ISM blogs

Dr Rachael Drury explains the CLEAR framework for AI and how it can build trust, support innovation and protect creative livelihoods

Award-winning composer Thomas Hewitt Jones shares the impact of generative AI on his career and why urgent regulation is needed to protect creators

Alice from the ISM legal team discusses music copyright in figure skating at the Olympics, from licensing challenges and copyright disputes to creative solutions

Music education advocate Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason shares her own experience of how the EBacc is harming music and arts subjects

As a new report shines a spotlight on gender equality at the BBC Proms, ISM Chief Executive Deborah Annetts asks why women composers are still given so little time in concert programmes

The Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) has welcomed Gabriella Swallow as ISM President for 2025/26. Gabriella is an acclaimed cellist with a celebrated and varied career. Spanning classical, jazz and…

Every contribution, no matter how big or small, makes a profound difference to our work and helps make the future of music.

Creating engaging music lessons is an art that combines passion, adaptability, and understanding your students. For music educators, the goal isn’t just to teach technical skills but to inspire and…

Ensure your rehearsals always stay on target and you get the most out of your time in the rehearsal room in this guest article from MusicTeacher.com

The ISM debunks 10 common myths about UK copyright law and AI. Learn how proposed changes could affect musicians and discover how to protect your creative rights.

Electronic music traces its origins to Pierre Schaeffer’s innovations in musique concrète, shaping modern sound design, sampling, and synthesis.

Notre-Dame’s Gothic architecture shaped Western music, fostering early polyphony and harmonic innovation through its unique acoustic qualities.