The benefits of live music and the ‘goosebump’ effect
Live music has the power to bring people together, be it in a small club or pub or a huge muddy field, everyone is there for the same reason.
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Working with the Metro, we are bringing you insightful and informative articles about music and the benefits it can bring to your business.
Keeping you up to date with how music can benefit your business
Playing music in your business isn’t only great entertainment for your customers, but it can also be a fantastic tool to help with employee well-being and help to reduce stress and anxiety.
Are you looking to motivate and improve productivity in the workplace? Music can help with that.
Are you wondering which genre of music to play to keep customers in your store? We have the research on that.
For more information, take a look at our latest articles below.
Christmas quizzes are a staple of the festive season. From pubs to offices, they’re inescapable yet great fun, just like Christmas music itself. So, we have created our very own Christmas music quiz questions and answers to print off and hand out, including picture rounds.
Christmas Music Quiz Questions and Answers
Christmas song trivia can transform your corporate events from a ‘silent night’ into a collaborative, festive experience. We’ve looked into the (Christmas) past, examined the Christmas number one list, consulted Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer and Frosty the snowman and put together the best musical quiz to help your guests have a holly jolly Christmas, from easy holiday trivia to yuletide head-scratchers.
FREE DOWNLOAD: The ultimate Christmas music quiz
Hit the download button for your Christmas quiz questions and answers – ready to print!
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Thinking about playing music in your new business and want to know more?
What is TheMusicLicence?
TheMusicLicence gives UK businesses and organisations the legal permission required to use music. Under The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, permission is needed from the relevant copyright holders in order to play music in public. TheMusicLicence gives businesses this permission in relation to the vast majority of commercially available music.
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How is the cost calculated?
The cost of TheMusicLicence depends on a number of factors, including your type of venue & how you use music in your day-to-day operations but could cost a businesses as little as 27p per day**
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Where does my money go?
After our business costs, music licence fees are distributed to those involved in making music via our parent companies PPL and PRS for Music. This means that by purchasing TheMusicLicence, you are supporting the future of music by helping to ensure its creators are paid for their work.
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**An office with 4 or fewer workers could play music for £104.82 providing the music is not audible to customers or other visitors to the premises.
93% of businesses surveyed agreed that music has a positive effect on their business*
88% of businesses surveyed agreed that music lifts the mood and creates a more welcoming atmosphere*
93% agreed that the atmosphere would be different without music*
*Research performed by PPL PRS in relation to TheMusicLicence, February – March 2020. Figures based on a group of 73 participants belonging to the hair and beauty industry