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Step-by-step guides to navigating the music business

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The Sound of
the next
Generation

We've launched a new Emergency Fund to offer additional support to music-making organisations affected by coronavirus.

Last October, Fred Fredas won the Music Video Award sponsored by AVID at the Youth Music Awards in association with Hal Leonard Europe. Watch his latest music video for his track, 'Never Lose'.

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The Sound of the next Generation We've launched a new Emergency Fund to offer additional support to music-making organisations affected by coronavirus. Last October, Fred Fredas won the Music Video Award sponsored by AVID at the Youth Music Awards in association with Hal Leonard Europe. Watch his latest music video for his track, 'Never Lose'.

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Live session and special feature archive from across the BBC Music network

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bbc music introducing live performance sessions

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BBC Music brings you the biggest artists in the world from the biggest events. There's tracks from the legendary festivals like Glastonbury and Reading and L...

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Including full list livestreaming operas

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Opera can be considered as a once in a lifetime experience, something to tick off the bucket list but for us here at Welsh National Opera, we believe the masses should experience the exquisite art form on a regular basis. If you are fed up of scrolling through Netflix or Disney Plus for your next show, why not dip your toe in our enchanting world?

With opera houses and concert halls dark all over the world, many companies are opening their archives and putting some of their best productions online for all to enjoy, free of charge, so don't worry about stumping up for a ticket, you already have the best seats in the house. True, experiencing opera at home isn't the same as being at the theatre in person but if you've fallen victim to those pre-conceptions, it's the perfect way to get into opera.

Take out the anxiety of going by yourself to somewhere you are not familiar with to experience something you've never done before and enjoy some of the finest music you will ever hear from your sofa.

So, what should your first opera be? There is no right or wrong answer and when you think about it did you ever wonder what your first movie should be? Likewise books or TV. The important thing to remember is that opera is a house of many musical rooms; even if you don't like Wagner or Verdi, you might fall for Bartók or Janáček or Strauss or Mozart. Top tip: whatever you do, don't start by getting yourself a copy of Wagner's Ring Cycle and attempt the whole fifteen hours in one go. The best thing to do is dive in at one of opera's most accessible points.

Known chiefly for his comedies, Mozart was extremely good at fusing perky tunes, ridiculous situations and, occasionally, some real heart-wrenching all together into one digestible whole. Once you've discovered Mozart, why not give Verdi a go? As one of the most perennially popular opera composers around, you're bound to find a story that suits you, whether you want the grand stylings of Aida or the historical bluster of Otello. Or if you're looking for something light and frothy, give one of Rossini's classics a go - The Barber of Seville - a suitably silly plot with cracking tunes.

Don't worry about what to wear, enjoy Puccini in pyjamas or Jenůfa in jeans. There are no dress code, not even at the theatre, and there's no high bar prices, although tickets to WNO performances start from as little as £14.

There are all kinds of operas that tell all kinds of stories. Comedic operas, tragic operas, historical stories, political stories, love stories - the list goes on. So while some plots might be a little far-fetched, they've certainly got nothing on the most over-the-top action or sci-fi movies of today. Yes, some of them are long, but they aren't much longer than your favourite blockbuster. Watching opera at home is a far more relaxed way on entering the art form. For a full list of available operas, click here.

So, until we can perform for you again, don your best pyjamas, fire up your laptop, pour yourself a glass of something sparkly and enjoy the best the internet has to offer. Just remember that everyone goes to the opera: students, socialites, families, business people and retirees.

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Now is the time to 'Get into Opera' | WNO

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Opera can be considered as a once in a lifetime experience, something to tick off the bucket list but for us here at Welsh National Opera, we believe the masses should experience the exquisite art form on a regular basis.

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How to use digital tools to promote your creative work online.

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How to use digital tools to promote your creative work online.

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For artists and arts groups. Kevin Grist will demonstrates online tools that can help promote your creative activities. These include Canva for designing social media content, and using video/audio platforms such as Vimeo and Soundcloud.

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Digital tools to promote your creative work

Voluntary Arts, in partnership with Kent Creative, offers digital Tools online sessions. Both organisations are coming together to support Kent-based artists and arts groups during the coronavirus situation.

Online session 2 of 3: Digital tools to promote your creative work with Kevin Grist (Voluntary Arts)
Friday 24 April 2020 2pm-3pm
For artists and arts groups. In this second introductory session, Kevin Grist will demonstrates online tools that can help promote your creative activities. These include Canva for designing social media content, and using video/audio platforms such as Vimeo and Soundcloud.

For further reading, try these Voluntary Arts Briefings:

If you are planning to run an online arts activity, you might also be interested in promoting it as part of the #GetCreativeAtHome campaign.

Voluntary Arts Voluntary Arts works to promote and increase active participation in creative cultural activities across the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Kevin Grist is the Development Officer for the South East and can be contacted by emailing kevin@vaegland.org.uk.

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Voluntary Arts , in partnership with Kent Creative, offers digital Tools online sessions. Both organisations are coming together to support Kent-based artists and arts groups during the coronavirus situation. Online session 2 of 3: Digital tools to promote your creative work with Kevin Grist (Voluntary Arts) Friday 24 April 2020 2pm-3pm For artists and arts groups.

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University of Kent: Experiencing Music: Inside the Minds of 10 - 18 Year Olds - Open Lecture

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University of Kent: Experiencing Music: Inside the Minds of 10 - 18 Year Olds - Open Lecture

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Experiencing music: inside the minds of teens and tweens. Dr Ruth Herbert

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University of Kent: Technology in Performance - Open Lecture

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University of Kent: Technology in Performance - Open Lecture

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Technology in Performance: Hugh Davies' Live Electronic Music | Dr Sean Williams | Think Kent

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Fender Play - Three Months Free guitar lessons

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Fender Play - Three Months Free guitar lessons

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Bite size video lessons that let you learn guitar by playing songs you like. 1 million free 3 month offers. Only email required to sign up.

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Learn to play guitar with Fender Play’s easy, bite-sized lessons, featuring 100s of your favorite songs for acoustic and electric guitar.

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The Royal Opera House Learning Platform holds FREE learning content written for and by teachers, bringing the world of opera, ballet and theatrecraft into the classroom. We offer a range of learning resources for teachers and students.

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A&R • Bastille • Liverpool Sound City • 2013

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A&R • Bastille • Liverpool Sound City • 2013

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With the ever changing landscape of the current music industry, what can a band do to stand out and make their music be heard and taken seriously by A&R and labels?
Join us for a keynote conversation with -
• Nick Burgess - Virgin Records
• Polly Comber - Black Fox Management • Dan Smith - Bastille
• Janice Long - BBC Radio 2

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A&R in 2013 • Bastille • Liverpool Sound City • 2013

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There is no set career path to being an orchestral manager and there are a variety of areas within orchestral management that you can work in...

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Jo Johnson Senior Marketing Manager, Digital, London Symphony Orchestra As the newest role to emerge in the field of Arts Administration, the description of what a Digital Manager is and does is difficult to pin down. Orchestras (and other Arts) are still getting to grips with the enormous, som...

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Emerging / Early Career Musician playlist...and more on the Brighter Sound YouTube channel...

Brighter Sound is a producer of creative music projects and events based in Manchester.

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Brighter Sound is a producer of creative music projects and events based in Manchester. We pioneer creating new ways to explore music making, with an interes...

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Tips from many professional perspectives including artist, composer, producer, DJ, business executive, artist manager, songwriter, educator...

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Professor Adam Ockelford has had a lifelong fascination for music, as a composer, performer, teacher and researcher. He'll be joining us this October at the North West launch of Sounds of Intent in the Early Years to present his latest findings and here he gives us a taster of what to expect with his top tips for teaching music to children.

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Free online webinar to support musicians and music professionals during the COVID-19 crisis, hosted by Remi Harris MBE.

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The fourth and final session in our series of free online webinars to support musicians and music professionals during the COVID-19 crisis, hosted by Remi Harris MBE. Session overview
Aimed at people promoting themselves and their business or organisation through media, press releases and social media considering how to change messaging, campaigns or promotion in response to COVID-19.

The session will cover:

Pivoting your communications to take account of media/news priorities

Releasing new music, timing and tone

Campaigning, lessons learned from FanFair Alliance campaign and issues that might be different for current campaigns

Changes happening within media such as reduced programming, advertising and production

Hosted by Remi Harris MBE, who has 20 years' experience working across the music & creative industries as a senior manager, trainer, facilitator, coach and business adviser in the UK and internationally. Remi will be joined by communications and PR consultant Adam Webb.
How to take part
We'll be using online video software Zoom, so please ensure you have downloaded the app on a desktop or mobile ahead of the session.

We will email you a link to the meeting room closer to the date.

If you're unable to make this webinar and feel you'd benefit from it, let us know by completing this . We'll send you a recording of the live session after it takes place on Thu 7 May.

B y signing up to this event you're agreeing for this recording to take place.
About the speakers

Remi Harris MBE has 20 years' experience working across the music & creative industries as a senior manager, trainer, facilitator, coach and business adviser in the UK and internationally. She was General Manager of Association of Independent Music and Director of Operations at UK Music, is co-founder of YGN (Young Guns Network) the professional network for young people in Music and is qualified with an MBA (Masters in Business). She is the author of the book: Easy Money? The Definitive Guide to Funding Music Projects in the UK (2013). Follow her on Instagram & Twitter @remiharrismbe

Adam Webb is an experienced Communications and PR executive whose client list currently includes Merlin, the Music Managers Forum and Attitude is Everything, whilst he also oversees the award-winning FanFair Alliance campaign to tackle industrial-scale online ticket touting. Adam's previous clients have included Iceland Airwaves, Roundhouse, the Music Publishers Association, the Association of Independent Festivals and the PRS Foundation. He served as Head of Communications at UK Music from 2008-2012, when he was also voted Communications Person Of The Year at the Record Of The Day Awards.
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Communications, PR and media - Brighter Sound

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The fourth and final session in our series of free online webinars to support musicians and music professionals during the COVID-19 crisis, hosted by Remi Harris MBE. Session overview Aimed at people promoting themselves and their business or organisation through media, press releases and social media considering how to change messaging, campaigns or promotion in response to COVID-19.

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Meet the two artists we’ve commissioned to create brand new pieces of music in response to the global climate emergency.

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Meet the two artists we've commissioned to create brand new pieces of music in response to the global climate emergency.
Since November, commissioned artists Sian Clarke and Tasha Dowd have each received mentoring from industry experts, a budget of £200 and the opportunity to record their music professionally.

Their work will be premiered as part of our next Sing City live night, details of which will be announced at a later date.

Find out more about Sian and Tasha and what they've been up to in our Q&A below...
Sian Clarke

Sian is an 18 year old spoken word artist and singer-songwriter, born and raised in Manchester. She uses her creativity to express herself about real life situations and society today.
"This theme feels like a major cry out for help as we are not benefiting our future, we're limiting it. Killing it essentially. I want to make this generation aware of how extraordinary our motherland is. God's gift." Tasha Dowd

Tasha is a 17 year old performer based in Liverpool: an actor-musician, songwriter, composer, and somebody that loves her planet. Currently studying at LIPA 6th Form College, Tasha has done everything from Musical Director work at the Hope Street Theatre, to writing love songs. This project will be her most exciting and experimental piece yet!
"Climate change means everything to me, it changes everything from how I live right now to how I'll live 30 years from now. It affects my friends and family, it truly changes everything. The people meant to be helping us have their heads stuck in the sand, or they simply chose to ignore it. The government meant to be solving the issue is leaving it to the younger generations. Our voices need to be heard, we need people to realise and understand what will happen. I want this project to amplify not only my voice, but the voices of countless others." Tell us a bit about your piece. What can audiences expect?
Sian Clarke: My piece is talking about the world as a whole. It's about how time is running out and if we don't solve this now, we're all finished! It's about how people can be small-minded in situations like this. They don't like to listen or see the vision of change. I'm doing two pieces. One is a straight spoken word piece - just me, my voice - focusing on the power behind what I'm saying. The other is a song I've collaborated on with my friend who is a producer. The beat is uplifting - you can vibe to it - something that will stick in your head. Simple, but catchy!

Tasha Dowd: I wanted to use different instruments to create one big noise. I've got a timpani, bass, banjo, violin, sitar - all different instruments that wouldn't normally be put together. It's an issue for everyone, exploring how different people can take in climate change, so I've used these different instruments from different parts of the world to highlight how it's an issue that involves everyone. I also have visuals for the audience to look at throughout including a mime artist (!!!) and images that flash up. It's very much a piece where you can't have the music without the theatre, and vice versa - they're important to each other to evoke certain emotions. The different movements within the piece each have a different emotion or character as I wanted to capture different people's experience with climate change. I've written it in a way that people can relate to no matter where they're coming from. So feelings around 'Oh god this is awful' to 'I just don't want to think about it' to 'I'm so angry we're in this situation'.
Have you come across any challenges so far?
SC: I've been doing lots of research about the climate emergency and the more I've read the more I've found out - there's so much information! So at first I kind of struggled with how to put it all into words. You don't realise how powerful it all is until you really research it.

TD: Organising all the details like sound tech, scheduling dates and coordinating all of that is just stuff I've never had to consider before. When I normally write, I don't think about the logistical side of things. It's been a challenge setting this up, it's something new. But it's been really fun to do. Musically, I've worked on my strengths but this opportunity has also allowed me to be experimental as well.
Tell us a little bit about your mentor(s).
SC: Nicole [May] has been brilliant! She's so lovely, but also challenges me as an artist and a person - it's really refreshing! Her input has already helped my writing develop, allowing me to unlock deeper thoughts and feelings I didn't even know I had before.

TD: It's been amazing having mentors. I would be so much further behind without them! Nat [McCool] and Katie [Foster] have just been great. Having two professionals in the industry to support me, help me develop and challenge me in a good way has been an absolute dream and has made the experience so much more fun. Speaking to others and just being in my own bubble is great.
What do you hope people take away from what you've created?
SC: So many people just don't understand how precious the planet is - how precious life is. I want to really make sure I capture the essence of the topic. I want my lyricism to help people understand the effects of climate change - especially the younger generation.

TD: It's about young people getting that message across and saying what they want to say. I'm in a climate action group with my mates and there's things we can't be associated with as it's deemed too political. It's frustrating preaching that things need to change but then also recognising that we need to be at school. So we don't want to miss that for the strikes, but then we need to do something. It's finding a middle ground where people take us seriously but we still go to school. This piece will show how much young people have to say about the climate emergency.
Supported by With thanks to our supporters: C-Change, URBACT and the European Regional Development Fund, MyHub, Manchester City Council and GMCA. Youth Music as part of the Alliance for a Musically Inclusive England, and made possible by funding from the National Lottery via Arts Council England

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Playing For Time: Meet the Artists - Brighter Sound

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Meet the two artists we've commissioned to create brand new pieces of music in response to the global climate emergency. Since November, commissioned artists Sian Clarke and Tasha Dowd have each received mentoring from industry experts, a budget of £200 and the opportunity to record their music professionally.

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Think Kit - Guide to Intellectual Property & Music Case Study

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Think Kit - Guide to Intellectual Property & Music Case Study

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These curriculum linked resource packs are designed to help teachers of GCSE/Level 2 NQ Business Studies, Media Studies, Design Technology or Music get students thinking about innovation and how they can protect and benefit from their ideas. All materials are relevant to their subject - and to students' lives.

Business Studies I Design Technology I Media Studies I Music

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Third Party Page | www.crackingideas.com

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Three detailed hour-long lesson plans for each subject, backed by case study materials that put IP issues in a relevant context for your students. Get them thinking about how they'd feel if their ideas were copied - and use enterprise scenarios to explore the commercial side of innovation.

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List of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

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subscribe to Coronavirus Daily podcast

As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans.

NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.

Some artists are planning daily streams - like Ben Gibbard and Christine and the Queens - and will be noted below as information becomes available.

This is a living document, updated every day until it's no longer needed.
If you would like a live concert to be considered for the list, please fill out this Google Form. Thanks!
May 4

classical

Virtually Gilmore: Jonathan Biss Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: The Gilmore / YouTube

jazz

Jen Shyu's Jazz Gallery Happy Hour Hang Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Jazz Gallery

Rock

May 5

classical

Virtually Gilmore: Igor Levit Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: The Gilmore / YouTube

folk

May 6

Classical

latin

rock

May 7

classical

New World Symphony Archive+: Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 and Feldman's The Viola in My Life IV Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

rock

Experimental

May 8

classical

Carnegie Hall Fridays: Joyce DiDonato and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Time: 10 a.m. ET
Link: Medici.TV / Carnegie Hall

New World Symphony Fellows: Live from our Living Room Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

jazz

R&B / Soul

May 9

classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

jazz

DCJazzFest From Home: Melissa Aldana
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook

country / Americana

May 10

classical

folk

Hip-Hop

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A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

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subscribe to Coronavirus Daily podcast As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans.

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National Theatre How We Made it channel. 

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See all 25+ Video on the National Theatre How We Made it channel.

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From Stage to Screen | Making National Theatre Live

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The National Theatre - Macbeth | Music for a Broken World

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The National Theatre - Macbeth | Music for a Broken World

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What does music sound like at the end of the world?  The National Theatre built nine new instruments with musician Simon Allen for the 2018 production of Macbeth.

This film follows the creative team and the musicians from Macbeth, as they create these brand new instruments from a broken world.

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The National Theatre - Anna  I Binaural Sound

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The National Theatre - Anna  I Binaural Sound

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How do you create live theatre around binaural audio? With the cast performing in a glass box and the audience all wearing headphones, the creative team and cast of ANNA give us an insight into the challenges of making a new type of theatre. Hear from director Natalie Abrahami, actor Phoebe Fox and sound designers Ben and Max Ringham.

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ANNA: Working with Binaural Sound in Theatre

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UK Music List of Music Education Resources 

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UK Music List of Music Education Resources 

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UK Music is putting together a list of music education resources that we hope you find helpful, whether you are homeschooling children, trying to teach a class, or working on a school or university project.

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The National Theatre - Small Island | The Music

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The National Theatre - Small Island | The Music

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Go behind the scenes and discover how the music in the epic production was made. Composed by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell.

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There's a career for you in the creative industries

Bringing together careers information and opportunities from creative organisations in one explorable directory.

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Bringing together workplace visits, courses, competitions, programmes, events and work experience opportunities in one explorable directory. Click on the cards to find out more about the opportunity and how to take part.

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Find your perfect role in the creative industries - Creative Careers

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Bringing together workplace visits, courses, competitions, programmes, events and work experience opportunities in one explorable directory. Click on the cards to find out more about the opportunity and how to take part.