Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property (IP) can be a tricky matter especially when considering digital content. This section outlines some of the main issues surrounding IP and where you may be able to seek legal advice. Consider the various licensing options for releasing your work and the various ways of making a living that may not be derived necessarily from record sales or royalties. You will also find discussions on traditional uses on copyright vs. giving your work away for free online. 

Artists' Toolkit

The Artists' Toolkit is a place where you can find information on how you can develop and support your career as an artist. Find tips on how to fund your project, how to promote yourself, ways of making a living, along with useful links to resources and contract and budget templates, stories from experienced professionals, and step-by-step guides help you improve your career and become a fully self-sustaining artist.

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A selection of videos designed to give mini-video tutorials to prospective and past Summer School students but also useful for picking up tips.

Adopt a Composer

The Adopt-a-Composer scheme pairs an amateur music group with an emerging composer, and over the following year the partnership collaborate to produce a new work especially for the group to première. You can follow the six pairings here as they tell us about their journey.

Opportunities

Calls. Awards. Bursaries…

A list of opportunities including calls for work, including jobs, funding, awards and commissions. Registered users (free to join) can post information about their opportunities. To: Calls, awards, bursaries... A place to list and find opportunities including calls for work, jobs, funding, awards and commissions.

Artist Toolkit

What do I do next?

A comprehensive toolkit to help artists, composers and musicians build their careers.

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