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- Neil Gaffney, Universal Music Group
- The Empowered Musician 2020: Event programme
- Keynote speech: Dr Anita Collins
- The view from the performers
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- Closing words from ISM Chief Executive Deborah Annetts and President Chris Collins
- SK Shlomo performance and music tech masterclass
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Seminars
- Building for the future
- The Empowered Musician 2020
- The Empowered Musician 2018: Digital futures panel session
- The Empowered Musician 2018: Looking after yourself panel session
- The Empowered Musician 2018: Making it happen panel session
- The Empowered Musician 2018: Nuts and bolts panel session
Webinars
- Teaching children on the autism spectrum
- Navigating government guidance for amateur music groups
- Understanding the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
- Composing for animation, video games and virtual reality
- Partnerships and networking for musicians
- Safeguarding for musicians: Adults at risk
- Performance anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers
- Safeguarding for musicians
- Marketing essentials for musicians
- Pensions - planning for your future
- Setting your tuition fees: 2019
- Health and wellbeing series: Looking after yourself on tour
Videos
- Video: A neurodiverse journey in music
- Video: Introduction to Music Therapy
- Video: Immigration matters: International talent in the UK
- Video: Transitioning to teaching online
- Video: Brexit essentials: What the deal means for musicians
- Video: With Music in Mind by Amber Trust
- Video: Dyslexia and music: A personal journey
- Video: Webinar panel: Keeping school music safe during COVID-19
- Video: Inclusive, accessible music making with adaptive music instruments
- Video: Emotional body: How to use Feldenkrais to self-regulate
- Video: Risk assessment for musicians
- Video: Mental Health for Musicians with Rachel Jepson
- Video: Looking after your mental health in the new normal
- Video: Take Action!
- Video: Music teaching for blind children with Amber Sound Touch
- Video: Jaxsta Pro: A valuable promotional tool
- Video: Understanding the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
- Video: Composing with Dorico
- Video: Composing for animation, video games and virtual reality
- Video: Brexit update for musicians
- Video: Partnerships and networking for musicians
- Video: Safeguarding for musicians: Adults at risk
- Video: Performance anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers
- Video: Safeguarding for Musicians
- Video: Principles of the Suzuki Method
- Video: Music and Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework
- Video: Marketing essentials for musicians
- Video: Looking after yourself on tour
- Video: Setting up your business
- Video: Tax for musicians
- Video: Pensions - planning for your future
- Video: Setting your tuition fees 2019
- Video: Preventing playing related injuries
- Video: Resilience and bullying in the workplace
- Video: Health and wellbeing series: Health in the gig economy
- Video: Distance learning for music educators
- Video: Discover Grove Online
- Video: Musicians in the gig economy
- Video: Recording essentials for musicians with Cubase
- The Empowered Musician: Nuts and bolts panel session
- The Empowered Musician 2018: Digital futures panel session
- The Empowered Musician 2018: Looking after yourself panel session
- The Empowered Musician: Making it happen panel session
- Video: PRS Foundation’s funding fundamentals
- Video: No-deal Brexit: what it could mean for musicians
- Video: Exam Board Series: Trinity College of Music
- Video: Exam Board Series: London College of Music
- Video: Exam Board Series: RSL
- Video: Exam Board Series: ABRSM
- Video: Hearing health for musicians
- Video: GDPR for Musicians
- Video: Composing, doodling, improvising: encouraging children’s own music in primary schools
- Interview: Sir James MacMillan In Conversation at ISM Members Day 2018
- Video: Play: Optimising your musical performance
- Video: PPL: Making your repertoire work
- Video: ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’: digital music streaming explained
- Video: Sexual harassment & discrimination: know your obligations
- Video: Sexual harassment & discrimination: know your rights
- Video: Setting your tuition fees
- Video: Hear my voice! Singing in and through the primary curriculum
- Video: Sexual harassment & discrimination: know your rights
- Video: What is GDPR and how will it affect you?
- Video: An introduction to PPL
- Video: Primary Music Toolkit
- Video: How to use Dorico, Steinberg’s new notation software
- Georgia Hannant. My ISM is flexible
- Bushra El Turk. My ISM is tailor-made
- James Mainwaring. My ISM is independence
- Kit Downes. My ISM is security
- Pippa Reid-Foster. My ISM is foundation
- Video: Prevent and overcome performance-related injury
- Video: Psychological wellbeing for musicians
- ISM Members' Day 2017: Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation
- Video: A practical guide to composing and arranging music for the KS3 classroom and school ensemble
- Video: Setting your tuition fees
- Video: Getting the best out of graded exams
- Video: Assessment in Key Stage 3 music
- Video: Royalties for composers: PRS for Music and you
- Video: Orchestra Tax Relief - it's not just about orchestras
- Video: Career planning and career change: maximising work opportunities
- Video: How ambitious should we be for Music at Key Stage 3
- Video: An introduction to Grants for the Arts
- Video: Engage to succeed: Essential social media and content marketing skills for musicians
- Video: BAPAM Health Tips for Musicians
- ISM music graduates - what happened next?
- Protect Music Education. ISM conference 2014
- Nicolas Chisholm gives advice to headteachers. ISM conference 2014
- Julian Lloyd Webber concerns over proposed music funding cuts. ISM conference 2014
- Why should we protect music education? ISM Conference 2014
- Make Music Work event panel discussion: The idea’s the thing
- Make Music Work event panel discussion: Making something from nothing
- Make Music Work event panel discussion: The jury's out
- Video: Which way now? GCSE music challenges and choices
- Video: Life after levels: A guide to progression, curriculum and assessment
- Video: Primary music – a unique insight
- Video: Progression, curriculum and assessment
- Video: Progression, curriculum and assessment 2
- Interview: Tips from music teacher Stephanie Reeve
- Interview: Tips from performer Chris Woodham
- Interview: Tips from composer Chris Roe
- Video: An introduction to tax for musicians
- Video: Setting up your business
- Video: Six essential steps to getting great private and corporate gigs
- Video: Building a portfolio career
- Video: Manage your performance nerves
- Video: Music and dyslexia: definitions, difficulties, strengths and strategies
- Video: Setting your tuition fees
- Gerald Finley. My ISM is dynamic
- Craig Ogden. My ISM is family
- Paul Harris. My ISM is energy
- Paul Hoskins. My ISM is vocal
- Stephanie Reeve. My ISM is communication
- Philip Herbert. My ISM is visionary
- Ed Scolding. My ISM is plugged-in
- Suzi Digby OBE. My ISM is community
- Sue Hollingworth. My ISM is empowering
- Joel Garthwaite. My ISM is knowledgeable
- Nicola Corbishley. My ISM is supportive
- Sharon Mark-Teggart. My ISM is motivating
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- Deborah Keyser appointed as ISM President (2021/22) with Vick Bain announced as President-Elect
- Prime Minister promises to fix Brexit crisis for creative industries
- Write to your local MP: Reinsurance and tax relief
- Lords call for a new Brexit mobility agreement to save the UK’s creative industries
- ISM responds to PRS for Music call for views
- ISM writes to the US Government to object to their process for visa applications
- The Uber decision, musicians and the gig economy
- Music industry urges Government to make rapid progress and save touring in Europe
- My Healthy Advantage mobile app
- Musicians, weddings and contracts
- ISM responds to the 2021 Budget
- ISM responds to new funding for the arts
- Music Journal - March/April 2021
- COVID-19: Vaccinations and advice on travelling abroad for work
- ISM writes to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget
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