Student membership

Join ISM as a student member

£12 per year

Student membership includes the same legal help and insurance as full members, so you’re covered for all the teaching and performing work you do. We’ll give you one-to-one careers advice and access to all of our advice pages. You can also attend our professional development seminars and local events at the student members’ rate. Plus we’ll send you our magazine, Music Journal, by email every month.

Student membership benefits

Peace of mind: comprehensive insurance cover

Student members who live in the European Union are protected against public liability claims relating to all aspects of your musical work up to £10 million.

Public liability insurance is vital. It protects you against claims for damage to property or injury to people – whether at home, in schools, in performances – that is deemed to be your fault. Many venues and local authorities insist that musicians have it, and it can be very expensive to obtain on an individual basis.

UK residents are also covered for employer’s liability and the accountancy costs of a full HMRC tax investigation.

Professional advice

We can give you expert advice on important issues affecting your work, including child protection, ethical questions, professional development, noise, and behaviour management. We offer members individual careers advice and guidance on training and courses.

Our in-house legal team can help you with contracts, unpaid fees, holiday pay, employment matters and other issues connected to your working life as a musician. You can consult our legal team on copyright and royalties too.

We’ll provide representation in disciplinary hearings. We can even help you pursue disputes through the courts, and provide advice about criminal proceedings, with the backing of your legal expenses insurance.

In addition, our 24-hour legal & tax helpline can answer your questions on all legal matters, whether personal or work-related.

Inside knowledge

Our advice for musicians pages guide you through the music profession, with clear advice and guidance on an extensive range of topics. Our regular surveys of professional fees can inform your negotiations on pay. You’ll get full access to all of these pages as a full member.

Music Journal, our magazine which we'll send you by email each month, brings you news and developments from the full spectrum of music-making.

When times get tough

If you need support, our 24-hour counselling helpline is there for full members and their dependants to talk through personal problems with professional counsellors.

Professional development

ISM events help you develop your skills throughout your career. Our regular seminars and conferences enable music professionals to meet, share ideas and opinions, learn about the latest developments, debate current issues and hear from experts in the musical world.

Our UK-wide network of local Centres keeps you in touch with musicians nearby. Regular professional and social events, from workshops and pupils’ concerts to lunches and nights out, let you meet fellow musicians in your area.

Discounts

We have negotiated generous discounts on many products and services useful to the professional musician, including concerts, accommodation, sheet music and instruments.

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