Music Works

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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