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Welcome Happy New Year!

Above: Deborah Annetts Photo: Mark Thompson

2017 was again a year of extraordinary uncertainty. As I write this editorial, the UK government has just secured the first stage of an agreement with the EU in connection with Brexit. Let’s hope this augurs well for the next stage – the trade negotiations. So much remains unclear from what any trade deal might look like. But what we must remain focussed on is securing flexible travel for musicians. We know from the research that we have carried out that musicians work extensively outside of the UK across the whole of the EU and we need to find mechanisms to be able to support you so that you can continue to do this. The ISM launched #FreeMoveCreate which now has 435 individual and 37 organisations supporting the campaign, and we will continue to focus our discussions when talking to Government departments on ensuring that there is flexible travel for musicians across the 27 EU member states.

At a recent roundtable on Brexit, ISM corporate members shared with one another their deep concerns as to how their organisations are going to be affected by Brexit. We are grateful for the insights our corporate members shared at the roundtable and this emphasises the importance of all of us working together within the sector to find a way forward.

Front Cover Sinfonia Cymru double bass player Photo: Courtesy of Sinfonia Cymru See feature on pages 11-14 Inset images: National Open Youth Orchestra Photo: Paul Blakemore See feature on pages 15-16

Many thanks to members who completed the survey covering discrimination in the workplace. The responses we received revealed a major issue regarding sexual harassment in the workplace with freelance workers being disproportionately affected. The data also showed that many who had been affected felt they could not report their concerns for a variety of reasons.

For more on what the ISM is doing to tackle this important and complex issue please go to page 6.

I am delighted to be able to announce that our next Members’ Day will take place on Thursday 26 April 2018 at the Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG. We are looking forward to this day immensely and as well as the AGM we will have an in conversation session with Sir James MacMillan, together with an afternoon celebrating the music of Leonard Bernstein in his centenary year, presented by Jeremy Sams. Further details will appear in the next edition of Music Journal.

And lastly, please don’t forget, this is the time of year when we advertise vacancies for Council. Further details can be found on the enclosed sheet.

Please do think about applying.

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News & campaigns Sexual harassment and discrimination in the music industry In the wake of revelations regarding inappropriate behaviour in many different settings, concerns were raised in the music sector about incidents of discrimination including sexual harassment.

Henry Vann, Head of External Affairs, ISM

The ISM, as the UK’s professional body for musicians, is committed to working on a collaborative basis to improve the workplace for musicians and to secure change on a long-term basis. As part of this approach, the ISM has conducted a survey to understand the extent and nature of these issues which will help us formulate practical solutions to change the workplace for the better. The survey allowed music professionals to share their personal experiences with us on a completely anonymous basis.

Notorious Form 696 to be scrapped The Metropolitan Police has announced it is to scrap the controversial 696 live music order form.

The form was originally introduced in 2005 as a risk assessment for live music to prevent violence, and police said a number of serious incidents had been prevented over the past decade via the exchange of intelligence between the Met, promoters and venue managers. However, the controversial measure has been accused of unfairly targeting specific genres on a racial basis, leading to objections from the police to events involving – for example – grime music.

Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM said that the announcement was ‘great news’ and that ‘all musicians should be entitled to perform regardless of genre’.

Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM said: ‘Over the last few weeks, many women have come forward to tell their stories of the inappropriate behaviour they have been subjected to. The music sector – where there is so much freelance work and people depend so much on personal contacts to get work – is exactly the kind of environment where discrimination can thrive. It is important that we work together to make the change we all desire and we hope that with the launch of this survey we can create a better future for all musicians by identifying practical solutions.’

You can find out more about this work on p6.

Budding bloggers – we want to hear from you!

Have you got a burning issue you wish to share with the music industry?

Are you fundraising for a special cause? Or do you simply want to share your experiences? If any of these sound like you, we invite you to contribute to the ISM blog series.

To contribute a blog post, simply email francesca.treadaway@ism.org for our guidelines.

We look forward to reading your posts. ism.org/blog

Free Move Create campaign goes from strength to strength More than 35 organisations have now backed Free Move Create, the ISM’s collaborative campaign to protect flexible travel for professional musicians and others working in the creative industries post-Brexit.

The campaign is supporting other initiatives and partnerships and working with others to speak to Government departments and Ministers about the importance of flexible travel in particular for selfemployed and small groups of musicians who may not have access to substantial administrative support.

We are working with visual artists’ body a-n The Artists Inf Information Company which has 22,500 members and the campaign is now supported by the Association of British Orchestras (ABO), The Royal Central School of SSpeech and Drama, British Fashion Council and Cre Creative Industries Federation.

If yyou would like to receive updates on the campaign the then please visit freemovecreate.org and sign up to sup support the campaign.

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Legal and tax helpline – new number The telephone number for the ISM’s legal and tax helpline has changed from 01206 368994 to: 01275 376 038 Call this 24-hour helpline for telephone-based advice on anything legal, including matters unconnected with your work as a musician or music professional.

Also call this number during working hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) for free expert advice on any tax or NI issue.

Shared parental leave update Shared parental leave – the system that allows both new parents to share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of statutory pay between them – does not currently extend to the self-employed and freelancers (91% of musicians).

No change in British Airways instruments policy

British Airways has recently clarified its policy saying that ‘we will make every effort to accommodate your violin or viola in its hard case in the cabin, even if the case is slightly larger than our maximum The current system of maternity allowance means that baggage size’ which is 56 x 45 x 25cm. However, self-employed women end up being the sole carer for there continues to be a high level of uncertainty for their child, as they cannot take shared parental leave travelling musicians. EasyJet, by way of comparison, or pay, and must take the maternity allowance in one says ‘musical instruments are permitted for carriage go or face losing the benefit altogether. Self-employed as hand baggage provided that the instrument, fathers do not qualify for any parental pay whatsoever. including its case, does not exceed 30cm x 120cm x 38cm. Violins, violas, piccolos, flutes, clarinets, bugles We are supporting the efforts of the Music Producers and trumpets all fall within these dimensions.’

Guild and UK Music as they push for the £140 a week that self-employed mothers are entitled to be Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM said: ‘We extended and made available to either parent. are concerned that British Airways are continuing to leave professional musicians in uncertain situations when travelling, when other airlines have managed to develop more musician-friendly baggage policies. We Campaign to save Wrexham have written to British Airways asking for a meeting music service and will urge them to consistently allow smaller instruments including violins and guitars in the cabin Wrexham County Borough Council has proposed a as hand luggage.’ cut of £300,000 from their music service budget as part of their savings consultation which closed at the end of November. We are fighting the plans and have responded formally to the Council’s consultation; we have also called on the Welsh Assembly Government to invest in a ring-fenced fund to guarantee access to music education for all.

Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM said: ‘We are deeply concerned by Wrexham Council’s plans to cut musical opportunities for children and young people.

‘Music is central to our cultural life, a key driver of economic growth, and has a positive impact on children’s cognitive development and emotional wellbeing. Without music services augmenting and supporting what should be going on in every school, music education will become the preserve of those children whose families can afford to pay. This is unacceptable.

Understanding streaming royalties The Music Managers Forum have produced a helpful and informative guide for musicians and their managers to help them better understand the streaming business.

A series of reports called the The Digital Dollar set out the way money flows in the digital streaming world and as streaming grows in significance, these reports from colleagues at the Music Managers’ Forum are a useful guide to your rights and opportunities within the streaming and digital world. themmf.net/digitaldollar

‘The Council must withdraw their plans to cut the music service, and we call on the Welsh Assembly Government to invest in a ring-fenced fund to guarantee access to music education for all.’

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Legislation to protect live music venues Labour MP John Spellar is working with the music industry on a plan that would introduce the ‘agent of change’ principle into UK law.

The proposed new law would place a burden on building developers to make sure they have put ‘solutions in place to mitigate the potential impact of their scheme on existing businesses across the entire United Kingdom.’

The good news is that this would also mean that new developers could also be responsible for funding extra soundproofing for music venues to avoid noise complaints. In the past, some music venues have been forced to close when neighbours living in newly built accommodation complain about noise, despite the venue being there first.

This is a welcome measure as one-third of grassroots music venues have closed in the last decade, and just recently it was announced that noise complaints had forced the Surrey Vaults in Bristol into closure.

Ofsted makes positive comments about music and the arts in education Ofsted’s new Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has given a series of speeches highlighting the importance of a broad and balanced curriculum emphasising in particular the importance of the arts in schools. This is a welcome change from previous statements from Ofsted which seemed to endorse measures such as the English Baccalaureate which exclude creative subjects from league tables.

At Ark’s Teach 2017 conference in November Ms Spielman added to this list saying: ‘Just under half of the secondary schools we visited were reducing key stage 3 to just two years, forcing children to drop important subjects, such as history, music and art, as early as 13.’

She also warned that ‘[Ofsted’s] research found that a wide group of lower-attaining pupils had no opportunity whatsoever to study some arts and Ebacc subjects, such as languages or a humanity, as the school directed them onto a pathway that excluded the subject as an option, in some cases from 12’.

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Corporate Brexit Breakfast The ISM held its first corporate members’ round table on Thursday 23 November. The topic was Brexit and we heard from conservatoires, Marshall Marcus, the Chief Executive of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), Charlotte Jones, Chief Executive of the Independent Theatre Council (ITC), and Atholl Swainston-Harrison, Chief Executive of the International Artists Managers Association (IAMA).

Of particular note was the importance some of these organisations place on musicians being able to travel as freely as possible throughout the EU, post Brexit.

The next corporate members’ round table will be held on Thursday 29 March where the topic will be diversity, with priority booking for platinum, gold, and silver corporate members.

Contact Ruth.McPherson@ism.org.

Chinese delegates visit the ISM On 8 November, the ISM welcomed 21 delegates from the China Federation of Literature and Arts Circles, a non-governmental organisation composed of nationwide associations of writers and artists, and the Chinese Musicians Association, China’s largest musical organisation. Deborah Annetts, the ISM’s Chief Executive and Henry Vann, the ISM’s Head of External Affairs, hosted the delegation and gave a presentation about the history of the ISM, our membership and our campaigns.

Beginning with an image of one of the ISM’s first ever gatherings in 1882, Deborah discussed the ISM’s history and growth and the range of high quality services we provide to our members and the setting up of our sister charity, ISM Trust, in 2014.

Henry discussed the importance of collective action between members of the creative sector and presented the latest developments of campaigns: Protect Music Education, Bacc for the Future and Free Move Create. Henry explained our members’ worries surrounding flexible travel between the EU states and the potential challenges musicians will experience after Brexit.

True to Chinese custom, our guests bestowed a traditional gift upon the ISM as a sign of friendship and gratitude. Presenting a red vase positioned on three wooden legs, our guests explained that within Chinese tradition red represents luck and happiness whilst trees symbolise connection and growth.

They hope this gift will signify the future relationship between the ISM and the China Federation of Literature and Arts Circles and the Chinese Musicians Association. We are most grateful for the thoughtful gift and thank our guests for travelling to learn about the ISM and we hope future cooperation between our organisations will be possible.

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Members’ Day Right: Sir James MacMillan Photo: Hans van der Woerd

Our next Members’ Day will take place on Thursday 26 April 2018 at the Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG. As usual Members’ Day will be a stimulating highoctane event. We are delighted to be welcoming Jeremy Sams, a musical theatre maestro, with his brilliant interpretation of Bernstein – in his centenary year. Freelance researcher, writer and presenter on music, Katy Hamilton, will be joining us again for the day’s events, with an In Conversation morning with Scottish composer and conductor, Sir James MacMillan.

The day will conclude with the handing over of the ISM Presidential Medal from Susan Sturrock to Professor David Saint.

Right: Jeremy Sams Photo: Catherine Ashmore

Further details about the day, the AGM agenda and proxy voting form, along with the Society’s Annual Report and Accounts, will appear in the March/April 2018 issue of Music Journal.

If you would like to attend Members’ Day, please book your place at bit.ly/ISMbooking18 by Thursday 12 April 2018. Please let us know at the time of booking of any dietary or access needs.

Members’ Day schedule 09.45

Registration and refreshments

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Welcome from Susan Sturrock, President 2017-18

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In conversation with Sir James MacMillan

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Break

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AGM and open forum

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Lunch

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Bernstein and musical theatre: a celebration – with Jeremy Sams

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Presidential medal ceremony and closing words

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Culture change in the music world In the wake of recent revelations regarding inappropriate behaviour in many different settings, concerns have been raised within the music sector about incidents of discrimination including sexual harassment.

As the UK’s professional body for musicians, we are committed to ensuring cultural change and firmly committed to equality in the music industry. The first step in formulating a way forward to achieve this goal was to ask musicians to offer their suggestions as to how we can improve the culture and conditions in which musicians work and to share their personal experiences with us on a completely anonymous basis. With that in mind, in November 2017, we launched a survey which is currently still open for responses. In the meantime, we have released an interim report outlining the initial findings.

77% of these respondents did not report their experiences, with fear of losing work far outweighing any other reason for not doing so. This fear was not limited to just sexual harassment but a common theme across all types of discriminations as the survey results highlight.

The solution needs to address the realities of the music sector and how it works. Therefore, the ISM is calling for a change in the culture across the whole of the music sector, starting in educational settings, from schools up to and including music colleges. There needs to be absolute clarity as to what acceptable behaviour is and what is not.

There also needs to be absolute clarity in relation to the structures in place that support musicians in their work, including processes whereby musicians The results of this survey have revealed a pattern of can report their concerns without fear of retribution discriminatory behaviour in a broad range of workplaces. or judgement.

What is particularly troubling is the extent of sexual harassment within the music sector: almost 65% of respondents who had experienced discrimination reported that they had been subject to sexual harassment. 72% of these respondents who answered regarding their employment status were self-employed.

To ensure that all musicians understand what their rights and duties are there needs to be comprehensive training and education. The ISM is taking the lead here with two webinars, the first on 8 February and the second on 8 March. Please see below for further details. And we believe that all the above needs to be underpinned by a sector-wide code which is recognised by all who work in the music sector.

Lastly, we are of the view that the equality legislation may need to be revised so that all freelancers are protected. At present only freelancers who qualify as workers are protected, leaving a huge number of freelance musicians without the basic right not to be subject to discrimination.

For the full report, go to ism.org/dignityatwork

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Sexual harassment and discrimination: Code of Conduct & Code of Practice ISM webinars Learn more about discrimination and inappropriate behaviour in the music sector in our upcoming webinars.

Sexual harassment & discrimination: Know your rights Thursday 8 February, 1-2pm Simone Braithwaite, ISM Legal Advisor, will discuss sexual harassment, discrimination, your rights and the law. There will also be discussion about the recent guidance on sexual harassment at work produced by ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service).

This is in response to recent news stories involving high profile cases of abuse over the past few months which has drawn attention to sexual harassment in a variety of settings.

Register for your place at bit.ly/ SexualharassmentdiscriminationKnowyourrights

Sexual harassment & discrimination: Know your obligations

ISM members will be aware that there are various policies and procedures, including a Code of Conduct that ISM members are required to adhere to upon joining the ISM. Clause 8 of the Code of Conduct states as follows: ‘Members are required not to discriminate on the grounds of gender, disability, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, age, religion or political belief.’

The ISM is committed to dignity at work for all musicians. We have therefore introduced a Dignity at Work Code of Practice which covers all forms of discrimination. To find out what this means for you, please go to ism.org/about/governance.

As a reminder, as an ISM member you have access to confidential advice from our experienced in-house employment lawyers by contacting the ISM legal team at legal@ism.org. You can access our 24-hour advice line on 01275 376 038. The ISM also runs a counselling helpline on 0800 042 0136.

Thursday 8 March, 1-2pm Simone Braithwaite, ISM Legal Advisor, will discuss your obligations and responsibilities as an employer, fixer or engager as regards inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. In addition, this webinar will also consider best practice for dealing with inappropriate behaviour.

Register for your place at bit.ly/ SexualharassmentdiscriminationKnowyourobligations

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Professional development Webinars ISM webinars, delivered through the ISM Trust, offer you the chance to access key professional development opportunities at work, home or on the move. You can catch up on our previous webinars at ism.org/webinars.

Our next webinars are:

What is GDPR and how will it affect you?

Thursday 18 January, 1-2pm Are you worried about how the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will affect your work as a musician and/or any music related businesses or projects you run? Register for this free webinar with one of our specialist legal advisors, Lavina Daryanani, who will explain data protection reform and what you should be doing to prepare for the new laws which come into force on 25 May 2018.

Hear my voice! Singing in and through the primary curriculum Tuesday 13 March, 4-5pm This free webinar – the second in a series of three – discusses the place of singing in and through the primary curriculum.

The webinar, presented by Dr Ally Daubney, author of the ISM Trust’s Primary Music Toolkit, and Shelly Ambury, Head of Learning at Sing Up, introduces ways to develop vocal work in inspiring, creative and approachable ways in order to build the confidence of teachers at all points in their career. It places singing firmly at the heart of musical learning and learning across the wider school and curriculum.

Register for your place at bit.ly/PrimaryToolkit2

Register for this free webinar at bit.ly/ GDPR-webinar

Health and wellbeing support If you’re feeling low or are in distress for any reason, you don’t need to suffer in silence. As part of your membership, you have access to a free 24hr counselling helpline staffed by professionally qualified counsellors. The helpline is open 365 days a year and is contactable on 0800 042 0136.

We also have a list of organisations and helplines that offer confidential support and a listening ear when things get difficult. You can find a list of mental and physical health organisations and helplines at ism.org/help If you are worried about hearing damage or need hearing protection, don’t forget that ISM members get a discount on hearing tests, audiology consultations and custom hearing protection with Hearology, Read Audio, Musicians’ Hearing Services and Capital Audiology. Find out more at ism.org/my-ism/your-discounts/hearing-services.

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Business advice Data Protection Reform – and how this affects your business The UK is revising its data protection laws to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May 2018. For this purpose, the UK will bring new legislation into force to replace the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

Many members will fall within the scope of the GDPR requirements because they operate as small businesses, keep lists of clients, hold addresses, payment details and more. Even a self-employed sole trader is potentially within the scope of data protection laws.

Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) and you The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights. It has a range of investigative and corrective authorisation and advisory powers to address infringements of the data protection laws.

It can also impose fines for breach: the level of these fines can be significant.

Individuals and organisations processing personal data may need to register with the ICO where they process personal data as part of their activities. Indeed this is an existing requirement and will continue to be so under the GDPR.

Use this online self-assessment to check if you may be In this article we provide an overview of the GDPR. required to register with the ICO: You can find more detailed information on our website ico.org.uk/for-organisations/register/self-assessment/ at ism.org/advice-centre The ICO provides lots of useful guidance on its website, some of this aimed at small organisations (www.

GDPR and you ico.org.uk). In addition, the ICO operates a dedicated Essentially the data protection laws regulate the use advice line to help small organisations prepare for the of information about individuals. In particular, the new data protection laws (T: 0303 123 1113 and select legislation provides a framework for the processing option 4). of ‘personal data’ by ‘data controllers’. Please see our website (ism.org/advice-centre) for full definitions of What to do next these specific terms.

Start planning your approach to GDPR compliance as Some things to think about: early as you can.

If you keep a client list or contact details or anything Start reviewing what personal data you hold, where of a similar nature, and store this on your computer or it came from and who you share it with. You should in some other systematic way, you will need to get to also record the relevant legal basis for processing the grips with the GDPR and the new legislation. personal data.

Do you have a website to promote your work or sell You will also need to review how you obtain and services or products? Do you collect information about record consent where you rely on this as a legal basis your website visitors and customers? Do you send for processing data. Ensure that your consents comply marketing material to your customers? with the higher standard required under the GDPR. If so, you may be considered a ‘data controller’ and you Start reviewing the privacy information you give to will need to make sure you understand what the data individuals (e.g. on your website) and update this to protection law requires of you. In particular, you will comply with the GDPR. need to make sure that you have all the necessary consents required by the new legislation to be able to Lavina Daryanani, Legal Advisor, ISM continue to communicate with your clients and visitors: these consents are much more detailed than before.

For further information visit our website at ism.org/ Beware! Just because you may have sought consents advice-centre or register for our free webinar, before does not mean that these are sufficient for What is GDPR and how will it affect you, compliance under the GDPR. If you keep lists of on 18 January 2018 at bit.ly/GDPR-webinar. prospective clients or customers, check what consents you hold. Do not assume that you can continue to rely on these consents once the new law comes into effect.

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Onwards to Cardiff Ahead of the annual Association of British Orchestras (ABO) conference (taking place in Cardiff on 24-26 January 2018) the ISM’s Francesca Treadaway puts the spotlight on the conference’s hosts: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Sinfonia Cymru and Welsh National Opera.

‘The ABO has never had three orchestras jointly host their conference. It was our idea to pitch for it – it’s been on the table for a number of years as a possibility’, Peter Harrap, Welsh National Opera’s Chorus and Orchestra Director, explains animatedly. ‘As the relationship between us has become stronger and more open, it’s become more obvious it’s the right time.’ It’s clear to me that collaboration, the theme of the 2018 ABO conference, is at the heart of everything that Welsh National Opera (WNO), BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) and Sinfonia Cymru do. In separate conversations with the heads of the organisations, each – with great admiration – talk about how they work with each other to bring great music-making to the whole of Wales.

‘Previously we were a BBC broadcast orchestra like all the other orchestras, making content to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 from a studio within a BBC building’, Michael explains to me. ‘But once we started receiving public funding from Arts Council of Wales and from the licence fee, the dual role of the orchestra became more important. ‘We try to balance our national orchestra requirements and our broadcast requirements. The two are not mutually exclusive but in the past we have focused less on the live audience than perhaps we have wanted to.’

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Sophie tells me that Sinfonia Cymru has noticed an impact. ‘I would say in the 11 years I have been [at Sinfonia Cymru] the number of Welsh musicians we have engaged has reduced. We don’t only work with Welsh musicians. We audition across the whole of the UK. We prioritise Welsh musicians but the number coming through has gone down.’

‘We deliver a great range of targeted activity; workshops, concerts for schools and special VFKRROV YDULRXV GLÍżHUHQW RSSRUWXQLWLHV WR ZRUN with BBC NOW. But we simply cannot provide the coverage that music services can.’ To ensure they are reaching as many areas of Wales as possible, Sinfonia Cymru collaborate with the Mid-Wales Music Trust. ‘We go into Powys in particular, the biggest county in Wales, which is very rural and probably the most under provided for county in Wales in terms of music education,’ Sophie explains to me. ‘There isn’t a formal music service in Powys and there hasn’t really ever been – it’s a real priority for us.’

WNO also engage in an extensive outreach programme. They run a Youth Opera, singing clubs and also Community Choruses for bigger WNO concert projects. They also perform schools concerts in regional venues. In addition, WNO ‘In a word, [the state of play of music education open up their dress rehearsals for school children – in Wales] is embarrassing,’ Michael says, his tickets for which are growing in demand (‘we once frustration evident.

GLG D GUHVV UHKHDUVDO IRU D ZKROH VFKRRO ZKR Ă€OOHG ‘The disintegration of music services means that the the whole theatre!’ Peter tells me). children of Wales are fundamentally missing out in All three organisations are dedicated to providing comparison with their peers across the border.’ opportunities for young and emerging performers. ‘There’s no hub system here in Wales and a lack of Providing opportunities for young musicians is the cohesive strategy for music education means that a very reason that Sinfonia Cymru was set up, Sophie generation is missing out.’ tells me.

Michael tells me that some say it’s BBC NOW’s job ‘From our perspective, it’s important that when to make up for the shortfall of music education in they graduate, young musicians get an opportunity the country. like Sinfonia Cymru. It is important that they take ‘People say “You get public money from the Arts the time to work out what they want to do, because Council of Wales and the BBC, it’s your job to be it is a vastly competitive world – and there aren’t as serving people on this level�.’ many jobs.

It was always the case that many of them left Wales to study, but we seem to be having less of that as well. It is having an impact on us for sure. It’s been an unhelpful downward trend.’

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‘Young musicians coming out of college are being more inventive, entrepreneurial and thinking very widely about the portfolio career. And I think ZKDW 6LQIRQLD &\PUX GRHV LV RͿHU WKH YHU\ EHVW musicians in the UK an opportunity to not just SHUIRUP ZLWK WKHLU SHHUV DQG SOD\ PXVLF IRU WKH ÀUVW time together, but also the chance to explore their wider creativity and embrace risk.’

‘We wouldn’t survive if we weren’t in partnership’, Michael tells me.

‘We work in partnership with the local music services, concert halls, schools, colleges and universities – partnerships are intrinsic to the work we do. Frankly, it’s the way we have coped in this world where funding is falling.’

Peter echoes Michael, ‘As far as national funding is concerned, you are considered to be lucky if you have stable funding with no increases – the ‘We run a successful side-by-side project with Royal QRUP QRZ LV IRU RUJDQLVDWLRQV WR EH ÀJKWLQJ RYHU Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), a shrinking amount of money. Collaboration is where instrumental students play in some of so important – you can achieve so much more together.’ our rehearsals and often at specially arranged performances. In fact, some of our professional ‘Working together is something not to be feared.’ freelancers working in the business have come through that system. Working more widely with Discover the work of these three young singers, as well as stage director and stage vibrant organisations management students, our partnership with sinfoniacymru.co.uk RWCMD has brought into being an Opera School at the college. We’ve also extended our side-by-side bbc.co.uk/bbcnow scheme to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, wno.org.uk and this has now been running for four years,’ Find out more about this year’s ABO conference: www.

Peter explains. abo.org.uk Sophie also says, ‘We have a partnership with RWCMD. Through our ‘Curate’ project Francesca Treadaway, Communications Manager, ISM (sinfoniacymru.co.uk/curate), a series of innovative live and streamed performances devised and delivered by our musicians, we are working with two Trainee Creative Producers from RWCMD who have their own experimental zone during the intervals. We also work with the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT).’

The WNO has talent development in their DNA, Peter tells me.

All three organisations tell me that partnership is intrinsic to their work.

Below: BBC National Orchestra of Wales at Hoddinott Hall Photos: Kirsten McTernan

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Barbershop Harmony Mixed Voice Chorus Contest Sunday 27th May 2018 Harrogate International Centre

The British Association of Barbershop Singers are inviting groups to enter the 3rd UK Mixed Voice Barbershop Chorus Contest, which will be held as part of their 44th Annual Barbershop Convention in Harrogate.

Entries are welcome from choruses and choirs of between 18 and 80 mixed voice singers (min age 14). The open contest will start at 12.00 noon on Sunday 27th May 2018. Entrants to perform two barbershop song judged under normal barbershop judging rules.

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National Open Youth Orchestra Barry Farrimond, Chief Executive of the National Open Youth Orchestra, talks about the ground-breaking work of the Open Orchestras programme and the National Open Youth Orchestra in empowering young disabled musicians to redeďŹ ne the idea of ‘The Orchestra’.

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Since that time, in partnership with Bristol Music Trust, Sage Gateshead, Mac Birmingham and a range of Music Education Hubs, we’ve established 25 Open Orchestras that stretch all the way from Truro to Tyneside. Through working together we’ve helped more than 250 of the most marginalised young people experience the joy of SOD\LQJ LQ DQ RUFKHVWUD IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH

0DQ\ RI WKH \RXQJ PXVLFLDQV ZH ZRUN ZLWK Ă€QG accessing a conventional musical instrument to be extremely challenging. The vast majority of musical instruments have been designed to be played with WZR KDQGV DQG WHQ YHU\ GH[WHURXV Ă€QJHUV ,I \RX FDQ¡W XVH \RXU KDQGV RU Ă€QJHUV DOO WRR RIWHQ \RX are prevented from having your say in the ‘universal language’ Bradley Warwick is a young musician who, until recently, was a member of an Open Orchestra at a school in Stroud. Bradley has cerebral palsy WKDW DÍżHFWV DOO RI KLV OLPEV 7KLV PDNHV SOD\LQJ D conventional instrument all but impossible for him.

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Without the South-West Open Youth Orchestra, Bradley would not have had the opportunity to share his talent with the world. And there are young people like him across the country who continue to be denied that opportunity. This World Disability Day we are highlighting the fact that no one should be excluded from making music in an orchestra if they want to!

Above:National Open Youth Orchestra Photo: Paul Blakemore

Since 2012, we’ve been developing a new, accessible musical instrument called the Clarion - an instrument that can be played with any part of the body, including the eyes. Bradley was given access to the Clarion through Open Orchestras, and with the aid of his Eyegaze computer and quite a lot of hard graft, he learnt to play the Clarion to an incredibly high standard using his eyes.

Bradley was desperate for opportunities to progress in music, but unfortunately, those opportunities are very few and far between for young disabled people. So, in September 2015, we launched the UK’s only disabled-led, regional youth orchestra – the South-West Open Youth Orchestra.

Bradley joined 15 other young musicians to became a founding member of this ground-breaking ensemble. He’s now had the opportunity to perform at Bristol Cathedral, Colston Hall, and live on a Radio 3 broadcast for BBC Music Day. Earlier this year, with Bradley’s help, the South-West Open Youth Orchestra won a much-coveted award from the Royal Philharmonic Society.

The ISM Trust Primary Music Toolkit The ISM Trust, supported by the Schools Music Association (SMA), has published a free online resource for primary school music teachers.

The Primary Music Toolkit, written by music education expert Dr Alison Daubney, is a concise six-part guide which aims to help specialist and non-specialist primary music teachers further their knowledge and self-assurance in the classroom. It is packed with practical help and strategies to give teachers the confidence to lead inspiring musical experiences and bring the primary music curriculum to life.

The toolkit is free to access and download from the ISM Trust website: ismtrust.org/primary-toolkit

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The National Open Youth Orchestra provides an accessible musical progression route, supporting the development of some of the UK’s most talented young disabled people. In the last few weeks we’ve announced a new partnership with the Barbican Centre, The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Bristol Music Trust and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to bring this programme into the lives of many more young musicians.

From January we’ll be looking for more musicians to join the National Open Youth Orchestra for WKH QH[W SDUW RI LWV MRXUQH\ LQ /RQGRQ DQG WKH South East.

The National Open Youth Orchestra is about empowering young disabled musicians so they FDQ UDGLFDOO\ UHGHÀQH WKH LGHD RI ¶7KH 2UFKHVWUD· – inspiring new musical instruments and creating new musical forms for the 21st century. If you are aged between 11 and 25, have an unquenchable passion for music, but currently experience barriers to playing in a youth ensemble, get in touch at noyo.org.uk.

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Music & Drama Education Expo 2018 Rhinegold Education’s Music & Drama Education Expo, the largest international music conference in Europe, is back on 22-23 February at Kensington Olympia. Francesca Treadaway of the ISM catches up with Alex Stevens, Head of Content at Music & Drama Education Expo.

Applications were in their hundreds again this \HDU ² Âś, FDQ¡W WHOO \RX WKH H[DFW QXPEHU LW ZDV D 300-page document!’ – and Alex tells me it’s getting harder to pick sessions. With a few years under their belt, the team have a fairly good idea of the balance of delegates and planning the Expo is ‘a matter of making sure that there is something for everyone, or at least something going on at some point during the conference that will be relevant IRU \RX¡ 7KH DXGLHQFH VSOLW $OH[ WHOOV PH LV FODVVURRP WHDFKHU DQG KHDG WHDFKHU SULYDWH music teacher and the rest divided into peripatetic teachers and workshop leaders. )UHVK RÍż WKH VXFFHVV RI 0XVLF 'UDPD (GXFDWLRQ )UHVK RÍż WKH VXFFHVV RI 0XVLF 'UDPD (GXFDWLRQ Expo in Manchester – ‘Expo North’ – the Rhinegold Education team is getting ready for the sixth year RI WKHLU Ă DJVKLS HYHQW LQ /RQGRQ /DVW \HDU¡V ([SR VDZ RYHU YLVLWRUV IURP GLÍżHUHQW FRXQWULHV in two days, and numbers are expected to be the same, if not more, this year. ‘As far as we know, we are still the biggest.’ So what’s new in 2018? ‘After six years, the format is pretty much set,’ $OH[ 6WHYHQV +HDG RI &RQWHQW RI 0XVLF 'UDPD Education Expo, tells me. ‘But this year we will be hosting a new item called the ‘Creator’s Corner’, where teachers and delegates can meet the authors and composers whose books they use day in and day out.’

Music & Drama Education Expo 2018 will be held at London Olympia on 22-23 February.

‘There is something for everyone,’ Alex tells me. ‘Sessions to manage your performance nerves; ukulele progression; grime with a session on ´*URZQ D *ULPH 2SHUDÂľ ² WKHUH¡V VRPHWKLQJ for everyone.’ /DVW \HDU %LOO %DLOH\ ZDV D VSHFLDO JXHVW ² DQG there will be another guest lined up for 2018 (at the time of this going to print, Rhinegold Education had not made an announcement). ‘Coordinating the education world and showbiz world is fairly tricky!’, Alex laughs. %RRN \RXU IUHH WLFNHW IRU 0XVLF 'UDPD (GXFDWLRQ Expo at musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk/ london

‘On the policy side of the sector, we are still planning – however, we will be hosting a panel on music education hubs but from a teacher’s perspective.

We will be asking a panel of teachers how they themselves work with their hub and whether or not they feel their relationship is the best it can be.’

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Speakers: Henry Vann, Head of External Affairs, ISM and Seminar Theatre Kevin Rogers 23 February 2018 11:15 - 11:30 Rhinegold Theatre 22 February 2018 11:15 - 12:00 Against a challenging landscape of EBacc and funding cuts, this session will arm you with the practical strategies, tips and data you need to make the case for music in your school to your SLT, school governors, parents and students. Led by Kevin Rogers (County Inspector, Hampshire County Council’s Music Service) and Henry Vann (Head of External Affairs, ISM). [KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4]

We present the results from the annual ISM tuition fees survey, including breakdown of regions, and will provide tips for self-employed visiting instrumental, singing and music teachers in schools and employed visiting instrumental, singing and music teachers in schools on setting and negotiating rates.

Francesca Treadaway, Communications Manager, ISM

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The next deadline for copy is 1 February for March/April issue.

Herbert Howells’s clavichord music Conductor and keyboard player Julian Perkins has just released the premiere of Herbert Howells’s clavichord music performed on the clavichord. These two discs contain all of Howells’s published music for clavichord: Lambert’s Clavichord Op. 41 and Howells’ Clavichord Books I and II. The recording features three instruments, including one from the collection of the late Christopher Hogwood, as well as detailed notes both about the music and the instruments.

Writing about Lambert’s Clavichord, Sir Richard Terry observed: ‘Mr Howells has absorbed all the wealth and variety of Tudor rhythms, but keeps his own individuality intact. His music is modern inasmuch as he uses chords and progressions unknown in Tudor times, but the spirit of the old composers is there all the while. In other words, he and his instruments are one.’

This double-disc is available on Amazon and through ASC Records. www.julianperkins.com

4 Strings Violinist Liz Partridge writes: 4 Strings was borne out of a need for accessible contemporary music for my young string quartets. These grade 6–8 level players performed pieces generously given by Philip Sawyers and Thomas Hewitt Jones, to a high standard, and garnered praise for themselves and the music.

Piccadilly Chamber Music Series Concert pianist, Warren MailleySmith is launching the Piccadilly Chamber Music Series on Friday 26 January, a brand new annual series of five chamber music concerts at the West End church of St James’s, Piccadilly. The first season will incorporate the complete Beethoven Piano Trios and each programme will include a work by a living composer and a contrasting selection of romantic masterpieces. Performers include CBSO leader Zoë Beyers (violin), Guildhall Head of Chamber Music Matthew Jones (violin), cellist extraordinaire Gabriella Swallow and award-winning soloists Ruth Palmer (violin), Victoria Simonsen (cello), Tim Lowe (cello) and Pavlos Carvalho (cello). January’s launch concert features virtuoso cellist Rowena Calvert and LSO violinist Rhys Watkins, where the programme includes Cecilia McDowall’s The Colour of Blossoms for piano trio. ISM members receive a 25% discount off all ticket prices for all concerts – using code: ISM25. Box office: 0333 666 3366.

The three books were born as a set when I approached Boosey and Hawkes who I`m delighted to say took the existing five quartets on. Books one and two, now named Discover and Explore joined book three, Pioneer, to complete the progression from grade 1 standard through to pieces for advanced players.

The pieces are carefully selected to provide equal interest in all parts, and a range of styles. Available as downloads from the website www. boosey.com/4strings, are bass parts and 3rd violin in lieu of viola, and the accompanying CD features the fantastic Tippett quartet and contains minus one tracks for your own use.

The series has been shortlisted for the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence in printed music.

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Sing: Ultimate A Cappella International vocal judge Rachel Mason is a judge for Sky1 television’s Sing: Ultimate A Cappella. During the series Rachel had the pleasure of working with music stars including Midge Ure, The Vamps, Gregory Porter and Imelda May. The show which aired in October and November was hosted

by Cat Deeley and featured a range of talented a cappella groups from across the country.

are based on extensive research into Chopin’s Autographs, draft/sketch Peter Aviss’s Concerto for viola receives manuscripts, annotated scores, its world premiere on Saturday original editions and all available 27 January at West Faversham sources.

Community Centre. The concerto has This unique book, with detailed been composed for Martin Outram and commentary on the various aspects will be performed by Martin with the governing Chopin interpretation, is Oare String Orchestra (OSO), conducted available from www.angelalear.com or

by Peter Aviss FISM. email info@angelalear.com.

Martin Outram is well known as the violist in the renowned Maggini Brixworth Music Festival Quartet, professor of viola at the Royal 20–29 April 2018 Academy of Music, and viola soloist Spring 2018 will once again and performer. Martin has been a witness the village of Brixworth, soloist with OSO on four previous Northamptonshire and its historic occasions, one of which was the 2012 OSO Composition Competition, where Anglo Saxon All Saints’ Church, hosting a feast of music making from rock he was also one of the judges. through to classical. Highlights for The concerto is a three-movement 2018 will include an International work lasting just under 30 minutes.

Competition for Women Composers The other works in the programme and a range of live performances are Capriol Suite by Warlock, Handel’s by artists such as Memphis Blue, Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 7, Suk’s pianist Oksana King, the County’s Meditation and Nielsen’s Little Suite. award winning Youth Brass Band, Fiori Musicale and Brixworth Further details can be found at www.

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Quartet, John Clare Wind Quintet, and an evening with Gwion Thomas Interpreting Chopin (baritone) and friends. Something for Angela Lear’s new book, Chopin: everyone! For more information please Interpreting the Grandes Etudes, Op 10 visit the Festival’s web site or contact and Op 25, has just been published and ISM member Peter Dunkley direct at includes two CDs: peterdunkley@btinternet.com.

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As an award-winning arranger and vocalist, Rachel has enjoyed a varied career. She writes songs for international pop stars, teaches singing and runs choirs in the North Somerset area. Rachel also works with charities and her song, Body On Mute is the anthem for two anti-bullying charities. The song also won a prestigious award and the lyrics featured on a range of American Apparel t-shirts.

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Our new members We offer a warm welcome to the following members who joined before 30 November.

Full members Birmingham Sarah Farmer MMus Arjun Jethwa BMusBirm Meghan Killen BMusHonsBirm Catherine Lamb MACantab Rebecca Stubbs BMusHonsBirm

Bournemouth Caroline Moss BAHonsBristol

Brighton Carly Brooks BAHonsSussex Louis Forte BABIMM Peter Harrison DipABRSM

Bristol Sophie Brown BAHonsBristol Sarah Felton BA(Open) Scott Hazell BAHons Rachel Mason DipLCM LLCM MABathSpa BMusWales

Cheltenham Gregory Abrahams PGCert Sebastian Field Vicki Field BAHons(Open) Omar Khokher DipRAM Simon Probert Harry Sargeant BMusBirm Kristyann Symonds BMus(UCE)

Croydon Alison Blackwell BAMusHons

Devon & Cornwall Chloe Stratta BMusManch

Eastbourne & Hastings Anthony Shaw

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Julian Brewer Nicola Cole BMusHonsRWCMD

Roxanne Benezra BA

Satoko Doi-Luck MMus(RCM)

Tom Ferguson MEngMusicTechSystems Gillian Ford Geraldine McGreevy Stephen O’Regan DipRCM Kate Walsh MACityUniv Talulah Yunkers BMusRNCM

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Lily Caunt BAHonsBristol Joe Chesterman-March BMusHonsManch Sharon Emmot Susan Evans MMusManc Ali Roocroft BMusHonsRNCM Simon Russell MACantab

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London – South West Paul Brunner DipRAM LRAM Hannah Davidson BANewcastle Alison Duguid BAHonsDunelm PPRNCM Simon Lewis ARCO

Georgina Biddle BA(Mus) Ellie Jamieson BANewcastle Julia Kennard ARCM MMus(RCM) Kevin McNestry BAHons

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Nottingham Georgia Arnold BAYorkStJohn Molly Hooper MPerf Robert Murray BAChichester

Scotland – South West Anna Rastopchina Dip. St Petersburg

South Wales Scott Baker MMus(RWCMD)

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Wiltshire Jonathan Hilton-King

Oxford Timothy Grant-Jones GRSM

Portsmouth Chloe Dixon BAHonsChichester

Reading Alexa Terry BAHonsBathSpa

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Student members Birmingham Joanna Cartwright Mahaliah Edwards Nathaniel King Maja Pluta

Brighton Morven Graham Georgie McBurnie Finley Thomson

Bristol Sarah Wynne

Cambridge Thomas Hood Luciano Martusciello

Devon & Cornwall Peter Richards

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Impulse Music Consultants Impulse Music Consultants have been supporting musicians and composers for over 20 years and we were reminded recently, by Impulsepromoted composer, Julia Usher, of a small piece of Russian history in which we were involved.

Above: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s new concert hall Photo: Hufton & Crow

Right: A small piece of Russian history: Tom Wilson signing the Composers’ Accord with Tikhon Khrennikov Photo: Courtesy of Impulse Music Consultants

In 2017 Impulse continues to champion new Russian music through the works of one of the most original Russian composers of this century, Nikolai Kapustin.

His compositions for piano and ensemble combine technical brilliance with jazz influences. It is well worth taking a look if you do not know his work and you can find lots of editions in the Impulse online shop, tutti.co.uk.

The Composers’ Guild of Great Britain sent a delegation of composers and performers (including Julia Usher and impulse-music.co.uk – 01760 441448 Impulse Partners Geraldine Allen and geraldine@impulse-music.co.uk Sarah Rodgers) to ‘perestroika’ Russia in 1989 to give concerts, have dialogue ABCD with Russian composers, and sign an Royal Birmingham accord between our two nations.

New to abcd are ground-breaking Conservatoire courses for music teachers in secondary It was a highly memorable visit, not and primary schools called Get them Spanning over 15 months and featuring least for the growing anticipation singing, keep them singing! Both among creative artists that a artists such as Nigel Kennedy, courses, Leading Singing in Secondary momentous shift in Russian politics Sir Lenny Henry, Danielle De Niese, was about to take place. Paradoxically, Schools and Leading Singing in Nitin Sawhney, John Rutter and Primary Schools are aimed at teachers the Composers’ Guild equivalent, the Yuja Wang plus many more, Royal who wish to develop their knowledge Russian ‘House of Composers’ was Birmingham Conservatoire Opening of leading singing for young and at that time still under the control Festival brings world-class artists to changing voices. In addition, Birmingham to celebrate the opening of the despotic Tikhon Khrennikov Encouraging Young Vocal Leaders is who has gone into the history of the Conservatoire’s new state-ofbeing offered for the first time, for books for terrorising some of the the-art home.

GSCE/A-Level students wishing to leading Russian composers including The season begins on Sunday 11 develop vocal leadership skills.

Shostakovitch, Khachaturian and March 2018 with a Royal Gala concert Schnittke, denouncing their music as, All three courses will be made available performed by the Royal Birmingham ‘alien to realistic Soviet art’. History via Music Hubs, Academy Schools and Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, was made as Khrennikov signed the Music Services across the UK. conducted by CBSO’s Music Director, accord in 1989 with Composers’ Guild Mirga Gražinyte˙-Tyla.

‘This suite of new abcd courses should Chairman and former ISM member, be welcomed by all Music Education composer Tom Wilson.

Not only will the festival see Hubs in the country and included in international stars grace the stage, but th their Singing Strategies. Individual there will also be a focus on the rising te teachers in schools will welcome stars and grass roots artists of the local th the practical skills, knowledge and music scene, as per the Conservatoire’s co confidence these flexible courses commitment to nurturing talent and w will provide.’ providing a hub for performing arts in Su Susan Hollingworth, Leading choral the city. di director, Sing Up Ambassador, animateur More details to be announced soon for Fi Find out more at abcd.org.uk/training/ this landmark festival. ab abcd-courses.

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musical theatre. At higher grades, singing lieder or chanson in the Trinity’s new 2018-2021 singing original languages brings the syllabus is now available to download performer right to the very heart of from trinitycollege.com/singing. the recognised canon of Classical repertoire. For those who prefer a Containing more than 1,000 songs for more contemporary style, there are all ages, stages and types, our syllabus plenty of songs by current composers is an exciting start to a musical journey to explore. which will lead to confident singing in the exam room and beyond, New graded songbooks with embedding a lifelong love of singing, teaching notes, translations, audio performance and communication. pronunciation guides and recordings Creating a unique musical identity for of the piano accompaniments, every singing student is at the heart of provide singers with exciting Trinity’s values. repertoire for every level. A new vocal exercises book, with newly Repertoire ranges from popular Disney composed exercises, gives singers songs through to Classical oratorio and support for pitch and tone, rhythm, opera to high-octane contemporary

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and diction. In all exercises, relaxed breath control, accurate intonation and well-modulated and flexible tone are expected, alongside musical shaping and communication of character and style.

Visit trinitycollege.com/singing to download the syllabus and a sample booklet containing some of the songs and exercises.

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Len Rhodes Music

Above: Rizzi with students Oscar Castellino and Blaise Malaba Photo: Oliver Edwards

Right: Heidi Pegler Photo: Adrian Travis

Happy New Year from Len Rhodes Music Inc, your trusted source for unique downloadable arrangements of music for piano, organ, choir, strings, brass, woodwinds and ensembles. Enhance your teaching and resource library with music and reference books available on www. lenrhodesmusic.com. For those teachers who have an aspiring composer in their studio, we recommend Teaching Composition in Royal Welsh College of the Private Music Studio – A Practical Music & Drama Guide that delves into exercises on rhythmic and melodic dictation, Sir Bryn Terfel, Rebecca Evans and Sir antecedent and consequent phrases; Brian McMaster, along with Hodge as well as suggestions for more International Chair in Conducting contemporary harmonies. This book Carlo Rizzi, and David Pountney was the result of many requests from have formed a Circle of Presidents teachers after Len’s presentation at the for the new David Seligman Opera Music Teachers National Association School at the Royal Welsh College of conference. Perfect Pitch For You Music & Drama (RWCMD). They join – how to develop Perfect Pitch by Hodge International Chair, and world Professor Alla Elana Cohen introduces renowned opera coach John Fisher of and develops this process; Professor New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

Cohen’s work with both adults The work of the David Seligman Opera and children at the New England School at the RWCMD, in association Conservatory is recognized worldwide. with Welsh National Opera, will ensure A New Dictionary of Composers is that Wales continues to produce some a comprehensive and up-to-date of the world’s leading artistic operatic listing of over 3,500 composers; talent, enabling emerging artists to this will save you hours looking for train alongside some of the leading similar information online or in other figures in opera today. reference books. Like to get free stuff?

Manuscript paper templates and How The Circle of Presidents will act as to remember your key signatures ambassadors, enhancing the national are free! Remember ISM members and international profile of the school, receive 15% discount – use ISM2018 at and drawing on a vast combined checkout experience to inspire our future opera makers.

The David Seligman Opera School will provide a unique training environment at the College across all disciplines of opera performance and production – from singers and instrumentalists to conductors, directors, repetiteurs, stage managers and designers.

It will also incorporate a new Masters programme for opera directors led by Hodge International Chair in Directing Martin Constantine.

The David Seligman Opera School is now recruiting students for September 2018.

AOTOS

Nicola-Jane Kemp writes: The AOTOS Autumn Conference – Text, Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Action, Imagination took place at St Paul’s Girls’ School, London on 29 October 2017. Speakers included David Anthony Vinden on Two-part Hearing, Sue Anderson on Accompaniment for the reluctant keyboard player, Nicola Harrison and Alan Watson on Anatomy & Imagination in effective singing teaching and Niamh McGukin on Vitality and Narrative in Song – engaging students with text.

Events in the new year include Professional Development Days around the UK. Professor Dane Chalfin will be leading a session at The SAGE, Gateshead on Saturday 27 January.

Kingswood School, Bath is the venue for our South West Area Professional Development Day on Sunday 18 February with Heidi Pegler. As one of the compilers for the newly-revised ABRSM Singing Syllabus, this will be a chance to explore the new syllabus and marking system with sung performances from students.

All events are open to non-members.

Go to aotos.org.uk for further details and to book.

Trybooking When creating and rehearsing for school concerts, it is so nice to have one less thing to worry about, and that can be the admin of organising concert tickets, be it the preparation and printing, or the distribution and collecting the money.

As one Director of Music said after using Trybooking, ‘we have been frantically pulling together a new programme, while the tickets have sold quietly in the background’.

Trybooking enables schools and musical organisations to sell tickets online easily from their website, social media and email to guests, making it easy for parents and guests to choose seats including disabled seats, pay easily online and have tickets emailed to them immediately.

All in one easy step. For more details go to trybooking.co.uk.

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Above: PGCert in Performance Teaching at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama Photo: Paul Cochrane

Guildhall School of Music & Drama The Guildhall School’s PGCert in Performance Training is open for applications. Designed to support professional artists who teach as part of their practice, this one-year part-time programme is delivered at specified weekends and in school holidays. It takes a blended learning approach, combining workshops with online learning activity, supported by a team of world-renowned practitioners.

The application deadline is 28 March 2018 at gsmd.ac.uk/perfteaching.

The School is delighted to announce two recent awards. Professor of Composition Laurence Crane received the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists 2017, one of the largest awards for composers in the UK. In addition, a partnership project Music, Memory and Me from Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust won Best Collaborative Arts Project at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2017, the project uses music to break down barriers in the wards of older patients, including those with dementia.

Concerts from Scratch/ The Really Big Chorus Marianne Barton writes: Two performances of Messiah on 12 November at the Royal Albert Hall (the Scratch® Youth Messiah and Messiah from Scratch®) presented almost 5,000 singers and raised over £14,000 for WaterAid and the British

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Heart Foundation.

In 2018 we’ve music-making of a more intimate nature, chartering an exclusive boat on Portugal’s ‘River of Gold’ 16–23 March. The ultimate holiday: a relaxing cruise, spectacular scenery and singing with Brian Kay (madrigals and Bob Chilcott’s Dances of Time). Come and unwind!

Our RAH concerts in 2018 feature The Armed Man and orchestral music

by Ralph Vaughan Williams on 20 May, commemorating the end of WWI; Brian Kay conducts.

Also, a rare chance to sing Mendelssohn’s rousingly tuneful Hymn of Praise on 8 July, coupled with Fauré’s Requiem.

Bob Chilcott conducts, marking 50 years since he recorded the Requiem with Sir David Willcocks and sang the Pie Jesu as a treble.

The idea for the range arose when founder, Daniella Gluck, realised how difficult it was to source suitable performance clothes for her daughter.

It is now easy for any cellist to find the perfect pair of palazzo trousers or for a choir to find an easy-care dress that will suit every body shape. We hope we’ve thought of it all, but with new garments currently on the drawing board, it helps if you tell us what you want! Go to blackdresscode.com and have a look.

British Voice Association In November, the BVA and Association of British Choral Directors cohosted an Interactive Choral Day. Conductors from across the UK enjoyed an inspirational day with practical sessions on topics including leadership, rehearsal preparation, conducting skills, warm-ups and acoustics.

Chain Reactions (21 January, London) will explore the adverse effect on the larynx of biomechanical problems elsewhere in the body.

This interactive day is suitable for all voice professionals including teachers and therapists, and will trbc.co.uk highlight the success of kinetic chain assessment and subsequent Black Dress Code case management. Speakers: Nicholas Gibbins (ENT), Greg Ryan For the first time ever, classical and (physiotherapist), Barbara Houseman jazz musicians have a range of stylish and Michael Dahl Rasmussen (voice performance clothes available to them teachers). year-round, in one place, at the click of a mouse.

For World Voice Day 2018 (16 April), we are launching a leaflet explaining Black Dress Code is the first company the multi-disciplinary work of NHS to create a collection of stylish clothes Voice Clinics and the wide range of designed specifically to meet the treatments available to those in vocal performance needs of classical and difficulty. jazz musicians. With the help of an array of talented, top designers, our BVA events are open to non-members. skirts allow complete freedom to For details, plus a range of free breathe and every detail on our shirts downloadable voice care resources, has been carefully thought through visit britishvoiceassociation.org.uk to provide the perfect performance garment. No-one has ever bought one of our shirts and returned it. We have

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Ask me a question Charlotte Treadaway Freelance musician, teacher and marketer

Who (or what) has most influenced you and your career?

Who is your all-time favourite artist and why?

I try not to base inspiration on any one person; my axiom is that good things come to those who work hard. My experiences have led me to meet all sorts of personalities, and I like to think I can draw some token of inspiration or learnings from them all.

Paramore. Slightly unconventional perhaps, but I have loved the band since the beginning and they continuously push boundaries and evolve musically in quite an organic way.

What would you say is your greatest achievement to date?

Last year! I took an opportunity at the start of 2017 to take control of my career and to try lots of new things. Since then, I’ve been Tell us a little about yourself. on tour, worked on the Ivor Novellos and I am best described as a ‘portfolio musician’. played at the O2’s 10th Birthday Shows, as I work in marketing (music and otherwise), well as teaching lots of amazing students, I gig regularly and teach students privately playing other incredible gigs and working and at a music school in Woolwich. on other brilliant projects.

This is the case at the time of writing this – p g on I switch up the balance depending mber of students gigs that come in, number cts. and marketing projects.

What was the last CD/music download that you purchased? Paramore – After Laughter.

What are your plans for the future?

To continue what I’m doing. If I’m still doing this in 10 years, I’ll be happy!

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Supportive. 2017 could have gone a lot differently without the support of the ISM.

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