The Freelance Musician Podcast

Social media can be a great marketing tool for your freelance career, but you need to have a strategy in place to make it work for you! This episode is the recording from a mini-training I did in The Freelance Musician Facebook Group, all about using social media to grow your freelance career.

And if you need inspiration for topics that you can talk about, you can download my Social Media Cheat Sheet for free here: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician

In this episode, I chat with Gavin Llyr Preece - Gavin is the director of a website design and branding studio based in Newport, South Wales, and specialises in brand creation and WordPress development. He redesigned my website back in 2017 and did an amazing job, and I'm so excited to have him on the podcast as a guest to share his website knowledge.

We chat about the important things you ned to remember when creating your website - this episode is FULL of useful advice, so grab a pen and paper and get ready to take some notes!

CONTACT GAVIN: https://orangedrop.co.uk

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In this episode, I share why and how I went from a decade of not having taught piano to resuming my teaching. It was a big decision that I didn't make lightly! But once I'd decided to start teaching piano again, I used four different strategies to gain pupils and the result was growing from 0-40 piano pupils in the space of a term.

These are strategies which you can put into practice too! To read the blog post with each of these strategies laid out, just click here: https://southwalespianist.co.uk/piano-pupils/

And for more free resources to help you grow your freelance career, visit: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician

When it comes to my freelance career, I geek out on organisation! Being organised is so important, so in this episode I share 4 tips that will help you to keep on top of all the different income streams that make up your portfolio career.

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In this episode, I chat with Ruth Rosales about her work as a freelance musician, which incorporates performing on the bassoon, teaching, and also working as an animateur. This is an area of work that you may not have considered as an option for your portfolio career, so have a listen and find out what it's all about!

CONNECT WITH RUTH

http://ruthrosalesmusic.com/

Instagram: @ruthrosales_animateur

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As freelancers, it's easy to just say yes to every bit of paid work that comes along. But could there be a more strategic way of accepting and declining work so that you are building a career portfolio that serves you well? Tune in to this episode to find out!

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In this episode, I chat with guitarist, composer and author Richard Storry. We chat about the different types of work that have made up Richard's freelance career, and why and how he ventured from writing music to writing books. It's such an interesting conversation, and I hope it will leave you feeling inspired to explore that creative idea that you've been thinking about but not actually putting into action!

You can connect with Ricard and find out more about his work here:

http://www.richardstorry.com/

https://www.crypticpublications.com

Facebook: @crypticpublications

Instagram: @richardstorry

Twitter: @RichardStorry

For resources on establishing a career as a freelance musician, visit:

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The COVID pandemic has shown just how important it is to establish a portfolio career as a freelancer. As I've been chatting to other musicians a clear pattern has emerged - it's been those who already had several income streams that have been able to retain some of their work.

But how do you decide which income streams are available to you? In this episode, I share the first part of a 6 step framework that allows you to come up with a potential blueprint for your portfolio career.

To go through the whole framework, you can view the How To Build A Portfolio Career masterclass for free by clicking here

And don't forget, if you leave a review on iTunes, take a picture of the review and send it to me by email or DM, and I'll give you free access to the first module of The Freelance Musician Workshop!

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Welcome back to The Freelance Musician Podcast! I have been busy behind the scenes preparing a new set of episodes and cannot wait for you to listen to them.

In today's episode I chat with violinist Jamie Hutchinson - Jamie has a true portfolio career made up of orchestral performing, ensemble work, session playing, teaching and educational outreach. In this episode she spills the beans on how she got started and how her career has grown and developed.

You can connect with Jamie here:

Twitter: @JamieHutch84

Instagram: @jamiehutchinsonviolin

Website: https://www.jamiehutchinson.co.uk

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In this final episode of 2020, I chat with my husband Matt about our experience as freelance musicians during the COVID pandemic that has dominated this year. We talk about our initial reactions to the loss of work, how we handled the lockdown, the pivots we have made in our freelance careers and the positives we are taking from a year that we'll never forget.

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