‘Crop rotation’: How portfolio careers can be creatively (and financially) rewarding
With portfolio careers becoming a necessity in today’s troubled culture sector, Anne Templer...
Health and Wellbeing
Composer Michael Stimpson on maintaining a music career after a life-changing illness
After his vision was damaged by a rare virus in 1976, Michael Stimpson didn’t let his loss of sight...
Harry Whalley: ‘living in my head’
Ahead of the premiere of his new work ‘On Memory’ at Kings Place this weekend, composer and academic...
Tom Donald on the extraordinary power of music in contemplation
Ahead of the release of Pax Aeterna, his collaborative album recorded with the Benedictine Monks of...
'Brain magic': Improving singing through motor memory
The Embodima protocol created by singer, coach and lecturer, Nicola Harrison, uses a combination of...
Controlling your own mind: hypnotherapy for performance
A winning mindset helped the Lionesses triumph at the Euros. Hypnotherapist Julie Bale looks at how...
Deborah Pritchard: Learning to trust in your own musical style
Ahead of the premier of her Bach-inspired work at Music@Malling, British composer Deborah Pritchard...
Body Mapping: preventing and addressing musicians’ injuries
Jennifer Johnson discusses how musicians can become disconnected from the way their bodies should...
Reflections on the need for self-compassion: My story of sharing ‘Wounds’ at the InsideOutMusician Ceilidh
Sophie Renshaw reflects on what her Arts Therapies training has taught her about vulnerability as a...
COP26 – what should I do?
Liz Dilnot Johnson explores the aftermath of the COP26 conference through four ecologically-minded...
