LINKS
Sector Skills Councils (SSCs):
SSC for the Creative and Cultural Industries www.ccskills.org.uk
SSC for the Apparel, Footwear and Textiles Industries www.skillfast-uk.org
SSC for Broadcast, Film, Video and Interactive Media www.skillset.org
Useful Media and Communication websites:
British Interactive Media Association www.bima.co.uk
Broadcast Entertainment and Cinema Trade Union www.bectu.org.uk
Institute of sound and Communications Engineers www.isce.org.uk
Independent service offering expert advice to help learners get the media career they want www.skillsformedia.com
British Phonographic Industry www.bpi.co.uk
National Association of Music Editors www.isce.org.uk
Music Educational Council www.isce.org.uk
Youth Music www.youthmusic.org.uk
Channel Mogo www.channelmogo
Useful Performing Arts websites:
Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk
Crafts Council www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Design Council www.design-council.org.uk
National Drama www.nationaldrama.co.uk
The Stage www.thestage.co.uk
National Dance Teachers Association www.ndta.org.uk
Association of British Orchestras (ABO)
The national body representing the collective interests of professional orchestras throughout the UK
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Benevolence Today Help for people in need. Benevolence Today is a campaign aiming to raise awareness of benevolent charities.
Brighton Early Music Festival
British Horn Society
Incorporated Society of Musicians
The UK‘s professional body for musicians, offering essential backup for today’s musician
Incorporated Society of Organists A major site for the organ and its music in the UK
Independents Day 08
Independents Day 08 is a worldwide event, taking place on the weekend of 4th July to raise money for the independent music community and their chosen charities. Starting in New Zealand and ending in the US, activities include the largest ever auction of independent music memorabilia (via eBay) and limited edition albums featuring the cream of independent talent from all over the globe, all supported by a comprehensive retail campaign and a series of one-off music shows and retrospectives across TV and radio. The MBF will benefit from 50% of the net profits from the UK Ebay auction and 50% of any royalties donated by artists performing on the UK CD.
London Community Gospel Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Manchester Camerata
MCPS-PRS Alliance
The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and The Performing Right Society (PRS)
Milton Keynes City Orchestra
The Music Publishers Association
Musicians Union
Music For Youth
Music Industries Association (MIA)
UK trade association servicing and representing the interests of all UK businesses selling musical instruments and associated products.
MusicLeader
MusicLeader is a UK-wide Youth Music initiative and aims to provide access to training and professional development for music leaders at every stage of their career.
Music Manifesto
National Association of Music Educators
Resources, News, Discussions aimed at Music Education Professionals.
National Youth Orchestras of Scotland
NUMU
NUMU is a safe community for young people to showcase their music; collaborate, compete and develop their talent.
Opera North
Information about the company, based in Leeds.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Oxford Philomusica
Performing Rights Society
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Festival Hall
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The Sage, Gateshead
Music Centre housing two concert halls, a rehearsal hall, bars, restaurants and educational facilities. Also the home of the orchestra, Northern Sinfonia
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Serlo Consort
Chamber choir
The Sixteen
Vocal ensemble
spnm
Society for the Promotion of New Music
St George’s Bristol
St John’s, Smith Square
Vasari Singers
Choral group who have performed at both the MBF Summer Serenade and several MBF Carol Concerts
Welsh Music Foundation
Provides support, advice, information and contacts to the Welsh music industry
Charities and Funding
Arts Council England
The national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
Benslow Music Trust
Offers instrument loan schemes for promising students, residential courses for adult amateur musicians, and a programme of concerts in Hertfordshire
British Association of Performing Arts Medicine
Deals with specialist health care for professional and student performing artists
EMI Sound Foundation
Independent music education charity, established in 1997 to celebrate the centenary of EMI Records and to improve young peoples' access to music education in the UK & Ireland
PRS Members’ Fund
Assists members of the Performing Right Society and their dependants who are in need of financial support because of illness, accident or old age.
The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain
Provides assistance to those working in the music profession and their dependants, when in need, because of accident, illness, or old age
The Tillett Trust
The Tillett Trust offers financial support to young classical musicians at the start of their professional solo careers.
Young Concert Artists Trust
The Young Concert Artists Trust identifies, nurtures and promotes outstanding young classical soloists and chamber ensembles trained in the UK. As a classical musicians agency YCAT liaises with event promoters in the UK and abroad providing performance opportunities and engagements for its artists.
Young Singers’ Welfare Foundation
A charitable trust that supports UK-based self-employed professional classical singers under the age of 40 who suffer financial hardship as a result of a serious medical condition or illness
Conservatoires, universities, and teachers
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
UK Guitar Teachers
An online directory of guitar and bass teachers
Musical Publications
Brass Band World
Classic Record Collector
Guitar & Bass
Irish Music Magazine
Jazzwise
Link
Musical Opinion
Muso
NME
Songlink International The leading creative resource for music publishers, songwriters, A&R, producers, artists and managers- anyone in the business of pitching or seeking songs
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