Music Journal November/December 2019

November/December 2019 MilosĚŒ Karadaglic Grassroots Music Venues Spotlights on Music in Hospitals & Care

ISM MUSIC JOURNAL NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019

Welcome The festive season will soon be upon us, but at the time of writing this editorial Brexit turmoil dominates the headlines, and there is even talk of a December election. The turmoil is taking its toll on Government with civil servants being redeployed across Whitehall. It is not altogether clear whether this is the reason why there has been a delay to the renewal of the National Plan for Music Education which currently runs to 2020.

Above: Deborah Annetts Photo: Mark Thompson

Even more worryingly there is still no confirmation of funding for Music Education Hubs from the Government after 31 March 2020. The ISM and Music Mark have jointly written to Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education, asking for ongoing investment of at least £100M per annum for Music Education Hubs and for that funding to be sustained for at least five years. We should not forget that the current level of funding, £75m per annum, is less than the amount which the Local Authority Music Services used to receive, namely £82.5m, BEFORE the Music Education Hubs were introduced in 2012. The ISM will continue to lobby hard for clarity on Hub funding sooner rather than later since we know that this is of tremendous concern to so many ISM members.

On the Brexit front, the ISM is working hard to make sure that you have all the information you will need if you are touring to the EU post-Brexit.

If there is no deal then not only will there be a lot more red tape to get through but there will be additional costs to cover. The total cost could be as much as £1,000 per musician per year in a no-deal Brexit. This is made up of carnets, which can cost between £500-£700 depending on the value of the instrument or equipment; business travel insurance including medical cover which could cost musicians anywhere between £100 to £320 per annum; potentially visas; issues around tax and social security; and Musical Instrument Certificates which are currently free but are set to incur a fee from 2020. So make sure you get your MIC now.

Front Cover Christmas fun with Music In Hospitals & Care Photo: Courtesy of Music In Hospitals & Care See feature on pages 19–21 Inset images: Miloš Karadaglic Photo: Lars Borges

If you haven’t already, please do sign up to our Save Music campaign to protect music and musicians whatever happens as a result of Brexit.

To find out more and get involved go to savemusic.org.uk. The ISM’s Brexit Essentials Kit, available for members, contains a range of services and discounts for musicians to get organised and save money when they are working in the UK, Europe and internationally. For further information you can visit our website at ism.org.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity of wishing you a successful and musical festive period whatever the weather and whatever happens in the world of Brexit!

See feature on pages 8–10 Savages Photo: Neelam Khanvela See feature on pages 12–17

deborah@ism.org In the September/October issue of ISM Music Journal we mistakenly reported that Sheku Kanneh-Mason is currently a student at the Royal College of Music. He is in fact studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Hannah Roberts FRNCM HomRAM (Principal Cellist, Manchester Camerata; Professor of Cello, Royal Academy of Music; Professor of Cello, Royal Northern College of Music).

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News & Campaigns Neil Hoyle, 1950-2019 Legal & business Professional development

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Miloš Karadaglic Grassroots Music Venues Spotlight on Music in Hospitals & Care

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News from our members Classified advertising News from our corporate members Local events listings Ask me a question

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News & campaigns Head of Music at Bangor University in 2012, and was awarded a Personal Chair in 2016. He is a Council Member of the Royal Musical Association, was formerly Vice-Chair of the National Association for Music in Higher Education, and has also served on the Board of the ISM since 2018.

Professor Chris Collins announced as ISM President-Elect

George Vass, who was announced as President-Elect in ISM Music Journal earlier in the year, sadly stepped down from the role due to ever-increasing demands on his time. This includes numerous conducting engagements and his roles as Artistic Director of the internationally-renowned Presteigne Festival and as treasurer and governor of the Royal Society of Musicians. George, a committed ISM member since 1980, remains a keen supporter of the ISM in all of its work and wishes it well in its future endeavours. The ISM likewise wishes George all the best with the future.

Find out more about Professor Chris Collins at ism.org/news

The ISM is delighted to announce Professor Chris Collins, Head of the School of Music and Media at Bangor University, as ISM President-Elect at a ISM calls for continued music critical time of great change, both within the music education hub funding of £100m sector and in the broader national and international context as the UK awaits its departure from the EU. He The ISM, alongside Music Mark, has called for the will become ISM President 2020-21 in April 2020 when government to confirm continued funding of at least Dr Jeremy Huw Williams’ term comes to an end. £100m per annum for music education hubs for the Professor Chris Collins joined the lecturing staff of next five years. The current funding settlement for the School of Music at Bangor University in 2001 after music education hubs currently runs until 31 March completing a PhD on European influences on the 2020 and no further funding has been confirmed – Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). He has putting thousands of peripatetic teachers at risk of worked extensively on early 20th-century music in losing their jobs as music education hubs face an France and Spain, and has more recently branched out uncertain future. into the study of 1960s popular music. Current projects Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM said: include a monograph on Falla’s experience of music by composers of other nationalities, and a new critical ‘Without the Government’s continuous investment edition of Falla’s prose writings. He teaches an eclectic over the past seven years the work of the music range of topics in music history and performance, and education hubs to ensure more equitable opportunity directs the Bangor University Symphony Orchestra and would not have been possible. However, it is vital there is no gap in funding whilst the Plan is being Chorus. ‘refreshed’ and that the Government confirms its He was awarded a Bangor University Honorary commitment to music education hubs from April 2020 Teaching Fellowship in 2007, and is a Fellow of the as soon as possible. As it currently stands, peripatetic Higher Education Academy. He was a member of the teachers – thousands of which the ISM represents – are QAA benchmark revision panel for Music in 2015-16, at risk of redundancy as music education hubs are put and has been an adviser to a number of organisations at financial risk. on music education at all levels. He was appointed

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Music education in the classroom is already in crisis.

Without this funding, this additional provision will also either be drastically cut or parents and schools will face the rising costs.’

full agreement of the Council, posthumous Honorary Membership of the ISM has been conferred upon to Neil as a tribute to his 17 years of dedication to the ISM. See page 5 for a full tribute to Neil.

ISM at Women Make Music Conference The ISM’s Chief Executive, Deborah Annetts, delivered the Keynote Presentation ‘101 Years After Women’s Suffrage: Has Music Got the Message?’ at the Second International Women Make Music Conference at Bangor University on 6 September. In her speech, Deborah discussed the role of music in the women’s suffrage movement, the findings from the ISM’s Dignity at work report, the recent Keychange initiative, equal pay and the fight for shared parent leave.

Alongside this announcement, a letter signed by over 170 music education hubs, high profile artists such as Sir Simon Rattle, Alison Balsom OBE, Tasmin Little OBE, Dr Jeremy Huw Williams (ISM President 2019-20), and music organisations was published in The Times.

Read more at ism.org/news

ISM at Westminster Education Forum The ISM’s Chief Executive Deborah Annetts delivered a keynote speech titled ‘The current state of music education’ at the Westminster Education Forum event Music education in England – designing the new ‘model’ curriculum, the future for music hubs and looking ahead to the next National Plan for Music Education. In her speech Deborah discussed the current issues surrounding music education, including the uptake of GCSE and A Level music, Ofsted, hub funding and the findings of the State of the Nation report. Find out more at ism.org/news.

Read the ISM’s Dignity at work report at bit.ly/DignityatworkISM

CITES-designated ports announcement The UK Government has confirmed that an additional four ports (Belfast Seaport, Dover, Eurotunnel and Holyhead) will be CITES-designated to handle the movement of protected animals or plants on the CITES list to ensure there is enough capacity to transport CITES products in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

This is a success for the ISM and our Save Music campaign. This development is a key recommendation within our report Impact of Brexit on Musicians, published in May this year. The ISM has been engaged in regular talks with DEFRA and therefore thanks DEFRA for their attentive work on this issue.

Former ISM Chief Executive Neil Hoyle posthumously awarded ISM Honorary Membership It is with great sadness that the ISM reports the untimely death of Neil Hoyle, its former Chief Executive, on 31 August 2019 at the age of 68. The President, Dr Jeremy Huw Williams, was honoured to represent the ISM at the funeral, which took place at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Charlton-onOtmoor on 26 September. The uplifting music at the service was performed with distinction by Choral Scholars from The Queen’s College, Oxford; the Tribute was given by Professor Sir Andrew Wiles, and the Address was given by The Reverend Stephen Hayes.

On the recommendation of the President and with the

In the event of a no-deal Brexit, anyone wishing to bring a specimen of a protected species of animal or plant (including, for example, ivory in musical instruments) into the UK or export to the EU will require a CITES document. The ISM recommends that touring musicians get their Musical Instrument Certificates now.

Find out more at bit.ly/CITESgov Continued overleaf È

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for many musicians to tour in the EU because of the additional costs and uncertainties they will face. The Government must support this critical part of the On 23 August the ISM’s Senior Research and Policy Officer, Naomi Bath, spoke at the Association of British UK’s creative industries. If they do not, then not only will musicians suffer but so will the soft power and Choral Directors (abcd) Festival as part of a panel. reputation of the UK. ’ The subject was titled ‘The Future of Choral Music in Europe’. Naomi discussed the ISM’s latest report on The ISM is working hard to make sure that you Brexit, Impact of Brexit on Musicians and the recent have all the information you will need if you are no-deal Brexit guidance. touring to the EU post-Brexit. Find out everything you need to know at ism.org/advice/brexit

Brexit Essentials Kit From visas to car hire, accommodation to advice, we’ve highlighted a range of ISM services so you can get organised and save money when you’re working in the UK, in Europe and beyond.

Find out more about how musicians can prepare for Brexit at ism.org/Brexit

DCMS publishes no-deal touring advice On Wednesday 2 October, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published its latest advice for arts, cultural, creative, heritage and sports organisations on touring Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM said: ‘We welcome the recent advice published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for touring musicians post-Brexit. However, the reality remains that a no-deal Brexit will make it impossible

If you have difficulties completing the survey online, please contact us on 020 7221 3499.

Take part in our annual fees survey

CITES: Get your Musical Instrument Certificates (MICs) NOW!

The ISM’s annual survey of teaching rates is now available online at http://bit.ly/ISMfees2019. For the first time this year, the survey will cover examiners’ pay, group teaching rates, holiday pay and pension contributions, as well as our usual questions about your fees.

If your instrument contains materials protected by CITES (Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) e.g. ivory, rosewood, tortoiseshell and others, and you travel with your instrument to the EU27 to perform, you will require an MIC (Musical Instrument Certificate) if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Currently MICs are only required outside the EU and are free of charge. However, the ISM understands from discussions with DEFRA that a charge for MICs is likely to be introduced in 2020, which the ISM will lobby strongly against.

Please do take part in the survey – the more musicians who complete the survey, the more authoritative the results will be as an indicator of what musicians have been charging.

The survey will take less than ten minutes to complete so please let us know your thoughts. The deadline to complete the survey is 30 November and we will publish the results early in the New Year.

If you have difficulties completing the survey online, please contact us on 020 7221 3499.

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Find out more at: ism.org/advice/ brexit-services-for-ism-members

Most importantly: if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October, MICs will be required for the transportation of instruments containing CITES materials to the EU. The ISM therefore strongly recommends that you apply for your MIC now while it is still free of charge! Apply here: http://bit.ly/CITESISM

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Neil Hoyle, 1950-2019 Neil Hoyle, Chief Executive of the ISM from 1990 to 2008, died on 31 August after a long illness.

Neil was an exceptionally gifted school pupil, passionate about cycling and highly musical. He went to Edinburgh University to read Music where he jointly ran the Music Society, and then to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, to study Music Education.

‘That is sad news. He was so supportive. I would never have been President without his enthusiasm.’

Following university, he pursued a career in Whitehall.

After secondments to Lambeth Council and the Treasury, Neil became Private Secretary to three successive Transport Ministers, Kenneth Clarke, Paul Channon and Cecil Parkinson.

‘I had a highly enjoyable Presidential year, and am very glad to have served during Neil’s time.’

In 1990, Neil decided to return to music by becoming the Chief Executive of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. His flair for administration and his courteous handling of the members plus his unflinching support of their interests ushered in a successful period for the ISM. Above: Neil Hoyle Photo: Courtesy of the Hoyle family

After seventeen years at the ISM, new pastures beckoned. Neil sought to escape the increasingly busy south east and moved to a deeply rural area in Scotland where the family took on a renovation project – their beloved house, Carstramon.

Neil’s death in August was at the far too early age of 68 years old. In remembering him, many friends have written about his wonderful smile and his patient and engaging manner. At his heart, Neil was a highly cultured man with a great depth of knowledge of literature and music. He was renowned for his wonderful letters and emails which were a tour de force of writing. His passion for food, travelling in Europe and cycling made a great impression on all who knew him.

Neil leaves his wife, Jill, and their two daughters, Catherine and Emily.

Several ISM Presidents have written their own tributes to Neil:

‘[Neil] was a lovely man, a tower of strength to me, and such a wonderful ambassador for the ISM.’

‘[Neil] made such a distinguished contribution to the ISM. I remember with affection his wise comments, and well-judged actions as he steered many of the meetings that I attended.’

‘Neil was an inspiring and dedicated Chief Executive.

Very much a ‘people person’ he built up the Society to serve its members in an open and warm-hearted way.

In my dealings with him during my hugely enjoyable year as President, Neil was ever-helpful. At meetings the right paper was always available, ISM agendas and procedures always beautifully managed, and all present were welcomed. Planning the Conference was brilliantly done by Neil, so ably assisted by ISM staff.

Thank you, Neil, for your years of great service to music and musicians!’

‘He was indeed a lovely man’ Here, to complete the picture, are just two of the many comments from former members of the ‘Performers & Composers’ and ‘Music in Education’ section committees: ‘He was such a special, genuine, gentle, honest person whom I respected enormously and loved working with.’

‘I shall never forget his erudite [Editorial] introductions to the ISM’s magazine.’

‘That is very sad – he was indeed a lovely person and will be much missed.’

The ISM has posthumously awarded Neil Honorary Membership of the ISM to honour his life in music and his outstanding contribution to the ISM’s ‘I am very sad. I thought Neil was absolutely marvellous. He was the most tremendous help to me; I rich history. couldn’t have managed without him. But he was also a With thanks to Jill Hoyle (Neil’s wife), Professor John Morehen great friend, who couldn’t have been kinder and more (ISM President 2003-4) and Kim Davenport Gee (former ISM Head of Publications & Events). lovely to know.’

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Legal & business The next guide in our ‘How to….’ series: How to… Negotiate contracts, by Victoria Barrett VLT Legal, will be out soon. Get started with this taster from the guide where Victoria gives you the fundamentals for successful contract negotiations.

Negotiating contracts Introduction Contracts are important to all professionals, and many services offered by musicians are provided on a freelance basis, under some form of service contract.

Service contracts can range from a simple invoice with additional terms and conditions to a complex, lengthy agreement like a recording contract. Make sure you understand the main matters in a contract, including the definition of the service, how long it lasts, fees, and what happens when things go wrong.

Confirming this upfront can avoid bitter, expensive arguments later.

Read the contract • Allow yourself time to read the contract thoroughly – never rush into signing on the spot.

• Note any aspects you do not understand, along with facts and figures you want to reference and relevant clause numbers so you have everything to hand when you start discussing terms.

• Check to see if any words you do not understand are defined somewhere, such as a separate Definitions clause, or within the text of the contract.

• Read complex passages aloud – this can really help things make sense.

• Stay emotionally detached. Review the contract critically. Imagine you are acting for another person, or ask someone to read the contract for you.

Knowing your value (and theirs) • Assess your worth objectively: what is the value of fees you currently receive? What do you aspire to?

• Be realistic about how much time and cost you will spend on projects. How many hours will it take to prepare a concerto, a recital, a lesson plan, or rehearse an album or performance set? What is your hourly rate? Use this to work out what your fee might be.

Compare with what you have been offered.

• Spend time researching the other side. How big are they? What is their financial position? What do others think of them? Check their social media profile. Is their style and ethos a good match?

• Check Companies House and the Charity Commission for further financial and other information: it could give you an idea of what fee levels the other side can afford.

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Your bargaining position Think about who holds the strongest position – you or them? Remember, it may not just be about money.

The fee may be low, but the engagement prestigious.

Or the fee is high, but working with that company will not enhance your reputation. A chance to work in a certain venue, or with certain musicians, may matter more to you than the fee. What matters to you most?

Negotiating the contract Be confident about asking for payment and presenting a contract. Never forget you are providing a service. Never be embarrassed to ask, whether for more money or an explanation of something you do not understand. Know exactly what you are asking for and provide your justification. Explain why you are asking for something, as the other side might be unaware of certain issues in your trade.

Tactics Select time and place well. Is the contract best discussed one-to-one or do you need backup?

Over the phone, in person or in writing? Always confirm anything agreed in conversation with an email – useful evidence if a dispute arises later.

Don’t lose sight of the bigger picture. Identify areas of the contract where you will not budge, and where you can in order to achieve what you really want.

Remember, sometimes you may not reach terms you are comfortable with. Walking away is always an option.

Keep some negotiating points in reserve: don’t concede everything at the start.

Ask for more than you think you will get: you could achieve your ideal figure, while appearing to make a concession you can leverage to gain something else.

Practise Write your negotiating points and say them out loud.

Have your notes in front of you for easy reference, and try to read the other side and their style of communication. If you are nervous, ask if you can bring a companion to the negotiations.

The ISM’s legal team offers free legal advice on your contracts. Write to us at: legal@ism.org or telephone on 020 7221 3499.

Professional development Performance Anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers

By Gregory Daubney, CPsychol, MSc and Dr Alison Daubney, PhD

Free webinar: Performance anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers 11 November, 12-1pm

Newly redesigned as a handy booklet, Performance Anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers, will provide you with easyto-use, practical strategies to help your students gain self-confidence and prepare effectively for upcoming performances – from their first performance to their one hundred and first.

Join the authors of Performance Anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers in this free webinar. Dr Alison Daubney, PhD and Greg Daubney, CPsychol, MSc will discuss how you can support your students to overcome their performance nerves using planning and useful psychological strategies.

Available as a printed book for £10 (£8 for ISM members) or a download (PDF and ePub) for £5 (£4 for ISM members)

ism.org/webinars

Catch up: Video Safeguarding for musicians ISM’s Head of Compliance, John Robinson, presented this overview of safeguarding fundamentals for musicians. You can learn about the legal basis for safeguarding and hear examples of good safeguarding practice for musicians working with children and vulnerable adults. It also offers a guide for ISM members to the ISM’s safeguarding requirements and what this means for you. ism.org/webinars

ismtrust.org/ performanceanxiety

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MiloĹĄ Karadaglic: ďŹ nding success through adversity and injury After enduring a devastating hand injury and subsequent problems with his mental health, guitarist MILOĹ is back with a UK tour and one of his most personal albums to date. The ISM’s Jessica Salter ďŹ nds out about his road to recovery and his new outlook on music.

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I got fed up of not being able to play and I picked up my guitar and told myself ‘‘you will now try and you will play no matter what’’. And somehow it was there. My hand hurt a lot, but I took a couple of months to build myself back up and soon I was playing concerts again.’

At some point in their career, a musician is likely to endure a physical injury or mental burn out.

MILOŠ feels that talking to each other and sharing experiences is the key to recovery. ‘In our world there is so much stigma around injury. People do not talk about injuries because they will always question: “Will he sound as good as he did before?’’

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At the time of writing, Miloš is currently in the middle of a UK autumn tour performing at a range of unique venues across the county and is excited to get back on the road. ‘I have been playing concerts It is all individual and these diagnoses are being since the Proms last year, maybe not as intensely as given way too lightly and they destroy people’s lives. this season is going to be, but I will be playing with By talking to each other and opening a conversation the wonderful 12 Ensemble and I can’t wait.’ about these issues, it will do us all the world of good Jessica Salter, Communications Officer, ISM because there is always a solution. It is not always in an injection or in a pill, it is inside you.’

‘Sound of Silence’ is out now on Decca Classics.

Since recovering from his hand injury, Miloš MILOŠ continues his UK-wide tour ‘The Voice of has released his new album: Sound of Silence. the Guitar’ throughout October and November, Many of the pieces are new arrangements of songs with extra dates added in January 2020. by artists such as Radiohead, Leonard Cohen and Portishead, which have a special meaning to him.

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Grassroots Music Venues Independent venues where aspiring performers can gain valuable experience and are essential to the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music economy but with many are under threat. Jessica Salter and Clare Stevens ďŹ nd out more.

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NATHAN CLARKE, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS Changes during the 1970s and 80s in licensing laws and ways of socialising meant many social clubs closed, but its location in the UK’s densest student population has helped the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds survive and flourish.

Every few years, new young people come through the doors, staying with us while they study.

Music does not pay for itself. So we need other ways to appeal to people. The Brudenell has a lot going on: live music, pool tables, darts and sporting events on our many live screens.

Highly diverse music scenes evolved in UK cities because people wanted to go out to socialise and discover new music. Social media and Netflix mean people stay in and listen to music online. So there’s less opportunity for young performers and music fans. Fewer people going to shows, and higher business rates mean promoters are forced to raise ticket prices – another barrier to young people attending live gigs.

The Brexit Effect Questions touring artists ask us: what visa to apply for, how much will we be charged for our merchandise, any tax changes we don’t know about? Should we even tour the UK in 2020 given the uncertainty?

Favourite gig since owning the Brudenell Social Club?

Despite almost 20 years running the venue, it’s impossible to pick a favourite.

For me it’s seeing people return to the venue and hearing about the memories they walk away with. brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

Brudenell Social Club. Photos: Courtesy of Music Venues Trust

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JEFF HORTON, THE 100 CLUB, LONDON The 100 Club, at 100 Oxford Street in London, is the world’s oldest independent music venue. Known as the 100 Club since 1964, there has been live music here since 1942 when it was known as the Feldman Jazz Club. My dad re-named it ‘100 Club’ in 1964 because he wanted more musical variety, getting residencies with The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who, among others.

Barry Marshall, Paul McCartney’s manager, called to say Paul wanted to do a show highlighting our importance. Paul’s gig was just amazing: the Godfather of rock music up on stage saying ‘Mr 100 Club, you have to save this place because it is really, really cool’.

That was when I thought, ‘This place just can’t close.’

Soon after, we agreed a sponsorship deal Visitors today reminisce about the jazz scene, with Converse which enabled us to survive.

After six years, we agreed a deal with Fred the Saturday reggae afternoons with bands Perry which has worked well and given us a such as Toots and the Maytals. The 100 Club distinct advantage over other venues. was a citadel of the 70s punk scene, and there was 90s Britpop/Indie with Oasis and Challenges persist. Monthly business rates Suede. With so many venues closing, we exceed £6,000 and neighbours complain have become more ‘precious’. about noise. The Agent of Change principle But in 2010 we faced a crisis. Hit by unsustainable rent increases, we announced our closure. Then two things happened.

only applies to developers and residents who moved in after the bill was passed.

If our grassroots live music venues shut, where are the future Pyramid Stage headliners at Glastonbury and the other UK festivals? I still hear a band play here for the first time and I’m amazed. When that stops, that’s when I walk away.

The Brexit Effect Who knows? Border restrictions will cause havoc, and limits to freedom of movement between Europe and the UK will be a disaster.

In a no-deal Brexit it will be far easier to run a festival in Europe than the UK. I get a lot of bands from the USA, doing only one show here and saying ‘we’re heading to Europe now’ – where many venues get support from local governments, and aren’t charged £6,000 per month in business rates! the100club.co.uk Continued overleaf È

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The Killers. Photo: Courtesy of King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut

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JOHN-PAUL MASON, PRODUCTION MANAGER, KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT, GLASGOW A lynchpin of the Scottish live music scene since 1990, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in the heart of Glasgow is a showcase for new and emerging bands and has also supported some of rock’s biggest names in their early careers – Oasis, Radiohead, The Killers, Pulp, Paolo Nutini and many more.

Playing King Tut’s basement bar and 300-seater ‘back room’ are important stepping stones for any new band. Play to 100 on your first gig, sell out next time - a big milestone – get the attention of bookers, who might invite you to support a bigger band at a larger venue. Tut’s has been here so long that playing here is a badge of honour – we’re almost a national treasure.

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King Tut’s is loved by the community and supported by the city council. If there’s trouble with noise or disturbance and they think it’s our fault the council will come down on us hard. We’re right next to some flats, so we have a strict 11.45pm curfew for playing music. Our biggest problem is noise from people leaving, especially those trying to get round the back to see high-profile artists after the show.

The Brexit Effect International bands do play here so the financial implications if Britain introduces visas are worrying. Visa costs can be a massive budget hit. Will this prevent bands coming to play here?

Favourite gig at King Tut’s?

Two really stand out. In 2017 Liam Gallagher came back to play about six songs to a small audience of competition winners. It was an amazing intimate experience. Last year The Killers were headlining a big Glasgow festival and offered a secret gig here afterwards. They came straight here, still hyper from the big stage – standing in the stairwell here at Tut’s, seeing them sing those famous songs, was another surreal experience. kingtuts.co.uk

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SAVE WOMANBY STREET CAMPAIGN Historic Womanby Street in Cardiff city centre is home to a cluster of vibrant GMVs. In 2017 Womanby Street workers and Cardiff music lovers united to defeat a major threat to live music venues from developers.

By early 2017, Womanby Street was in crisis.

The Moon Club closed temporarily while Dempseys and Four Bars closed for good.

Proposed residential developments – a hotel above the local Wetherspoons and new flats alongside Clwb Ifor Bach, together with noise complaints against Fuel Rock Club meant there was a major threat against every remaining music venue.

The ‘Save Womanby Street’ (SWS) campaign set up in response was dynamic and proactive, petitioning local Cardiff councillors, Welsh Assembly members and members of the UK Parliament to protect the street’s unique character, and also to change legislation to help protect music venues not only on Womanby Street but across the whole of Wales.

The planning applications were withdrawn.

The campaign had also raised awareness of this cultural hub, and visitors to music venues are up. The Moon re-opened following a crowdfunded campaign run by the Creative Republic of Cardiff, and all the music venues on the street are open and thriving.

The campaign drew massive public support, with a rally and march on Cardiff City Hall attended by thousands, including local politicians. SWS’s lobbying also led the Welsh Assembly to adopt the ‘agent of change’.

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Spotlight on: Music in Hospitals & Care Music in Hospitals & Care is making a big difference to people in healthcare by humanising clinical settings and creating joyful memories and meaningful interactions through music.

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‘Many who visit the Hive sessions for the first time are often hindered by low self-esteem; they tend to be very subdued and physically hunched,’ Charlie explains. ‘[After participation] people become visibly more confident, walk taller and seem to come alive… the performer wants to sing or play again and again.

I genuinely believe these sessions can give individuals, through a boost in confidence and self-worth, the initial platform to gain strength and move on to the next step in their recovery.’

Cat Riley, Communications & Engagement Officer, Music in Hospitals & Care To find out more about Music in Hospitals & Care, visit mihc.org.uk or follow @MiHCUK on social media.

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John Hosking and colleagues release new CD

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John Hosking MISM and his duo partner, Olivia Hunt (soprano) have teamed up with recent RCM graduate, Bethan Griffiths (harp) and RNCM student, Xander Croft (violin) to release a new CD on the Willowhayne label in conjunction with Naxos Global Logistics. The recording presents a programme of works for various combinations of organ, voice, violin and harp that are rarely performed, by composers Karg-Elert, Boellmann, Boulanger, Lang and others. The rarely recorded organ of St. Asaph Cathedral forms the backbone of the disc, demonstrating its versatility as a solo and accompanying instrument.

Composer Betty Roe MBE turns 90 Betty Roe MBE, one of Britain’s finest composers of English Song, celebrates her 90th birthday in November 2019.

Born in 1929, Betty began writing music early in her teenage years when, during the 1939-45 war, she found herself helping out at the local church with the choir practices.

Very soon she had her own boys’ choir and was forever searching for appropriate music for them to sing. She later won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department, which enabled her to have lessons for free at the Royal Academy of Music every Saturday morning. She later attended the Royal Academy again as a senior student.

A YouTube recording of the variations can be heard by searching for ‘Leo Terlouw Psalm 65’. For more details including sample pages, visit spiritoso.nl.

Update from New Ensemble Fair Oriana

Fair Oriana is an early music ensemble founded by ISM members Angela Hicks and Penelope Appleyard.

Known for their pure soprano voices and trademark blended sound, they combine historic and contemporary music, drawing on the traditional repertoire they love and commissioning new works with both period and jazz influences. They have already launched two new chamber music programmes – one Elizabethan and one baroque – around the UK and Betty’s musical career has seen her in Europe, recorded a disc of Thomas compose over 200 works including Morley duets, and are now looking operas, solo songs, choral music forward to upcoming performances or musicals, and entertainments at venues such as St Martin-in-the for children.

Fields, St George’s Hanover Square and Vienna’s Konzerthaus. Their next You can read our Ask me a Question London performance is on Friday 25 with Betty from ISM Music Journal March/April 2015 at ism.org/features. October at All Hallows by the Tower.

Find out more at fairoriana.com.

Paul Ritchie publishes ‘Variaties over Psalm 65’ Spiritoso Muziekuitgeverij has published Paul Ritchie’s ‘Variaties over Psalm 65’, a set of organ variations based on the Genevan melody by Louis Bourgeois (c.1510-1561).

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Guido Spannocchi releases new record All the Above Guido Spannocchi’s new record All the Above explores original compositions with modern and fragile harmony revealing a seemingly berceuse approach to jazz forms that are influenced by urban life, club culture and exotic rhythms. All The Above features a renowned group of session musicians, including the renowned Tony Kofi on baritone saxophone, burgeoning New York talent Jure Pukl playing tenor saxophone and established European stalwart Gina Schwarz playing double bass as well as the Ronnie Scott’s house drummer Saleem Raman.

Furthermore some of the exciting new generation players such as JJ Stillwell on double bass and the drummer Filippo Galli are heard on various other tracks on the record.

The release of the CD on the Metier label of Divine Art Recordings presents a work which played an important role in the evolution of the cross-cultural genre, and behind this release is a very special story – find out more at ism.org/features.

The CD and download files are available from Divine Art Recordings. divineartrecords.com/recording/ the-roaring-whirl/

David turns musical adversity into FA Cup success ISM Member, David Meacock, did not think of leafleting as a dangerous occupation, but in 2014, while withdrawing his right hand from a letterbox, he was bitten by a dog on his index finger. David’s finger became swollen, he lost his fingernail and was unable to play the piano for six months.

Available via Kudos on kud.li/audioguido09

Geraldine Allen releases recording after 27 years Playing recently at the London launch of her new CD, The Roaring Whirl, Geraldine said: ‘As a solo clarinettist I have specialised in the performance of music by living composers. In the early part of my career, I was approached

by East Midlands Arts to commission a work with Arts Council funding, from a composer who could create a musical narrative between the traditions of Western and Eastern, and specifically Asian, music.

That composer was ISM member Sarah Rodgers. We collaborated with master sitar, tabla and pakhavaj artist, Baluji Shrivastav and RAM professor of guitar, Timothy Walker, adding in the narrator’s voice of Bhasker Patel (now a central character in Emmerdale!).

Based on Rudyard Kipling’s, Kim, designed for stage and choreographed for kathak dance by Kumar Saswat, the work was premiered at the Nottingham Now Festival in 1992 and was soon picked up for further performances including broadcast, until something unexpected happened.’

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Da Capo card game

He remained undeterred from leafleting, but wanting to prevent a similar injury occurring again, he invented Postie Mate in 2016 – Postie Mate allows you to post leaflets, without your fingers entering the letterbox.

Postie Mate won Best New Business at the SME MK & Buckinghamshire Business Awards in 2017 and reached the national finals at Wembley Stadium, where David found himself photographed beside the iconic FA Cup. David’s advice to fellow ISM members is: ‘First, leafleting is cheap publicity and it does work. Second, never leaflet without Postie Mate’.

See postiemate.com for further details.

ISM members Hilary Dennis and Sam Gee have created a quirky and innovative card game called ‘Da Capo’, designed to help aspiring musicians.

Tim Lissimore of Wilson’s school says of it: ‘A charming and ingenious game, Da Capo fulfils its promise to be accessible to players regardless of their musical expertise, while also enabling young musicians to boost their knowledge of music theory. The cards themselves are beautifully designed; some even featuring snippets of melody from famous scores. The instructions for the game are very clearly written and its compact form makes it possible to play just about anywhere. This is a game that could really motivate a young musician taking on music theory, while also challenging seasoned musicians...

Highly recommended.’

Find out more and order at our special introductory price of £12.99 at samgee.co.uk/dacapo

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

Full members Birmingham Louise Carey MABirm Liz Clemence PGCE MACantab Elaine Cook Carol Hill PGCE Erica Sinclair MMusBCU

Brighton Aidan Atkinson Paul Avis Rebekah Fairhead BMusHonsSheff Rachel Gorman BMusRCM MPerf Claire Macgarvie BABIMM Tatyana Stratford Dip. St Petersburg Jeremy Weaver GDipBSM Clare Worth BAHonsKeele Susan Young BMusCapeTown

Bristol Imre Hogye BMusELTE Robert Hyman MA (Music) Timothy Garfield James Aston Maryon BAHonsTCM MARCM Tom McCluskey BAHons Paula Ruessmann BABristol Rachel Thornton PGCE Elizabeth Williamson BAHonsBathSpa

Cambridge Ragnhild Broch-Due LTCL PGDipTCL Zephanie Churchill Lyndsey Evans BAHons Clare Hale LTCL GTCL Nathalie McEvoy BAHonsLCM Christopher Parsons MMusRCM BAHonsYork Emma Rapley GRNCM

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Cheltenham Esther Bettis Seth Bye BMusHonsBCU Harry Frost BAHonsBathSpa Hannah Green BAHonsBCU Bartholomew Mason BMusRNCM

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Devon & Cornwall Chris Baker BAHonsFalmouth Christopher Blurton Graeme Brown Steven Peter Cox Fiona Helsing BAHonsLCM

Eastbourne & Hastings James Robert Cruttenden BAHonsBCU Geraint Hylton LRAM LRWCMD LTCL Adam Jarman BMusHons Alison Kay Sue Lovell BMusHonsKent Kathleen Fiona Sheldrick Dip Teacher RCM

Guildford Duncan Appleby BMusHonsBCU Lucy Humphris BMusHonsRAM Gillian Prescott BAHonsLeeds

Hereford & Worcester Elliot Hinton BMusBirm Rebecca Holman BMusHonsBCU Susan Humphries Emily Rooke

Kent Kai Hoffman PGDip Harriette Piesley BMusHonsTrinityLaban Marianne Rhodes BAHonsCantChrist

Alison Ruscoe BMus(TCM/Westminster) Sophie Shackleton BMusBirm Clare Wibberley BMusBirm PGDipUCE Paul Young BAHonsExeter

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Leicester Jenni Goldsworthy DipTCL Rebecca Hogsden BAHonsFalmouth Paula Taylor GLCMHons Maria Torres Peraza

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Catherine Carter BACam Daniel Crompton BAHonsRNCM Sarah Daramy-Williams BMusHonsRCM Edward Edgcumbe MMusRAM Rivka Golani MA James Hamilton BMusHonsTCM Eleni Keventsidou DMus PGDip Natasha Kovalenko Aoife MacAlister MMusKCL Joseph Palmer MARAM George Salmon BMusHonsBirm Adam Skinner BAHonsSoton Emma Wilkins BMusHonsManch

Caroline Taylor MMusRNCM Felicity Taylor BMusLond

London – South West Federico Accardo Alexandra Bell BSc MARCS

Manchester Cleo Annandale BMusHonsRNCM Hoi Ching Chiu MMusRNCM Emma Crossley BMusHonsRNCM Charlotte Curwen BMusHonsBCU MMusRNCM Nadia Eskandari BMusHonsManch William Graham BMusHonsRNCM Jessica Hope BMusHonsRNCM Samuel Jackson BMusHonsRNCM Simon Lodge BMusHonsRNCM Lucy Noden BMusRNCM Ruth Parry MMusRNCM Alexandra Marie Poole

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Alex Robinson BMusHonsManch Thomas Rose BAHonsSalford Adam Slater BMusHonsRCM Andrew Smith MALCM Nicholas Sutton Sam Tomlins BMusACM William Wray

Norfolk Maria Elayna Stephen Kent-Davies BABristol

North of England Rosie Bradford MAYork Jamie Hepple BAHonsAMSG Rachel Jeffers BMusKingston Thomas Moorin BAHonsNorthumbria Peter Richardson DRSAMD Sarah Teoh BAHonsCantChrist

Nottingham Susan Edwards Christopher Foster BAHonsNott Zoe Godfrey Ann Pepper Emma Stafford BAHonsNott

Oxford Lucy Ballard PGARCM Hannah Brierley BAHonsSoton Sarah Clarke David John Della-Valle BA(Mus)Oxford Oriana Hooper BAHonsICMP Vanessa Wight

Portsmouth James Grimwood BACantab Martin Hogben GRSM Tim Parsons BAHonsChichester Joshua Robinson BAHonsWinch

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North Yorkshire Jennifer Bembridge MAYork Timothy Harper BACantab Emily Jones BAHonsYork Tracey Kendrick BAHonsLeeds Renate Sangwine LLCM Fergus Vickers BMusHonsLCM

Northern Ireland Robert Beattie LRSM Courtney Burns BMusHonsQUB Kathryn Flavelle LTCL Charles Fyffe BMusHonsHuddersfield Richard Marshall Maebh Martin MA (Music) Jack McLaren

Scotland – Highlands & Islands Simone Laraway Scotland-North East Avril Evans LTCL BAHons Stephen Pycroft

Scotland – South East Corrina Hewat BMusLCM Kirsteen Murray PGCE BMusEdinNapier Martin Stewart BMusHonsEdinNapier Samantha Swan

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Sheffield Ruth Lee BAHonsYork

South Wales William Bailey-Hobbs BAHonsChichester Michael Blanchfield BMusHonsRWCMD Korine Colborne PerfDip Ian Griffiths BMusHonsLond LWCMD Sarah Meek BABangor Sophie Murfin BAHonsOxfordBrookes Roberta Musillami MARWCMD Jack Sewter BMusHonsGSMD Simon Shewring BMusWales FTCL LRAM ARCM LGSM

St Albans Thomas Ayres BMusRoyalHolloway James Burwell BABathSpa Joe Davies BAHonsCam Madeleine Herbert BMusManch Mark Andrew Lowe BMusHonsBCU Alexandra McPhee BAHonsNotts Hilary Palmer GTCL FTCL Ceylan Rogers BMusAUSC Daniela Thomas Caz Wolfson BMusHonsGSMD

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Right: Orchestra Adventure Photo: Kirsten McTernan

Guildhall School of Music & Drama New postgraduate Electronic Music degree launched Guildhall School has launched a new postgraduate Electronic Music degree which commences in September 2020, making it the only London conservatoire to offer the subject at postgraduate level. This 1-2 year programme focuses on preparing graduates for professional life and offers students the opportunity to specialise in many Royal Welsh College of growth areas of the creative industries, Music & Drama including film music, game audio, songwriting and production.

Graduate Tianyi Lu is WNO’s first Conductor in Residence Guildhall School has been awarded a grant of just over £984,000 by the Arts & Humanities Research Council for an international consortium, led

by Guildhall School, to undertake a three-year investigation into the social impact of making music entitled ‘Music for social impact: practitioners’ contexts, work and beliefs’. It is the largest research grant Guildhall has received to date. The research, scheduled to begin in early 2020, is led

by Guildhall School Research Professor John Sloboda OBE. The School has launched a range of coaching and mentoring courses for the wider sector, accredited by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council, and delivered in association with specialist coaching provider, Linden Learning. Coaching and mentoring are increasingly seen as essential tools in helping to bridge the gap between potential and performance in the workplace, and reflects Guildhall School’s ethos of supporting, challenging and inspiring growth at a world-class performing arts institution. gsmd.ac.uk

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama MA Orchestral Conducting graduate Tianyi Lu is breaking new ground with her latest role as the first Conductor in Residence at Welsh National Opera.

The post is part of WNO’s ambition to address the significant gender imbalance in senior roles in conducting. Tianyi will be one of only eight women in senior conducting roles in the UK. During the 18-month scheme Tianyi will work with WNO Music Director Tomáš Hanus and the WNO Orchestra across a range of repertoire, including main scale opera, as well as youth and community projects.

She will also be mentored by British conductor Alice Farnham, artistic director of the Women Conductors’ programme at the Royal Philharmonic Society, and a Guest Conductor at the College, recently conducting our summer opera, The Gondoliers.

The Feldenkrais Guild UK Feldenkrais Day for Musicians For a long and healthy professional life a performer needs both physical and mental stamina, and well-organised and efficient self-use. Over time, too many musicians succumb to the kinds of injuries that a demanding schedule of rehearsal, performance and travel can bring on. The Feldenkrais Method® was designed to enable access to the brain’s ability to unlearn old habits, and replace them with new, more effective ways of moving and being. As we rediscover our innate human ability to act with less effort and ever greater ease, our performance becomes ever more confident, charismatic and joyous. Come and find out more at a Feldenkrais Day for Musicians at University of West London on Saturday 11 January 2020 featuring a masterclass with cellist Uri Vardi.

To be kept up to date on events and workshops for musicians please visit frfm.co.uk and sign up for our newsletter.

WNO Conductor Laureate and RWCMD Hodge International Chair, Maestro Carlo Rizzi, described Tianyi as having ‘great musicality with a natural charisma on the podium.’

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Making Music Launch of major new service for Making Music members

sheet music on: lenrhodesmusic.com.

Reviews include: ‘...the combination of Len Rhodes’ mastery of the piano and this timeless music of Christmas makes for a beautiful combination.’

Making Music has launched the Making Music Platform (MM Platform), a single ISM members receive a 20% sheet music discount, type ’ISM2019’ at place where groups can access all the tools they need to run successfully. checkout.

Above: George Kirkham leads a warm up Photo: Nick J. Davis

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The MM Platform combines an admin database, a members’ information area and a public website into one, central cloud-based system. It includes a group management tool with an integrated database, admin system Royal Birmingham and communication tool full of userConservatoire friendly features; and a member area (or central information hub), allowing An update from Royal Birmingham members to log in and take control of Conservatoire managing their membership needs.

During the summer Royal Birmingham There is also an option to add a publicConservatoire partnered on project ’88 facing website – a simple and flexible Pianists’, which broke the record for the system enabling users to build a most people playing the same piano customised website to tell the world at the same time, using mechanical about what they do. The MM Platform fingers designed by over 2,500 will free group organisers up to spend primary school children from around more time creatively on making the UK. The piece was composed by music, and nurturing and growing RBC tutor Martin Riley, and the final their groups. performance at Symphony Hall was Find out more at makingmusic.org. broadcast on BBC’s The One Show. uk/making-music-platform We were delighted to hear that RBC pianist Emanuil Ivanov was Len Rhodes Music awarded first prize in the Grand Finale of the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni Len Rhodes Music publishes digital International Piano Competition. downloadable sheet music and Emanuil, who is taught by Pascal reference books including Perfect Nemirovski and Anthony Hewitt, won Pitch for You, Teaching Composition in with a performance of Saint-Saëns the Private Music Studio, and A New Concerto no. 2 op. 22 in the final of the Dictionary of Composers. prestigious competition in Bolzano, Len Rhodes Music are pleased to Italy on Friday 6 September. announce the publication of a number of arrangements of the Prélude from Gabriel Fauré’s Pelleas et Mélisande.

Arrangements include flute/piano, violin/piano, clarinet/piano, oboe/ piano and French horn/piano. An arrangement for piano solo is also available. Performers’ comments who have played these transcriptions include: ‘...Len has truly captured the We are pleased to have welcomed the beauty of Fauré’s incredible harmonic following new music appointments language...’. to the RBC team: our new Head of Len’s Christmas album, A Christmas Percussion Toby Kearney, Associate Meditation is available on Spotify, Head of Strings Nicholas Stringfellow, Amazon, iTunes, and other streaming and Head of Pedagogy and Lecturer in services; purchase the accompanying Music Dr Adam Whittaker.

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Steinberg Dorico 3 released Steinberg has announced the highlyanticipated release of the latest version of its professional scoring software, Dorico 3. Dorico Pro 3 and Dorico Elements 3 were released in September, introducing many unique features for automatically producing a condensed conductor’s score, support for tablature, guitar notation and much more.

The headline improvement in Dorico Pro 3 is the ability to produce a condensed conductor’s score automatically where music for multiple players is written on a smaller number of staves.

Dorico 3 also introduces tablature for fretted instruments, and greatly expands its capabilities in guitar notation. All of these guitar-focused features are included in both Dorico Pro 3 and in the entry-level Dorico Elements 3 (Educational SRP £57, Full Version SRP: £85), putting comprehensive support for tablature and guitar notation into a wellrounded, inexpensive package for the guitarist who also wants to write for other instruments.

Visit steinberg.net/dorico for further details.

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Right: Classical Crossover Sydney

Rocksteady

Photo: Courtesy of Impulse Music Consultants

Rocksteady’s social impact work recognised with award nomination The Rocksteady Foundation is a finalist at this year’s Children and Young People Now Awards, in the Arts and Culture category, for its extensive work with children’s charities across the UK, as well as cancer wards, schools for children with special education needs, and hospices for children with lifelimiting conditions.

Ben Millier, Head of Impact said, ‘Our staff are passionate about giving all children the wide-ranging benefits that playing music brings. That’s why we created the Rocksteady Foundation.

These awards celebrate organisations making a difference in young people’s lives and I’m proud that Rocksteady staff are being recognised.’

Photo: Courtesy of Rocksteady Music

Right: Roddy Williams Photo: Benjamin Ealovega

Tana Spreadbury from Winchester Young Carers, supported by Rocksteady Foundation, said: ‘Our young people thoroughly enjoyed their Rocksteady workshop. There were some nerves at first experiences of trying out instruments, however the encouragement of Rocksteady staff saw everyone get stuck in. An experience like the foundation day is beneficial and everyone left proud and with a smile on their face.’ rocksteadymusicschool.com/ foundation

AOTOS

Impulse Music Consultants

Pathways Training 2020

Something new from something old

AOTOS runs training for teachers at the start of their career and in January 2020 there will be an ‘access day’, introducing new teachers to concepts around individual tuition, highlighting strengths and weaknesses, and allowing time to assess whether voice teaching is a pathway for them.

There is a follow-up day each October, certificated for participants. Our next Pathways Training is on 26 January 2020 in Reading and costs £80. There will be a second day in South Yorkshire on 3 May 2020.

As classical musicians we are within a tradition, which reaches back centuries and sometimes can pin us to the spot, whether that be repertoire, performance practice, audiences or formats, distribution and marketing.

Tradition can produce inertia, but this flies in the face of the tectonic shift that has occurred in communications and the way we experience the arts.

As we build our careers, we should be looking for the skills we need to go forward, to be part of a rapidly changing world.

When Impulse provide consultations to clients, we begin with opportunity, nudging people away from what they have always done and helping them to get the most out of what they are best at; we’re always trying to expand thinking and stretch horizons.

An external sounding board can help make connections that may not have been obvious and can also help maximise underused, transferable skills.

If you are prepared to ‘go beyond’ your classical training you may find more opportunities: more artistic choices and connections to grow artistically and personally so that the impact you have will be all the greater.

Call us on 01760 441441 to ask about a consultation with Impulse. There is a 10% discount for ISM members.

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Trinity College London New Drum Kit and Percussion 20202023 syllabus

Eurovox 2020, 24-26 July 2020

This biennial event will include presentations and masterclasses by Trinity College London have recently some of the finest teachers in the launched their new Drum Kit and world. The keynote speech will be Percussion syllabus, supported by a new set of books to cover the exciting given by Mary King, and a recital by Roderick Williams OBE. Roderick will Initial to Grade 8 repertoire, and a also give a masterclass to singers on range of online resources. the Young Performer Programme. Take Great drummers need to play in a this opportunity to absorb fresh advice, variety of styles and this syllabus gives have discussions with like-minded candidates a range of authentic styles folk, open your mind to new thinking to master, including jazz, funk, show, and make friends with singers from film and TV, Latin, reggae and swing. around the world.

The syllabus creates distinct stylistic Booking opens on 1 January 2020: pathways for candidates to choose eurovox.eu from that run through all the grades, with professional backing tracks to put aotos.org.uk their performance in context.

Clark Tracey, one of the UK’s most respected and well-known jazz drummers and composers said: ‘This syllabus is the complete package.

It allows drummers to focus on the pathways that work best for them, and develops the rudiments and technique that are so crucial for successful performance.’

The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain We are delighted to welcome Nicole O’Donnell as Chief Executive of the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB). Nicole is currently Community Development Officer of the Oxfordshire Playing Fields Association, having worked for the organisation for nine years. She enjoys working with young people and is committed to enabling them to develop and extend their experiences.

On accepting her appointment, she said: ‘I am very excited by the opportunity that the job offers and in particular by the ethos and aims of NCCGB. I look forward to meeting the choir members and staff, and working with them all.’

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Plans for our 2020 conference ‘Choice for Voice’ are crystallising. There’s still time to submit a proposal via Call for Papers. For information about the conference theme and how to submit, please see our outline programme at: www.britishvoiceassociation.org.uk/ events_choice-for-voice_2020.htm.

You can find details of all our events, a list of free downloadable resource and access to all previous editions of our newsletter. britishvoiceassociation.org.uk

The Piano Teachers’ Course UK

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touring rock singer. With contributions from voice coaches, artists and voice clinic professionals, this is sure to be a fascinating day. For further information and booking for this and all our events visit: britishvoiceassociation.org.uk

Booking is still open for the BVA’s next practical study weekend ‘Extreme Voices’ on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November at David Game College, London. The programme offers a multi disciplinary view of voice use in the sorts of challenging situations typified by, but not limited to, the life of a

With over a decade of development, this highly successful and allencompassing course retains its leading position in the UK’s professional development for piano teachers. Share in the pioneering work of the principle tutors and see your skills and your students’ enjoyment grow exponentially while making lifelong friends. The course is parttime, over three residential weekends and five further Sundays between September and June, at the Purcell School of Music. It culminates in the Cert PTC, or Dip PTC and is suitable for those new to the profession as well as those who want to refresh their skills and keep up with the latest developments in piano teaching.

Also available: CPD workshops/ Taster Days/ Teaching DipABRSM/ Teaching LRSM/ PTC Online.

Discounted rate available on CPD for ISM members.

‘It was hugely confidence-boosting, transformed my teaching and performing, and inspired me to continue with professional development.’ pianoteacherscourse.org

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Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme

We have now outgrown our space!

This year a purposely designed building is being constructed.

‘Raise the Roof’ fundraising campaign Partly funded from generous For 87 years Benslow Music Instrument donations, we need to raise funds to complete the project.

Loan Scheme has helped young musicians. We have been housed Still situated at Benslow Music, this variously in London, Hampstead, building will secure our future and Western Scotland, at Benslow Music, enable us to improve in many ways: Hitchin from the 1940’s and, most expansion of the collection, increase recently, in adapted rooms there. the number of borrowers,

a larger workshop, climate-controlled storage, spacious studio for trying out instruments, and larger office space.

A formal opening will occur in 2020.

We aim to raise £50,000 by April 2020.

Full details are on our Just Giving page and our website. Please donate and help us to ‘Raise the Roof’. benslowmusic-ils.org

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Visit our website to see how we help young instrumentalists like Iliana Find out how you can support us in our work and make a donation to help us ‘Raise the Roof’ on our new home

ISM members receive 20% off when they purchase pioneering toolkit Play from the ISM M Trust website. The toolkit is available as an eBook priced at just £4 for members (usually £5) or a limited edition printed book priced at £8 (usually £10). A sample chapter is also available from the website.

Play: A psychological toolkit for optimal music performance is a ground-breaking guide by Gregory Daubney, CPsychol, MSc and Dr Alison Daubney. Play is packed with approachable practical strategies to help musicians of all ages manage performance anxiety and overcome common psychological obstacles. ismtrust.org/play

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LOCAL EVENTS LISTINGS

Full listings can be found on our website, ism.org. The next deadline for copy is 25 November for January/February issue.

Bottom right: Lea Valley Local Group Meal

Saturday 16 November 2019

Sunday 17 November

Event reports

Sheffield Autumn Concert

South West London Classics in the Afternoon Special Event: Roman Rudnytsky

Oxford Speech by three-time Music College Principal, George Caird

Recital at 2.30pm, Masterclass at 5pm, Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington, TW11 9NN Members are invited to attend the next event held by the ISM South West London Local Group, ‘Classics in the Afternoon Special Event: Roman Rudnytsky’.

We are delighted to welcome the American international concert pianist, Roman Rudnytsky, for a recital followed by a Masterclass. A graduate of America’s most prestigious music conservatory, The Juilliard School in New York, he began the study of piano at age four; gave his first full recital at age seven; and is prizewinner of ten international and national piano competitions. He has performed as soloist with many orchestras around the world, playing nearly 50 different works for piano and orchestra.

Cost: Recital only £15 (ISM and LAC members £13) Masterclass and recital: £25 (ISM and LAC members £20) If you would like to book a ticket, please contact Landmark Arts Centre on: 020 8977 7558 or visit their website on: www. landmarkartscentre.org If you have students at grade 6 and above who would like to take part in the Masterclass or if you have any other enquiries about the event please contact South West London Local Group representatives Angela Fogg angelafoggmusic@gmail.com or Alla Sirenko allasirenko@onetel.com

On the afternoon of Sunday 22 September, Oxford Local Group was delighted to welcome oboist and three-time Music College Principal, George Caird, to speak about his ‘life in music’ – in fact, George spoke more of his life for music. It was a wonderful and warm-hearted, funny and fascinating journey beginning in Oxford at Mansfield College, which was coincidentally where we were and where the young George was brought up while his father was principal.

He went on to talk of his international career as an oboist and of the music colleges he had run; of the musicians, known and less well known, who had influenced and inspired him; of Benjamin Britten of whose oboe works he has made a special study; of his teaching and his pupils; and of the huge importance of music in our society.

One member of our full and distinguished audience commented: ‘What a lovely man – totally dedicated to sustaining and spreading the love of music.’

It was a very special afternoon.

2.30pm, Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8YL The ISM Sheffield Local Group is holding a concert on Saturday 16 November for pupils of all ages. It is non-competitive and a wonderful opportunity for pupils to become more at ease with performance. All instruments and grades are welcome and with a varied repertoire, including solos, duets and ensembles. Each participant will receive an ISM Certificate of Appreciation to add to their Record of Achievement.

Please provide your own accompanist, if you require one. The venue will be open from 1.30pm for a short rehearsal, if required. The piano is a well-maintained grand, which is raised on an A frame.

If you would like any of your pupils to take part in the concert, please contact Pearl Woodward at: pearlwoodward@btinternet. com no later than Friday 8 November.

Cost: £2 per adult and 50p per child (Performers and ISM members are free) Refreshments will be provided after the concert.

Lea Valley Local Group Meal The Lea Valley Local Group meal was held on 14 July at The Royal Forest Chingford.

Group members and ex-members meet each year for a meal; and here, we sadly had our last meal with Anne Allan (in purple) as she passed away two weeks after this photo was taken. Anne was a member for over 30 years, a great musician, loveable person and was always smiling and willing to help at events, even when going through chemotherapy – she will be greatly missed!

Get £10 off your membership fee Take the hassle out of renewing your membership by setting up an annual Direct Debit. Your membership will automatically renew every year and you won’t have to contact us unless you wish to cancel your membership 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 a Direct Debit payment with us. Simply log in at ism.org/direct-debit and click on ‘set up Direct Debit’ email membership@ism.org or call us on 020 7221 3499.

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own musical interests and see how they interact with the culture here, with a focus on folk music in Rajasthan.

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

Initially, my music teacher in school was the biggest influence in realising my own enjoyment and love for playing and composition. His passion guided me to take this further. Secondly, my trip in India has been the biggest influencer for myself – sometimes I used to worry a lot about my sound, musical direction and identity. India and the workshops I have done here have helped teach me to embrace my own sound and what feels natural to write, without trying to overcomplicate my ideas for the sake of it.

What would you say is your greatest achievement to date?

Tell us a little about yourself.

I grew up as a trombonist in Kent and studied composition to Masters level at Manchester. My interests lie naturally in my jazz and classical playing that I began as a student, but have grown from the musical education and vibrant scene in Manchester, to include opera, choral works and media music (video game and film). I am currently on a self-funded trip in India to explore my

his sound and textures and they are a constant source of delight and inspiration for me. Otherwise, it’s almost impossible to choose. Hiatus Kaiyote or Ibrahim Maalouf provide me with solace at the end of the day whilst I am forever in love with The Who and Duran Duran.

What was the last CD/music download that you purchased?

Mammal Hands – Shadow Hands I don’t want to give anything away but probably my latest favourite album and a really beautiful treat to put your ears through.

What are your plans for the future?

When I come back from India there’s a folk/ jazz fusion project I want to start getting into motion. As well I have been writing music for a new jazz/ska/punk project where I’m experimenting with the sound.

I have an opera in the works and want to get back into the media music – film and video game – that I really enjoyed writing when I was in Manchester. Lastly, a collaboration with a surreal artist in India doing a suite in response to a suite of landscapes he exhibited this summer.

I would say hearing my orchestral piece Like Shining from Shook Foil being played was very close up there, and a wonderful experience. But actually my greatest achievement, I think, is being able to actually follow composition seriously as a profession, and pursue the music and projects I want to partake in. The early career of a professional and freelance musician is Finally, what is your ISM membership really tough and isn’t really spoken about to you? much, so being able to achieve this is ISM provides a much needed bridge something I am really proud of. for many musicians to professional development in the field. It gives so much Who is your all-time favourite artist support, advice, help and interesting and why? material for musicians, and in my experience This is a really tough question and changes especially composers. It’s been a wonderful all the time depending on what I’m listening resource and place to go for help in my own to. In contemporary classical I would say personal journey.

György Ligeti, as he has such mastery over

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