RESOURCES FOR CREATIVES
For High School Students
The Future in Music Program aims to make access to high quality music education easier for people who are marginalized on the basis of gender in the brass community, because to create equality in the field of music, we must work towards equality in music education. FIM's Mentorship Program connects high school classical and jazz brass players hoping to pursue a career in music with mentors who are undergraduate and graduate students at music schools across North America.
For Orchestral Auditioners
Scholarships & Grants
Lift Music Fund
Microgrants of up to $250 for BIPOC music students ages 11-22, going towards music supplies, application fees, and more
Awesome Foundation
$1,000 grants for the development of community & creative projects, awarded by local boards each month
Musicians Foundation
Grants for professional musicians to pay rents and mortgages, medical and dental bills, & other essentials
Sweet Relief
Grants for musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems
Practice & Performance
Bulletproof Musician
Practice and performance strategies from performance psychologist Dr. Noa Kageyama
Practizma
Digital/physical practice journal designed to maximize both discipline and creativity, developed by violinist Dr. Susanna Klein
Orchestral Opportunities
Resources and listings for musicians taking orchestral auditions
Your Tenure Team
Program designed to equip, support, and prepare orchestral musicians going through the tenure process, coached by flutist Elizabeth Rowe
Arts Activism
"The Rest" Newsletter
Insightful articles written by Dr. Tanya Kalmanovitch, aimed at questioning the conventions of Western Classical Music.
Actipedia
Digital archive of creative ways people have brought about change - browse for inspiration or submit your own
LotusCMC Book Club
Weekly book club discussing books about race, racism, sexism, and other injustices in the world - specifically in the realm of music.
C4AA Webinars
Free online trainings on how to use history, cultural theory, and cognitive science to create artistic activism that works