Episodes
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Social media can be a great marketing tool for your freelance career, but you need to have a strategy in place to make it work for you! This episode is the recording from a mini-training I did in The Freelance Musician Facebook Group, all about using social media to grow your freelance career.
And if you need inspiration for topics that you can talk about, you can download my Social Media Cheat Sheet for free here: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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In this episode, I chat with Gavin Llyr Preece - Gavin is the director of a website design and branding studio based in Newport, South Wales, and specialises in brand creation and WordPress development. He redesigned my website back in 2017 and did an amazing job, and I'm so excited to have him on the podcast as a guest to share his website knowledge.
We chat about the important things you ned to remember when creating your website - this episode is FULL of useful advice, so grab a pen and paper and get ready to take some notes!
CONTACT GAVIN: https://orangedrop.co.uk
FREE RESOURCES: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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In this episode, I share why and how I went from a decade of not having taught piano to resuming my teaching. It was a big decision that I didn't make lightly! But once I'd decided to start teaching piano again, I used four different strategies to gain pupils and the result was growing from 0-40 piano pupils in the space of a term.
These are strategies which you can put into practice too! To read the blog post with each of these strategies laid out, just click here: https://southwalespianist.co.uk/piano-pupils/
And for more free resources to help you grow your freelance career, visit: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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When it comes to my freelance career, I geek out on organisation! Being organised is so important, so in this episode I share 4 tips that will help you to keep on top of all the different income streams that make up your portfolio career.
FREE RESOURCES
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
SOCIAL MEDIA: @thefreelancemusician
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In this episode, I chat with Ruth Rosales about her work as a freelance musician, which incorporates performing on the bassoon, teaching, and also working as an animateur. This is an area of work that you may not have considered as an option for your portfolio career, so have a listen and find out what it's all about!
CONNECT WITH RUTH
http://ruthrosalesmusic.com/
Instagram: @ruthrosales_animateur
FREE RESOURES
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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As freelancers, it's easy to just say yes to every bit of paid work that comes along. But could there be a more strategic way of accepting and declining work so that you are building a career portfolio that serves you well? Tune in to this episode to find out!
FREE RESOURCES
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
Facebook: @thefreelancemusician
Instagram: @thefreelancemusician
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In this episode, I chat with guitarist, composer and author Richard Storry. We chat about the different types of work that have made up Richard's freelance career, and why and how he ventured from writing music to writing books. It's such an interesting conversation, and I hope it will leave you feeling inspired to explore that creative idea that you've been thinking about but not actually putting into action!
You can connect with Ricard and find out more about his work here:
http://www.richardstorry.com/
https://www.crypticpublications.com
Facebook: @crypticpublications
Instagram: @richardstorry
Twitter: @RichardStorry
For resources on establishing a career as a freelance musician, visit:
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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The COVID pandemic has shown just how important it is to establish a portfolio career as a freelancer. As I've been chatting to other musicians a clear pattern has emerged - it's been those who already had several income streams that have been able to retain some of their work.
But how do you decide which income streams are available to you? In this episode, I share the first part of a 6 step framework that allows you to come up with a potential blueprint for your portfolio career.
To go through the whole framework, you can view the How To Build A Portfolio Career masterclass for free by clicking here
And don't forget, if you leave a review on iTunes, take a picture of the review and send it to me by email or DM, and I'll give you free access to the first module of The Freelance Musician Workshop!
Instagram and Facebook: @thefreelancemusician
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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Welcome back to The Freelance Musician Podcast! I have been busy behind the scenes preparing a new set of episodes and cannot wait for you to listen to them.
In today's episode I chat with violinist Jamie Hutchinson - Jamie has a true portfolio career made up of orchestral performing, ensemble work, session playing, teaching and educational outreach. In this episode she spills the beans on how she got started and how her career has grown and developed.
You can connect with Jamie here:
Twitter: @JamieHutch84
Instagram: @jamiehutchinsonviolin
Website: https://www.jamiehutchinson.co.uk
Don't forget to leave a review so you can have FREE access to the first module of The Freelance Musician Workshop! Take a picture of your review and send it to me by email or on social media:
Instagram @thefreelancemusician
Facebook @thefreelancemusician
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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In this final episode of 2020, I chat with my husband Matt about our experience as freelance musicians during the COVID pandemic that has dominated this year. We talk about our initial reactions to the loss of work, how we handled the lockdown, the pivots we have made in our freelance careers and the positives we are taking from a year that we'll never forget.
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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Overwhelm goes hand in hand with life as a freelancer, and it's something I am still working to manage effectively! Whilst it's still a work in progress, in this episode I share three tips that help to minimise overwhelm so that we can continue to do our best work!
FREE RESOURCES: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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In this episode, I chat to Peter Madan - Peter is a cellist, conductor, pianist, examiner and agent to name just a few! He shares how he has built up a busy, varied career using all his skills as a musician to create a portfolio of work that he loves.
FREE RESOURCES: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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Welcome to Episode 20 of The Freelance Musician Podcast! In this episode I chat with Josh Mills, and opera singer who is also passionate about all things money. It's often a taboo subject, so we talk about why this is, share our own experiences of saving and negotiating, and look at how we as musicians can establish some level of financial security for ourselves.
The Art Of Money Saving (Josh Mills): linktr.ee/theartofmoneysaving
START YOUR CREATIVE PROJECT CHALLENGE: https://thefreelancemusician.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1052939
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Do you have a creative project that you went to get off the ground, but you have no idea where to start? The struggle is real! But I have just the thing to help you - tune in to this episode to find out more!
CHALLENGE DETAILS: https://thefreelancemusician.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1052939
EMAIL: [email protected]
Let's connect on social! Find me on Instagram or Facebook @thefreelancemusician
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In this episode, I chat with Hannah Fiddy, co-founder of Alternative Classical and creator of Concert Roulette. We talk about where creative ideas come from, what first steps you need to take when setting up your creative project, and the importance of just getting started and trying things out!
Find out more:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk
www.hannahfiddy.com
Social Media: @alterclassical or @hannahfiddy
SOCIAL MEDIA CHEAT SHEET: www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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When I was in school, my art teacher laughed at my art homework and that set me on the path of thinking that I wasn't a creative person. However my work as a freelance musician has changed my perception of creativity, and in this episode I share that thought process, along with some tips that will help you go about cultivating and bringing to life your creative ideas.
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Welcome to Episode 16 of The Freelance Musician Podcast. In this episode I chat with Dan Baker, an electronic engineer turned freelance musician - he has built up a portfolio career that takes full advantage of his entire skill set, and in this conversation he spills the beans on starting a YouTube channel, and the importance of recording for any freelance musician. I hope you can enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
Find Dan on:
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/danbaker74
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/danbakermusician
WEBSITE: http://www.danbaker-music.com/
Join The Freelance Musician Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreelancemusician
https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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A questions I get asked a lot is how to stay motivated when you're just starting out, in the early days of building your freelance career. In this episode I share my strategies for maintaining motivation not just during the early days, but at any point when your freelance career feels like a struggle.
Let's connect! You can find me on:
INSTAGRAM: @thefreelancemusician
FACEBOOK: @thefreelancemusician
EMAIL: [email protected]
THE FREELANCE MUSICIAN FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreelancemusician
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This episode talks about the document that we know we need to have, but often struggle to figure out how we should go about putting it together, and that is of course a CV! I’m chatting to Abbie Royston, the manager of The Musician’s Answering Service. She joined MAS in 1998 after leaving university and took over the MAS support services from Richard Smith in 2008, offering one to one guidance to both recent graduates and established musicians on self promotion and marketing, CV presentation and working as a freelance musician. Helping musicians with their CV is something Abbie does on a day to day basis, and so she’s the perfect person to tell us all we need to know.
CONTACT ABBIE: [email protected]
THE FREELANCE MUSICIAN FACEBOOK GROUP: www.facebook.com/groups/thefreelancemusician
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It’s September, and almost 6 months to the day since lockdown started - whilst there are signs of things slowly starting to get going again, for us musicians the last 6 months has involved a lot of down time, and I don’t know about you but it’s given me time to reflect on my journey from graduation up to this point. Ithink often when life is busy we are always thinking about the next thing, and don’t have the time to just sit and look back at how far we’ve come. And whilst of course we don’t want to get stuck in the past, there’s a lot to be learnt from reflecting on our journey, the ups and downs, the successes and, not failures but learning curves. I’ve always loved listening to other people’s stories and hearing the things they’ve learnt and wish they could have told their younger selves, so today I am going to do just that, and share with you three things that I would tell my younger self if I could go back in time and talk to the Hannah that was at the start of her career as a freelance musician, and I hope that if you are at that starting point now these three things will be an encouragement to you.
THE FREELANCE MUSICIAN FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.faebook.com/groups/thefreelancemusician
WEBSITE: https://www.southwalespianist.co.uk/the-freelance-musician
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