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Change the Law to Fix Music Streaming

2026's AI Bill is a chance to fix copyright law so musicians get a fair deal. Help us urge MPs to act now and change the law to make streaming work for everyone.

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MU at The Great Escape Festival 2026

The MU will once again be present at The Great Escape Conference in Brighton, engaging with key industry topics and advice on Thursday 14 May 2026.

Published: 07 May 2026

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MU Stands with Staff and Students Fighting Nottingham University Cuts

MU officials joined staff and students at the University of Nottingham yesterday to protest proposed job and course cuts, including the suspension of music courses for new entrants, as concerns grow over the wider threat facing arts subjects in higher education.

Published: 07 May 2026

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Championing University Music Toolkit: New Resource from the MU and Music Mark

Working with Music Mark, the MU has launched a new resource for university music departments to help demonstrate the vital importance of music courses – at a time when so many are under threat.

Published: 06 May 2026

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Join the MU at the Women Chainmakers’ Festival

The MU will once again be attending the annual Women Chainmakers’ Festival in Cradley Heath on 27 June, joining trade unionists, community groups and families for a day celebrating the history of women’s industrial action and its lasting legacy today.

Published: 05 May 2026

The Arts and Minds Campaign: One Year On

One year after its launch, our Arts and Minds Campaign has helped put arts education back on the Government’s agenda. The next challenge is ensuring those commitments deliver meaningful change for teachers and pupils.

Published: 01 May 2026

MU Condemns Golders Green Attack

The MU stands in solidarity with Jewish communities following the recent attacks in Golder’s Green.

Published: 01 May 2026

Stroke and Musicians: When Precision Matters

In this guest blog to mark Stroke Awareness Month, Dr Finola Ryan, Consultant Occupational Physician and BAPAM Medical Director, explores how strokes can uniquely affect musicians and what support is available to help them return to performing.

Published: 01 May 2026

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08 May 2026

Feldenkrais: Move Better, Feel Better, Perform Better

Free up your playing and singing using the Feldenkrais method, a sensory-motor learning system which looks at our mind and body holistically.

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14 May 2026

Workflow and Score Appearance in Sibelius

An online workshop exploring workflow efficiency in Sibelius and suggestions for improving the speed with which you input your music. For members based in Scotland and Northern Ireland as a priority (limited places available for members outside the region).

Online (Zoom)

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15 May 2026

Feldenkrais: Move Better, Feel Better, Perform Better

Free up your playing and singing using the Feldenkrais method, a sensory-motor learning system which looks at our mind and body holistically.

Online Member only

Upcoming

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19 May 2026

Managing Stress and Burnout in the Music Industry

Join the MU and BAPAM for a one-hour online session with Dramatherapist Heather Turkington, exploring stress and burnout, their signs and causes, practical coping strategies, and when and where to seek support, free for MU members in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Online

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20 May 2026

RSM on the Road: Glasgow

Meet the Royal Society of Musicians (RSM) team, and local members and musicians, hear what the Society has been up to and find out about the support RSM offers should you ever need it.

Glasgow

Upcoming

21 May 2026

RSM on the Road: Edinburgh

Meet the Royal Society of Musicians (RSM) team, and local members and musicians, hear what the Society has been up to and find out about the support RSM offers should you ever need it.

Edinburgh

Upcoming

22 May 2026

Feldenkrais: Move Better, Feel Better, Perform Better

Free up your playing and singing using the Feldenkrais method, a sensory-motor learning system which looks at our mind and body holistically.

Online Member only

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This is not a hobby - it's our profession

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