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Focus
7 warming up and cooling down exercises for musicians
Suggested warm-ups prior to playing and cool-down stretches following performance and/or practice
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News
MPs to debate EU work permit for musicians
The move follows the success of a petition for a ’Europe-wide visa-free work permit’, which garnered 280,000 signatures
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News
Hardship fund launched for arts freelancers in Manchester
Grants of up to £1,500 each will be made available for those feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic
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News
Musicians criticise easyJet’s changed policy on instruments
Violins and violas among those to be barred as hand luggage from 10 February onwards
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Debate
Visa restrictions prevent too many musicians from living and working abroad
Countries that impose exacting visa regulations on musicians applying to work abroad for extended periods ignore the benefits to both sides, argues Toby Deller
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Article
15-year-old violinist Ziyu He performs Bartók at 2014 Eurovision Young Musicians Final
Chinese violinist Ziyu He, a student at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, performs the first movement of Bartók's Second Concerto at the Eurovision Young Musicians competition Grand Final in 2014, which he won.The young musician, now aged 16, has recently won the International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2016.
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How to improve your playing with slow practice
Does slow and steady win the race when it comes to practice, or does a more up-tempo approach bring the best results, asks Rok Klopčič