Full membership benefits

Insurance

• public liability insurance to £10 million for members resident in the European Union for all your musical work
• employer’s liability cover to £10 million for members resident in the UK
• tax investigation insurance covering your accountancy fees if you are subjected to a full HMRC tax investigation

Legal support

• legal advice from our in-house legal team, including guidance on contracts, unpaid fees, holiday pay, employment matters, copyright, royalties
• individual legal representation in disciplinary hearings, employment tribunals and the courts
• standard contracts for performers and music teachers
• personal advice on complex contracts (for example recording, publishing and agency agreements) from in-house legal team
• legal expenses insurance within the EU
• 24-hour legal and tax helpline, for personal and professional advice

Promoting your work

• eligibility to apply for listing in online registers of professional private music teachers and performers & composers
• exclusive ISM Yellow Pages advertising scheme for members of the Register of Professional Private Music Teachers

Personal help

• 24-hour counselling helpline for you and your dependants, to discuss personal problems with professional counsellors
• eligibility for help from the ISM Members Fund in case of financial hardship

Professional advice and development

• individual professional and careers advice
• substantial discounts on ISM professional developments, including regular national seminars and conferences
• guidance on fees through regular surveys of musicians
• BBC/ISM agreements for radio and television work
• eligibility to apply for specialist sections (performers & composers, private teachers and musicians in education), our forums for members to discuss issues affecting musicians
• monthly magazine, Music Journal
• local professional and social events at ISM Centres
• eligibility to stand for election within ISM and vote in ISM elections

Discounts

• discounts on musical products and services, including concerts, accommodation, sheet music and instruments
• tax return completion service (£125 plus VAT)
• will-writing service (£95 plus VAT or £160 plus VAT for a pair of mirror wills)
• fixed-price conveyancing (£399 plus VAT and disbursements) or an inclusive package including a Home Information Pack and conveyancing (£745 plus VAT)
• ISM Mastercard, a special affinity credit card accepted at 10 million outlets worldwide