Ruth Phillips, founder of The Breathing Bow and the InsideOut Musician, talks about self-care, compassion and how, by overcoming our obsession with control and letting go, we can find healing from the kinds of anxiety and physical stress that so often afflict us as musicians.

You can find information about coaching with Ruth at www.thebreathingbow.com and her online course “From Café Zoom to the Concert Hall” for string players wanting to ease the transition back from screen to stage at www.insideoutmusician.com/course/from-cafe-zoom-to-the-concert-hall/2021-06-28/

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Katie explores her three top tips to help you understand why networking matters, why you need to embrace it to develop your career right now, and how you can embrace your right to put your best foot forward with your fellow music professionals.

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

Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer, and we are pleased to welcome Clarice Goff to talk about music insurance & share stories where Allianz has stepped in and saved the day for musicians and their beloved instruments. We also hear about the excellent work Allianz does supporting musicians and the music community.

You can find information about Allianz’s offering and their work to support music and musicians at allianzmusic.co.uk

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Part of the challenge of being a professional musician is operating as a business, even if that business is just one person – you! Katie simplifies managing your cashflow and shows how this simple step can liberate your career.

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

Cristina Jones – the Blind Soprano - gives us a fascinating insight into her career as a performer and her work as a consultant, advising opera, theatre and film on how to present blind characters and accurately  represent that experience. 

You can find information about Cristina at and her work at: theblindsoprano.com

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

Do many of your big ideas come to fruition? Or, do you feel you’re always having to make your ideas, and yourself, smaller to fit in? Katie looks at how big thinking can change your professional life and identifies some of the key elements of being successful at thinking and achieving big.

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

Mike Papapavlou left graduate school with no clear idea where he was going with his career. In 2018 he set out to be the best teacher he could be; two years later he was voted Guitar Teacher of the Year 2020.

“Playing it safe doesn’t create the result. Not giving myself any other options made me think of just one thing: this is my only option; let me get to work!” - The Guitar Guru, Mike Papapavalou

You can find more information about Mike at www.guitarguideguru.com.

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Katie looks at what musicians may really need to facilitate that creative experience. Is a retreat away from family, friends and all those day to day disruptions the dream environment for everyone? Her findings may surprise you.

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

Roger Wilson, co-founder of Black Lives In Music, on his mission to make music truly inclusive and what needs to be done to ensure black musicians feel an equal sense of ownership in the classical music world.

You can find information about BLIM and the survey at www.blim.org.uk.

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

There are a hundred reasons why it’s hard to update your website right now, but Katie shows you why now is the perfect time to bite the bullet and spruce up your online showcase as well as some great tips on how to make the task easier so you can present your best musical self to a post-lockdown world.

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