Write to your local MP: Reinsurance and tax relief
ISM template letter to write to your MP asking for the Government to support our reinsurance and tax relief proposals.
Blog: COVID-19
Member blog: Studying at conservatoire during COVID-19
ISM student member Elizabeth Rowland shares her experience of studying at conservatoire in the midst of a global pandemic.
Write to your local MP: Musicians excluded from financial support
ISM template letter to write to your MP about musicians excluded from the government's financial support packages.
Member Blog: Noah Max - Move!
ISM member Noah Max gives his opinion of the current situation in which musicians find themselves, and examines ways that the UK music scene can forge ahead once restrictions are lifted.
Member blog: Mental health and wellbeing of musicians
ISM members Jaya Hanley and Sarah James, who form The Chapel Hill Duo, took to Facebook to talk about how the pandemic has affected them, and how the government's current messaging is adding to a devaluation of the arts.
Returning to face-to-face teaching
Last week, we caught up with two ISM members – singing and piano teacher, Annie Sharkey FISM, and piano teacher, Joanne Snowden – to share their experiences of lockdown, and how they have found the process of returning to face-to-face teaching.
Returning to performing
ISM member and pianist, Jane Everard MISM, shares her experience of returning to live performance, putting on a socially-distanced concert in her local community for VJ Day.
