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The Musician journal Summer 2020 edition

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Calling the Government Out on Its Failure to Help Musicians

Our Head of Communications & Government Relations, Isabelle Gutierrez describes the “woefully inadequate,” response from the Government to protect musicians – and how we are lobbying against it.

£6M Monthly Losses Leaving British Orchestras Struggling to Survive

We’ve joined forces with the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) to highlight the urgent need for extra funding for freelance musicians.

Digital Skills for Musicians Through Training and Mentoring

Dr Jonathan Savage, Managing Director of UCan Play, talks us through how the organisation plans to help musicians deal with the global pandemic by developing their digital skills through the new training and mentoring programme INTERFACE:RESPONSE.

How Musicians can Boost Their Creativity and Cope with the Challenges That it Brings

The creation of innovative new music requires drive, commitment and an abundance of talent. We explore how musicians can boost creativity and overcome the challenges of the creative process.

Summer Of Live: MU Online Fundraiser #2 Showcases Best of British Folk

Journalist Henry Yates describes how the “second charity livestream for the MU’s Coronavirus Hardship Fund featured homegrown talent performing in Sheffield, Devon, New Orleans and Montreal.”

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07May2020

Webinar: Good Time to Blog

Online

Whatever your creative field, blogging, done well, can be an effective way of having your say, drawing attention to what you do and maintaining your online presence. This webinar will provide key tips and advice on how to blog and how to make more impact when you do so.

07May
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14May2020

Online workshop: Funding Your Project

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Do you have a specific project you want to develop? Want to learn more about different funding sources? Need help on how to write proposals or funding application forms? If so this is the course for you!

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