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5 days, 5 asks and 3 ways to convince Rishi Sunak to Invest in Musicians

Musicians are a highly skilled, entrepreneurial, community minded workforce. You invest heavily in your careers.

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Soma Skool Event to Run Online and Half Price for MU Members

Soma Skool, an annual education event catering to anyone who is interested in a career in the electronic music industry, will be running online over the weekend commencing Saturday 27 February, with a 50% discount for MU members.

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Scottish Government Announce Four-Stage Approach to Ease Lockdown

The Scottish Government today outlined a four-stage approach for the easing of lockdown, taking us up to the end of April. After that, the plan is to return to a localised tier system.

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MU Endorses Monica Lennon MSP for Next Leader of Scottish Labour

The S&NI Regional Committee has voted to endorse Monica Lennon MSP in her bid to become the next leader of Scottish Labour.

Prime Minister Sets Out the ‘Roadmap’ for Lifting Covid-19 Restrictions in England

The PM has today set out his ‘roadmap’ for lifting Covid-19 restrictions in England. We'll be updating advice for musicians over the next week.

Invest in Musicians: Where We Are Now

An update on our Invest in Musicians campaign – which has been running for almost a year now – and what our plans are moving forwards.

PRS for Music: Online Licensing Update and Member Survey

An update on PRS for Music which clarifies various aspects of their licences for online ticketed events.

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Musicians working in the EU

Everyone's talking about working in the EU

Make the most of it. Email the Prime Minister in support of work permit-free travel and the Musicians' Passport.

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Everyone's talking about working in the EU

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19 Feb 2021

How to Write Good Funding Applications

Increase your chances of getting funding for your social or cultural project by learning how to write strong coherent funding applications.

Online

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04 Mar 2021

How to Apply for a CITES Musical Instrument Certificate

If you think you might need to apply for a Musical Instrument Certificate (MIC) in preparation for working overseas, the team at Animal Plant Health Authority (APHA) who issue the certificates are here to help.

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05 Mar 2021

Autism Awareness for Creatives

The aim of this webinar is to enable people in the creative sector to gain a better understanding and appreciation of autism.

Online, Wales

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05 Mar 2021

Guided Meditation

A guided meditation session based on Ascension meditation techniques.

Online

Weekly Online Session: Feldenkrais

A weekly Feldenkrais Method session to work on freeing up your playing or singing. Feldenkrais is a sensory-motor learning system, which looks at our mind and body holistically.

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09 Mar 2021

Re-thinking Stress for Creatives

This session is for people working in the creative industries in Wales who feel they are negatively impacted by their stress levels.

Online, Wales

12 Mar 2021

Guided Meditation

A guided meditation session based on Ascension meditation techniques.

Online

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We are Behind Every Musician

Government must act to protect the future of music

Lobbying Update: Our Call on Rishi to Invest in Musicians

Coronavirus guidance for the music industry

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News and features

5 days, 5 asks and 3 ways to convince Rishi Sunak to Invest in Musicians

Soma Skool Event to Run Online and Half Price for MU Members

Scottish Government Announce Four-Stage Approach to Ease Lockdown

MU Endorses Monica Lennon MSP for Next Leader of Scottish Labour

Prime Minister Sets Out the ‘Roadmap’ for Lifting Covid-19 Restrictions in England

Invest in Musicians: Where We Are Now

PRS for Music: Online Licensing Update and Member Survey

Everyone's talking about working in the EU

Upcoming events

How to Write Good Funding Applications

How to Apply for a CITES Musical Instrument Certificate

Autism Awareness for Creatives

Guided Meditation

Weekly Online Session: Feldenkrais

Re-thinking Stress for Creatives

Guided Meditation