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In July 2019, we surveyed over 500 music teachers to learn about the state of private music tuition in the UK today. Here are the results. We’ve summarised some of the most interesting results below, but for a more in-depth analysis, you can download the full report for free: Download Encore Music…
We’re delighted to have partnered up with Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No.1 musical instrument insurer. They’re offering a special 20% discount for Encore musicians, so let’s find out more from Allianz, in their own words… Allianz Musical Insurance have been providing cover since the 1960s…
We caught up with Tim, a percussionist and member of the Fat Llama team, to find out how their innovative new sharing platform is making it easier than ever for musicians to borrow and lend instruments and equipment. Encore members get £25 free credit to spend on their first rental! Click here to…
How the best Function Bands get more bookings. Some of Encore’s top function bands took part in a panel discussion to discuss what separates the top bands from everyone else, promo videos, messaging clients, reviews, set lists and much more.
First impressions are important. On Encore, the photo of you which clients see first, on your profile or job application, is your profile picture. This image needs to convey that you are a trustworthy, professional musician and if it isn’t, you might be losing out on bookings. But don’t worry –…
One of the perks of my job at Encore is finding all sorts of interesting people forging fascinating new paths in the music world. I recently interviewed Fiona Zwieb, who has crafted a unique career as a musician’s virtual assistant. Fiona’s job covers almost every imaginable aspect of the music…
Our Community Manager, Jonny Venvell, met with international viola star Lawrence Power to chat about his recent appointment as the Artistic Director of the English Chamber Orchestra Charitable Trust and his exciting plans for the future of the ensemble. I meet Lawrence during a brief period of…
Here at Encore, we love to hear about exciting ventures to bring music to new audiences. Today, we catch up with Philharmonia and Ruysdael Quartet violist Gijs Kramers, co-founder of the Street Orchestra of London (SOL), a pop-up orchestra founded in 2016. SOL is based on your experience with…
It’s very hard to carve a career as a musician, never more so in today’s fast-paced, highly competitive and image-driven world. The changes in the industry are unparalleled in history and therefore so are our roles as musicians. Today it’s not enough to aspire to be a virtuoso – it’s almost…
Encore talks to Houston Symphony Orchestra violist Jarita Ng about the viola, cultural transitioning, and how she got her orchestra job. How old were you started playing viola? My parents started teaching me violin when I was five. When I was seventeen, I volunteered to play viola in a chamber…
Encore talks to La Serenissima principal violist Elitsa Boganova about her recent win with the Consone Quartet at the Royal Overseas League Competition (ROSL). Can you describe the preparation process for the ROSL Competition? I have been playing with the quartet since December but ROSL is the only…
The Philharmonia Yoga Group on tour in Copacabana Beach, Brazil in 2014. The Philharmonia Orchestra Yoga Group began on my 31st birthday, July 27th, 2014. Every summer the orchestra spends a week performing at the Three Choirs Festival, in either Hereford, Gloucester or Worcester. That year we were…
