Music Works (Polyphony Arts)

Welcome to Season 6 Episode 7 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Dr. Paul Whittaker OBE, the nation's most loved and respected interpreter of music in British Sign Language.

Read more about Paul here: http://www.paulwhittaker.org.uk/ 

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“As a young transgender opera singer, at the start of her career, I want to wear my transness on my sleeve and claim it a key part of my artistic identity.”

Classical music, especially opera, is one of the last bastions of gender stereotypes. Patricia Yates, who is a trans singer performing as a tenor, makes the case for greater flexibility and willingness to embrace what trans performers bring to their art.

Patricia’s article Normalising Trans Bodies in Opera can be found here: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/normalising-trans-bodies-in-opera.

You can also follow Patricia on social media with the Twitter and Facebook handle: @msyatestenor

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Recorded against the backdrop of the Cop-26 climate summit, the composer shares his thoughts on this new release on eco-vinyl, and considers ways the music business can work to be both environmentally responsible and equitable towards the people who work within it.

You can find information about The Angry Garden and where to source this important recording along with information about Michael’s other amazing compositions at https://www.michaelstimpson.co.uk/

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When picturing the audience naked doesn't work...

Therapist Olivia James specialises in treating stage fright, public speaking anxiety and confidence issues. In this episode she explains the mechanics of performance anxiety, and how past trauma and the human nervous system can combine to interpret certain situations as dangerous, and how to overcome your fears.

Find out more about Olivia and her practice at https://harleystreetcoach.com/

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James Hardie, Music Programmer for May’s Norfolk and Norwich live festival, on how their bold economic model for 2021 encouraged a new audience sector to engage with two weeks of diverse arts events.

You can find information about the festival at: nnfestival.org.uk

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 2 of Music Works. Today we will be welcoming Daniel Lewis, the Classical Relationships Manager at PRS for Music.

You can find all the info regarding PRS and how to register at www.prsformusic.com

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Katie tackles one of the biggest stumbling blocks to reaching our goals and looks at how to get started and keep going.

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Samir Savant, the new Chief Executive at St George’s, Bristol, on why a portfolio career in music is increasingly the model today, his work promoting diversity in classical music, and why he is optimistic about the future of the industry.

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Polyphony Arts's own Maria Cecilia Ayalde Angel explores the current visa requirements for British and non-British musicians looking to work and study both within and outside the UK.

For more advice on visas for musicians you can contact us at https://polyphonyarts.com/contact/

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Today Katie casts a critical eye over the range of work that is considered integral to classical music, and presents her ideas on how and why, as individual musicians, we can expand our repertoire to include hitherto marginalised composers.

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Top stage and events manager, Sophia Tuffin, shares her thoughts and advice on training in this highly specialist field as well as her experiences as a trans woman in the classical music industry.

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Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

Lucy Walker, Head of Public Engagement at Britten-Pears Arts and the voice behind their podcast - From The Red House - unpacks why The Maltings at Snape and the Red House offer a sense of place that is crucial to fully understanding Benjamin Britten’s work and his musical legacy.

You can find out more about Lucy’s work for Britten Pears Arts and her dedicated podcast “From The Red House” at: https://brittenpearsarts.org/

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Following International Women’s Week, Katie looks at why it’s important to see your success and to celebrate it, but also why we all benefit from reaching out and celebrating the success of the people around us.

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Pianist, Lana Bode, and soprano, Samantha Crawford discuss their exciting new project examining how women and their lived experience are portrayed in music, and describe how their innovative approach to programming brings a new song cycle to this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival in a world premiere exploring mentorship, discrimination, and female ambition.

To find out more about the dream.risk.sing concert at Oxford Lieder go to www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

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This episode is a round-up of an online forum hosted by Rocket Opera, chaired by Music Works host Katie Beardsworth.

If you need professional help with a safety issue, or you need to report something or talk to someone, you can find a list of organisations that can help you here: https://polyphonyarts.com/music-business/protecting-yourself-as-a-freelance-musician/

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Pianist, Rossina Grieco, talks about the importance to her of live recording, the challenges of the transition from the conservatoire to the concert stage, the intensity of the teacher/student relationship, and how to assert your identity as a performer.

You can find out more about Rossina at www.rossinagrieco.com

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 3 of Music Works. Today we will be welcoming two fantastic guests: Charisse Beaumont (CEO of Black Lives in Music) and Roger Wilson (Managing Director of Black Lives in Music).

You can find all the info regarding BLiM here: https://blim.org.uk/ 

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Katie takes a look at the grief Covid has brought us, at accepting and understanding our shared trauma, and explains how you can use those reflections to improve your music career as live performance starts to open up.

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Katie and Kieran Szifris founded Mixtape Music Makers in 2021 to bring a new cross-genre way of learning and experiencing music to the North East.

Here they talk about ‘musical gateway drugs’, gate keepers, being brought up in folk and opera, and how the formal ways children learn music can hold them back from stepping into their full musical selves.

You can find out more about their programme at https://mixtapemusicmakerscic.com/

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Magdalene Minnaar, the new Artistic Director of Cape Town Opera, has declared her mission to reinvent classical music in South Africa. Here she shares her vision for one of Africa’s major opera houses.

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Ben Parry, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and director of London Voices, on why classical music has to create a sense of belonging for under-represented groups.

You can find information about Ben and NYCGB here at www.benparry.net and  https://www.nycgb.org.uk/

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We look back on the impact the pandemic through three personal stories and consider how essential music is to a functioning society. With Lady Nade, Maya Kashif and Naomi Pohl.

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Marcel Pusey, musician and composer with ample experience in production music.

In this episode, Marcel will discuss what a portfolio career is, how to build one and the challenges around it.

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Practical advice on ways to limit the pain of rejection, and how to move forward positively and practically from what may feel like the worst moment of our lives.

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Katie explores her three top tips to help you understand why networking matters, why you need to embrace it to develop your career right now, and how you can embrace your right to put your best foot forward with your fellow music professionals.

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There are a hundred reasons why it’s hard to update your website right now, but Katie shows you why now is the perfect time to bite the bullet and spruce up your online showcase as well as some great tips on how to make the task easier so you can present your best musical self to a post-lockdown world.

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Ben Parry, composer, conductor and producer, on the importance of keywords and descriptors in production music.

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Part of the challenge of being a professional musician is operating as a business, even if that business is just one person – you! Katie simplifies managing your cashflow and shows how this simple step can liberate your career.

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 4 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Kate Blackstone, musician and music psychologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds.

If you feel like this episode speaks directly to you, then you can follow Kate on Twitter and stay updated with her research: @k_bstone

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Andrew Potterton, a composer with vast experience in writing for audiovisual projects.

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Timothy Bond, composer and audio engineer, discussing an important aspect of the production music-making process: mastering.

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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where an imbalance of power was affecting your professional relationships? Katie looks at how to identify those toxic power structures and find the strength to stop them holding back your career.

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Katie looks at what musicians may really need to facilitate that creative experience. Is a retreat away from family, friends and all those day to day disruptions the dream environment for everyone? Her findings may surprise you.

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This week Katie talks about competitive music making, focussing on the difficulty artists face in striving to shine within tightly defined parameters.

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Tom Appleton of the Come and Sing Company makes an impassioned plea on behalf of the country’s amateur choirs for the return of communal singing.

You can find out more about Tom and the Come and Sing Company at www.comeandsingcompany.co.uk

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Gabriella di Laccio tells Music Works how she began the Donne project to celebrate, advance, and amplify women in music so they can leave a legacy of inspiration for future generations.

You can find information about Gabriella and Donne at http://www.gabrielladilaccio.com and https://donne-uk.org

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Katie continues the Music Works business and mindset microcast with a look at where we are as an industry as we begin to emerge from the restrictions of the pandemic and live music is opening again up for musicians and audiences alike.

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Welcome to our second episode of Music Work's new microcast Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Simon Bradshaw, musician and composer with vast experience in the sync music market. 

MediaTracks: https://www.mediatracks.co.uk/ 

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Co-artistic directors and international pianists, Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen, share their thinking behind another action-packed weekend celebrating the diverse world of the classical piano, drawing on film, poetry and the rarefied world of mathematics.

Find more information at: londonpianofestival.com katyaapekisheva.com and charlesowen.net

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What better way to start our brand new 6th season than with the return of Naomi Pohl, now General Secretary of the Musicians' Union. Elected on March 7th, 2022, just one day before International Women’s Day, Naomi became the first woman to occupy this role. 

You can visit the MU's website here: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Helen Lyon, composer and curator of the production music label MT Heritage Label.

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Mike Papapavlou left graduate school with no clear idea where he was going with his career. In 2018 he set out to be the best teacher he could be; two years later he was voted Guitar Teacher of the Year 2020.

“Playing it safe doesn’t create the result. Not giving myself any other options made me think of just one thing: this is my only option; let me get to work!” - The Guitar Guru, Mike Papapavalou

You can find more information about Mike at www.guitarguideguru.com.

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Music therapist Marianne Rizkallah has worked with clients from ages 1 to 100. She describes how music can prove a powerful tool in helping people with a range of conditions from stress to dementia, and how she helped created guidance for therapy protocols under lockdown that have been adapted for use around the world.

You can find information about Marianne and details of November’s “Music and Therapy – Recovery” conference at northlondonmusictherapy.com and northlondonmusictherapy.com/recovery

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In this special episode, Music Works is delighted to welcome Aubrey Bergauer in an important discussion about ways of creating a better way forward for the music industry. 

Hailed as “the Steve Jobs of classical music” (Observer), Aubrey is known for her impressive work with numerous arts organisations and beyond. In this episode, Aubrey will share her experience, tips and recommendations, including what constitutes the elements of success for orchestras. 

To find out more about Aubrey and her work, visit: www.aubreybergauer.com 

To pre-order Aubrey's new book, "Run it Like a Business", on how to run a successful art business in the post-pandemic era, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739395/run-it-like-a-business-by-aubrey-bergauer/ 

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Ollie Mansfield set up Front Room Concerts in 2020 to help recitalists create more opportunities to perform using digital and online technology. If you’ve been struggling with tech and/or making your online performance stand out, join Ollie as he shares his top tips as a musician, educator, and online recital expert.

You can find out more about Ollie, Front Room Concerts and sign up for the Digital Recitalist at: www.olliemansfield.com

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Katie confronts the insecurity musicians have endured under Covid, identifies cancellation trauma as a major factor in undermining our mental health, and explains why it needs to end for us all to thrive.

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Katie Beardsworth explores how we can frame our goals to ourselves to help us stay motivated and secure the optimum chance of achieving what we want.

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Cristina Jones – the Blind Soprano - gives us a fascinating insight into her career as a performer and her work as a consultant, advising opera, theatre and film on how to present blind characters and accurately  represent that experience. 

You can find information about Cristina at and her work at: theblindsoprano.com

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Katie looks at how, post-pandemic, we need collectively as an industry to embrace an abundance mindset and encourage a positive approach to financial, creative, and personal wellbeing and growth.

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Katie looks at the importance of perception in tackling the problems we may face in our day to day professional (and personal lives), and offers some advice on how to step back and take a fresh look at the things that are causing us stress.

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Naomi Pohl shares her vision for a stronger, more inclusive Musicians’ Union as she stands for election to become its first female General Secretary.

You can find out more about Naomi’s campaign at https://www.naomiforgs.com

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Co-founder, Anil Sebastian, and soprano, Ella Taylor, discuss how Trans Voices, the UK’s first professional Trans+ choir, is reclaiming the spaces which have hitherto excluded the musical experience of transgender voices.

You can find information about Trans Voices at: https://www.transvoices.co.uk

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This week Katie tackles the knotty issue of the right to true freedom of expression in an industry which offers constant comment on our dress, appearance, and what is expected of our gender.

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We start Season 5 ( and 2022) in conversation with three ground breaking women from the music industry on why everyone benefits from diversity in leadership:

Naomi Pohl, Deputy General Secretary of the Musicians Union, now campaigning to become its first female General Secretary;

Olga FitzRoy, Executive Director of the Music Producers Guild and founder of Parental Pay Equality; and

Nadia Khan: Founder of Women in CTRL, campaigner for diversity, equity, gender parity and representation.

You can find information about Naomi, Olga and Nadia at

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/naomi-pohl-to-run-for-general-secretary-of-the-musicians-union/

http://www.olgafitzroy.com/

https://www.womeninctrl.com/

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Freelance media composer, Helen Lyon, shares her advice for anyone starting out in a career as a music creative.

You can find out more about Helen at https://www.helentlyon.co.uk/

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As part of our ongoing series on strategies to address the personal and professional challenges we face, Katie looks at one of the many apps out there that claim to help you successfully tackle your issues: the intriguingly named “WOOP My Life."

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A decision to enter the specialist field of freelance media composing helped music educator Helen Lyon transform her personal and professional life.

You can find information about Helen at https://www.helentlyon.co.uk/

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Ella Jarman-Pinto, a composer with an extensive background in music for film and TV.

Ella offers 1:1 Composition tuition tailored specifically to you, your projects and composition career goals. 

Through monthly 90-minute focus sessions and weekly voxer support, Ella addresses technical aspects of composition practice while keeping focus on you as a whole person.

Ella supports you to create from the place you are right now, (as opposed to where you think you should be), to bring energy, beauty and authenticity to the music that you write, and to your collaborations with creatives and commissioners.

Ella has two spaces left to work with her over the next six months. For more information, book a chat via www.ellajarmanpinto.com/contact

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Violin virtouso, Matthew Trusler, describes the inner journey that eventually brought him to lay down his beloved instrument to focus full time on his record label: Orchid Classics.

You can find information about Matthew and Orchid Classics at orchidclassics.com

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 8 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming a very special guest, Vick Bain, who is president of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and founder of the F-List; all while completing her PhD on women’s careers in the music industry.

Read more about the F-List here www.f-listmusic.uk

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Katie looks at effective responses to stress and burn out.

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Avagail Hulbert, Ryan Huang and Daniel Hughes, three prize-winners in the finals of the Sound Espressivo global competition, share their experiences of competing online, playing a contemporary repertoire, and how the influence of their teachers has shaped their musical lives.

You can find information about the Sound Espressivo competition here: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com and follow Avagail and Daniel on social media: #avagailtheviolinist #danhhughes.

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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey and Margaret Pinder interrogate how ensembles negotiate and collaborate in the immediate process of performance; how hierarchies we take for granted within the performing unit can influence the other hierarchies we adopt as musicians, and how these can and should be challenged.

You can find information about Cayenna and her work at http://www.cayennaponchione.com

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Welcome to our final episode of Season 6, Episode 12 of Music Works.

In this episode, we are pleased to welcome back Vick Bain, president of the Independent Society of Musicians and founder of the F-List, to discuss the ISM's major new report: Dignity at Work 2 - Discrimination in the Music Sector.

To join the #Dignity2Work campaign, follow this link:

https://confirmsubscription.com/h/r/3046058B070144052540EF23F30FEDED 

You can find out more about the ISM here: ism.org 

If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in this episode, you can find help and support available from various organisations on p.31 of the report:

https://www.ism.org/images/files/ISM-Dignity-2-report.pdf

Or visit the Discrimination and Harassment page at the MU website:

https://musiciansunion.org.uk/health-safety-wellbeing/discrimination-and-harassment

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Acclaimed composer and accordionist, Amy Thatcher, talks about her amazing new EP ‘Let What’s In, Out’  in which she explores her experience of giving birth to premature twins while on tour in Berlin.

Find out more about Amy and her music at https://amythatcher.co.uk/

Amy’s album “Solo” and her upcoming release are both available on Bandcamp.

To date to Amy's World Prematurity Day 2021 fundraiser go to https://justgiving.com/fundraising/amyaccordion

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Soprano and singing consultant, Elenor Bowers-Jolley, on the importance of proper preparation for those vital auditions and how to perfectly showcase yourself and your skills.

You can find more information about Ellie at elenorbowers-jolley.com and about the Come and Sing Company at comeandsingcompany.co.uk

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Katie reflects on the experience of taking her 5 year-old son to his first "grown-up" concert and shares her tips on how to make a musical outing with your child as positive and stress-free as possible.

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Welcome to the very first episode of Music Work's new microcast Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Simon James, head of the UK office of Harvest Media.

Harvest Media: https://www.harvestmedia.net/ 

MediaTracks: https://www.mediatracks.co.uk/ 

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 6 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Liza Austin Strange, the founder of Fosbrook Folk Education Trust.

Today we bring you something a bit different: this is an episode of a podcast recorded with Kieran Szifris as part of a series of podcasts about music education, called Limitless Music Making.

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 11 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming David Taylor, one of the leading entrepreneurs in the world of classical music.

In this episode, David will introduce his recent book, The Future of Classical Music - Part 1, discussing important topics from the music industry - from questioning the current system to the importance of change and innovation.

Read more about David here: https://www.david-taylor.org/

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest David Newton, PRS for Music's media account manager

In this final episode of this microcast series, we will discuss the rights music creators of production music have access to, as well as how these are paid out, and the rights differences between production music and commercial music.

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William Saunders, Director of Media and Creatives at Mediatracks, talks about the vision he and his father share for the company and its artists, and offers us a tantalising glimpse into his life as a professional organist.

You can find information about William and Mediatracks at william-saunders.info and mediatracks.co.uk

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Welcome to “Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music”, a microcast of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest María Cecilia Ayalde Ángel, a sound engineer and singer with experience in recording, editing and mixing production music.

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James Cardell-Oliver of the Grand Empirical label answers your questions about record labels and their role in your career.

You can find out more about the Grand Empirical label & Mill Media at: Millmedia.co and grandempirical.co.uk

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Roger Wilson, co-founder of Black Lives In Music, on his mission to make music truly inclusive and what needs to be done to ensure black musicians feel an equal sense of ownership in the classical music world.

You can find information about BLIM and the survey at www.blim.org.uk.

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This week Katie explores the Japanese concept of ikigai and asks four key questions to help you find your fulfilment as a professional musician.

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Recorded live at the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards for Composers on Wednesday 8 December, our last episode for 2021 brings you a wonderful selection of interviews with some of this year’s inspirational winners.

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Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer, and we are pleased to welcome Clarice Goff to talk about music insurance & share stories where Allianz has stepped in and saved the day for musicians and their beloved instruments. We also hear about the excellent work Allianz does supporting musicians and the music community.

You can find information about Allianz’s offering and their work to support music and musicians at allianzmusic.co.uk

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In business it is critical to identify your unique selling point, your USP. Katie talks about how, as CEO of your own brand – you! – you need to identify what makes you special and be able to convey this simply and convincingly to promote your career.

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As the arts are opening up again, the team at Polyphony Arts share their dos and don’ts for how to make your job application stand out from the rest.

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Singer Eleanor McCain’s latest album offers hope after the difficult weeks and months of the Covid pandemic in a celebration of Canadian music featuring seven symphony orchestras from across the country.

You can find information about Eleanor and her music here: https://www.eleanormccain.ca/

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Katie gives her top five tips for identifying your ideal project and how to see it through to fruition.

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We open Season 3 with Guy Withers of Waterperry Opera Festival on how their 2021 will be even bigger, better and even more inclusive, whatever the coming summer may bring.

You can find information about Waterperry Opera Festival at https://www.waterperryoperafestival.co.uk

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 5 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming our guest Mark Gordon, director of Score Draw Music.

Mark is also working on Ivors Academy’s and Musician’s Union’s joined campaign “Composers Against Buyouts”, which you can read more about here https://ivorsacademy.com/campaign/composers-against-buyouts/ 

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Ruth Phillips, founder of The Breathing Bow and the InsideOut Musician, talks about self-care, compassion and how, by overcoming our obsession with control and letting go, we can find healing from the kinds of anxiety and physical stress that so often afflict us as musicians.

You can find information about coaching with Ruth at www.thebreathingbow.com and her online course “From Café Zoom to the Concert Hall” for string players wanting to ease the transition back from screen to stage at www.insideoutmusician.com/course/from-cafe-zoom-to-the-concert-hall/2021-06-28/

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Katie starts 2022 looking at why we make resolutions and why we shouldn’t overstress ourselves in striving to attain our goals.

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Welcome to this special episode of Music Works. 

Today we will discuss The Musicians' Census, a joint project by the Musicians’ Union and Help Musicians with the aim of painting a comprehensive picture of the music industry as a whole. To discuss the importance of this ambitious project, and how your contribution to the Census can help to better support the wider music community in the future, we will be joined by three special guests: Sarah Woods, Deputy Chief Executive at Help Musicians; John Shortell, Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at the Musicians Union; and Linton Stephens, freelance bassoonist and broadcaster of the BBC Radio 3 programme "Classical Music Fix". 

To take part in the census or find out more, visit: https://www.musicianscensus.co.uk/ 

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Do many of your big ideas come to fruition? Or, do you feel you’re always having to make your ideas, and yourself, smaller to fit in? Katie looks at how big thinking can change your professional life and identifies some of the key elements of being successful at thinking and achieving big.

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Stephen Maddock, OBE, Chief Executive of the CBSO, on his experience working at the helm of one of the country’s leading arts organisations plus their exciting project to open a new school in Sandwell – one of the most deprived local authority areas in England - offering an academic secondary education with a strong musical focus.

More information about Stephen and the CBSO can be found here: https://cbso.co.uk/

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In the final episode of another great season the Polyphony Arts team takes a look at where we are as an industry, along with a review of our own experiences, and some thoughts on where we are headed as live music starts to happen again at last.

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As we watch the events unfolding in Ukraine, we send our thoughts to the artists both there and around the world who are singing their resistance and striving to keep the light of culture, hope and beauty alive.

Katie Beardsworth and the team at Music Works

Stephen Maddock OBE, Chief Executive of the CBSO, shares his views and advice on the recruitment process and how to build your career in the arts in a post-Covid world.

More information about Stephen and the CBSO can be found here: https://cbso.co.uk/

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When everything before the “but” is bullshit.

This week Katie and composer Ella Jarman-Pinto discuss negotiating from a position of respect on both sides, and offer their top tips on how to value your work and the work of others in those tricky professional conversations.

You can find out more about Ella and her work at : https://www.ellajarmanpinto.com/

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In this bonus episode, Katie concludes Season 5 on our theme of support for those who are historically and currently underrepresented in music, with Kate Lowes, head of programming at Manchester-based charity, Brighter Sound.

You can find information about Kate and Brighter Sound at https://www.brightersound.com

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This week Katie looks at how to make composing a financially and musically rewarding career.

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Camilla King, Head of Programming at Cheltenham Music Festival talks about their spectacular varied programme, and why she believes this year’s festival conference theme – “Failure” – is so important for how we grow as musicians, and for the wider industry.

You can find out more about the festival at: www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/music where you can also sign up to receive programme news.

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Digital marketing strategist, Ryan Greaves, shares some simple, but effective tips to help your online content achieve the best possible impact for your professional profile.

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While Bezos and Branson are putting their millions into flying themselves into space, Dolly Parton is using her fortune to send children free books through her Imagination Library. Katie looks at why it’s ok to make money in music, but also at how high-earning artists can use their financial power in positive ways.

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 10 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming a very special guest: Claire Barnett-Jones, renowned mezzo soprano recently being named Operawire’s Top 10 Rising Stars.

In this episode, Claire will discuss the gender pay gap in opera and how the music industry would benefit from a more inclusive and diverse work environment.

Read more about Claire here: http://www.clairebarnettjones.com/

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Welcome to Season 6 Episode 9 of Music Works. Today we have the honour of welcoming two very special guests: The Ayoub Sisters.

The Scottish/Egyptian multi-award-winning sisters, Sarah & Laura, will discuss their creative process behind their brand-new album Arabesque, a homage to the music from the Arab World. 

Read more about The Ayoub Sisters here: www.theayoubsisters.com

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