the East Midlands.

Our purpose is to stimulate the creation of high quality music and thereby encourage a deeper appreciation and engagement by society as a whole with the arts. We work with both professional and amateur musicians and, most importantly, we also provide platforms for all members of the public – whatever their abilities – to access music-making in a creative and enjoyable way.

We do this by acting as a catalyst for innovation, experimentation and risk-taking in the fields of artist and artform development, by concentrating on setting up and supporting collaborations between individuals, communities and organisations, and by not limiting our work to specific musical genres. Our methodologies are underpinned by a belief that artistic excellence can be achieved by anyone and the best ways to realise this occur when individuals are given the power, autonomy and responsibility to make their own decisions and find their own creative paths.

Whilst we work with partners in the arts, education and local government, we also specialise in initiating and developing cross-sector programmes that draw on the knowledge and expertise of other sectors including higher education and business.

We raise funds for our work from a variety of sources including Arts Council England, local government, and charitable trusts and foundations.

Our services include:

• Project management
• Continuing professional development
• Consultancy
• Research
• Evaluation
• Fund raising

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