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Music Works — 100 episodes

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Episode 6.14 Changing the Narrative for the Performing Arts

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Episode 6.13 The Musicians’ Census

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MWM 50 Getting Paid - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.12 Dignity at Work 2 - Discrimination in the Music Sector

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MWM 49 Building a portfolio career - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.11 The Future of Classical Music

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Episode 6.10 The Gender Pay Gap in Opera

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MWM 48 The forgotten element: Mastering - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.9 Arabesque: Uniting musical genres and cultures

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MWM 47 Words word words - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.8 Misogyny and Discrimination within the Music Industry

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MWM 46: Recording and Mixing with Your Own Tools, How? - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.7 Making Classical Music Accessible

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Episode 6.6 Limitless Music Making

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MWM 45: Making Your Track: Quality is Key - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.5 Composers Against Buyouts

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MWM 44: How To Write To Sync - Tricks of The Trade - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.4 ”The Struggle”: How to Jump From The Conservatoire to A Successful Professional Career

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MWM 43: Writing To Commission - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.3 Black Lives In Music - Real Change in The Music Industry: A Check-In On Progress

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MWM42 Sync Market: Getting The Job And Standing Out - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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Episode 6.2 PRS - How To Make The Most Out of Royalties

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MWM41 Production Music Overview - Production Music Demystified with MediaTracks Music

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6.1 Musicians’ Union’s Challenges and Goals for 2022 - Building a Fairer Music Industry

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5.13: Building an inclusive musical community: a manifesto

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5.12: Why words matter: helping young singers belong and thrive.

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MWM 40: When stress becomes overwhelming; how to heal and stay well

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5.11: Trans Voices: bringing opportunity and authenticity to the performance space

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MWM 39: #HashtagTipsForSocialMediaSuccess

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5.10: Challenging hierarchies within and beyond the concert space

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MWM 38: Dealing with rejection

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5.9: Limitless Music Making

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MWM 37: How to WOOP your life.

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5.8: Visas and touring: tackling the red tape.

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MWM 36: A message in support of the musicians and the people of Ukraine

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MWM 35: Naomi Pohl: a trade union leader for our time

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5.7: The CBSO’s Sandwell project: a school with music at its heart

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MWM 34: Taking another look: rebooting your perspective

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5.6: Music recruitment post-Covid: a CEO’s view

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MWM 33: Ten top tips for success as a composer for film and TV

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5.5:  Making your mark as a media composer with Helen Lyon

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MWM 32: Dealing with your inner procrastinator

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5.4: Vibrance & diversity – how Cape Town Opera is firing up South Africa’s music scene

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MWM 31: Setting goals that keep you motivated

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5.3: The Donne project - celebrating Women in Music

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MWM 30: Making resolutions and why they may hold you back

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5.2:  Building a career in music and why diversity matters with Samir Savant

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5.1: Why we need women in leadership roles

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4.13: Christmas special 2021 - An evening at the Ivors

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MWM 29: Concert going with the next generation – a parent’s perspective

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4.12: Top tips for job applications in the arts

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MWM 28: When Musicians Have Wealth and Influence

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4.11: I Can See Hope From Here

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MWM 27: “Of course we value your work, but…”

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4.10: “From The Red House” – giving music of a sense of place.

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MWM 26: Freedom of expression vs institutional sexism

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4.9: “Let What’s In, Out” – accordionist Amy Thatcher tells the story behind her latest release

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4.8: The Angry Garden – Michael Stimpson’s musical eco-fable for our time

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4.7: Performance anxiety and stage fright - advice from Harley Street

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MWM 25: Finding fulfilment as a musician

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4.6: dream.risk.sing – elevating women’s voices

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MWM 24: How to make money from writing music

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4.5: Music for TV and film - a glimpse behind the scenes

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MWM 23: Competitive music making – excelling within strict parameters

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4.4: From Shakespeare to Chaplin to Musical Maths: the London Piano Festival 2021

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MWM 22: Diversifying the canon – one singer’s perspective

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4.3: Switching labels - Matthew Trusler on finding his inner entrepreneur

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MWM 21: Opening up and taking stock - where are we now?

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4.2: Singing for success: Ellie Bowers-Jolley on nailing the audition process.

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3.12: We’ve come a long way, baby: Season 3 round up and industry review.

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MWM 20: Embracing abundance mindset.

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3.11: Persistence, agility, optimism - the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2021

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MWM 19: Realising your dream project – five top tips.

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3.10: Cheltenham 2021- making the music happen.

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MWM 18: Cancellation trauma: the mental load of living on the edge.

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3.9: Music therapy and healing from global trauma

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MWM 17: How can we keep from singing?

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3.8: Normalising trans bodies in opera with tenor, Patricia Yates.

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MWM 16:  Toxic Relationships and the Imbalance of Power

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3.7: Moving fearlessly back into live music with the InsideOut Musician

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MWM 15: If they don’t know you, they should know you!

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3.6: Music Insurance – for when bad things happen to good instruments.

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MWM 14: Planning your cashflow, how and why.

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3.5: Taking the stage with Cristina Jones, the Blind Soprano.

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MWM 13: Are you a Big Thinker?

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3.4: When musicians turn entrepreneur; on taking risks for success.

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MWM 12: Finding your creative space.

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3.3: Black Lives In Music

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MWM 11: How to feel great about your website

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3.2: Looking to the future: three young musicians take the long view

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3.1: Waterperry Opera Festival – coming back bigger and even better.

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2.12 Why we need to value the arts: on heartbreak, resilience & hope.

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MWM 10: Protecting yourself as a freelance musician

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2.11 Do record labels still matter?

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MWM 9: What makes you special? Finding your USP.

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2.10 From conservatoire to concert stage: navigating your growth as a performer

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MWM 8: Share the joy! Why we need to celebrate success.

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MWM 7: Grief, resilience and recovery: forward-planning your post-Covid career

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2.9 Creating your best ever online recital experience.

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2.8 The Riga Jurmala Music Festival – finding positives under the pandemic.