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How to Pitch for Work

Learn some direct sales techniques to be proactive in getting your work under the right people’s noses and showing them why you’re the best person for the job.

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DIY Music Release

It’s essential that you know how to protect your rights and make money from your music from the very beginning.

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Exploring Your Self-Image Through Feldenkrais

'Self-image in movement' is the theme for January's MU Feldenkrais sessions, which are free and run exclusively for members. In this blog, professional musician and Feldenkrais teacher, Emma Alter, reflects on how the simple act of body scanning can help improve your self-image.

Published: 15 January 2025

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Silencing the Inner Critic: How Self-Talk and Feldenkrais Can Help Tame Performance Anxiety

Anxiety is November's theme for the new term of MU Feldenkrais sessions, which are free and run exclusively for members. In this blog, professional musician and Feldenkrais teacher, Emma Alter, reflects on how she manages negative self-talk and why her practice helps foster self-compassion.

Published: 22 October 2024

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A Personal Journey Through Hip-Hop: From Cyphers to Social Impact

Xidus Pain is a renowned rap artist and influential music educator. In this personal blog to celebrate Black History Month 2024, he discusses what the genre means to him and how it has shaped both his own personal journey and musical career.

Published: 01 October 2024

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05 May 2025

Guided Meditation

An extremely efficient and powerful meditation practice, based on Ascension meditation techniques that are tailored to help musicians both in their professional and personal lives.

Online Member only
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07 May 2025

Practical Strategies to Tackle Bullying and Harrassment

A two-hour webinar which covers what bullying and harassment looks like in the creative sector and its impact, the law, and how to identify common examples to ensure participants understand the full scope of these terms.

Online
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08 May 2025

Vocal Health Workshop, Belfast

This one-hour, in-person session focuses on evidence-based practical skills, and draws from performance experience, research findings, psychology, and proven vocal health clinical pathways.

Belfast
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