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Professional development
The ISM provides you with opportunities to build up your skills in the digital arena with our advice pages and webinars. We also have a collection of professional development videos and resources available to members and the wider music sector through our sister charity, the ISM Trust.
As a new graduate, experienced performer, or music teacher you may be thinking of ways to diversify your income, or to find a new career that you can embark on with music at its heart. In our latest How to… guide, Maria Thomas, Founder and Artistic Director of The Music Workshop Company, provides an overview of some of the common workshop settings that you could work in, before looking at the considerations you need to take into account prior to starting out as a workshop leader. These include training, marketing yourself, contracts and statutory requirements. The guide also contains guidance on how to approach teaching. Upcoming webinar
Friday 5 November 4.30-5.30pm Join us for this free webinar in which Maria Thomas, Founder and Artistic Director of The Music Workshop Company, and author of our new guide How to... Become a music workshop leader will provide an overview of our new guide, before taking questions from viewers. To register visit: ism.org/professionaldevelopment/webinars/ workshop-leader
Catch up webinars
Watch our previous webinars at: ism.org/professional-development/webinars
Preparing for pre-recorded examinations
As the pandemic took hold, many of the major instrumental and vocal exam boards accelerated measures to offer digital versions of their exams, either pre-recorded or live streamed. In this session, Ivor Flint takes you through the process of preparing your students for recorded exams, from booking slots and rehearsing through to recording and uploading the performances.
Preparing for live online examinations
Following on from our session on recorded exams, we continue our exploration of new digital options for taking instrumental and vocal exams. In this webinar, Ivor Flint explains the process for carrying out live-streamed online exams, looking at everything from booking exam slots and preparing your students, through to what equipment to use and pre-exam checks to mitigate against technical issues.
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Take the hassle out of renewing your membership by setting up an annual Direct Debit. Your ISM membership will automatically renew every year and you won’t have to contact us unless you wish to cancel or change your payment method. If you are a full member, you will get £10 off your membership fee if you pay by annual Direct Debit. It’s quick and easy to set up Direct Debit payments. Simply log in at ism.org/direct-debit, call us on 020 72213499 or email membership@ism.org
