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Things Musicians Don't Talk About

Hattie Butterworth and Rebecca Toal host a podcast of insight and change in the classical music and arts professions. Delving into the often stigmatised worlds of mental health, injury, discrimination and productivity, classical music issues are spoken and revived. Join Hattie, Rebecca and guests for important conversations, inspiring moments of wisdom and poignant vulnerability.

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Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
45 minutes
Episodes
111
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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12. Emily Adams (classical music vs low incomes part 2)

12. Emily Adams (classical music vs low incomes part 2)

The second episode in a three-part series, exploring the issues surrounding low incomes and the classical music world. Does our upbringing hold us back in the profession or propel us to push and subs…

00:38:41  |   Mon 19 Oct 2020
11. Fionnuala Ward (classical music vs low incomes part 1)

11. Fionnuala Ward (classical music vs low incomes part 1)

This episode marks the start of a new series, Classical Music and Low Incomes- Do They Match?, exploring issues around money and financial background in the classical music world. I speak to three mu…

00:41:58  |   Sat 10 Oct 2020
10. Matt Geer

10. Matt Geer

In this episode I speak to composer, pianist and organist, Matt Geer about his diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Matt has recently graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has …

00:56:59  |   Fri 02 Oct 2020
9. Richard Adam Lewis

9. Richard Adam Lewis

In this episode I talk to pianist and composer, Richard Adam Lewis, about his move from the world of business and maths to the music world. Passionate about creativity, Richard is an improvising pian…

00:55:42  |   Mon 07 Sep 2020
8. Elena Urioste

8. Elena Urioste

International and award-winning violin soloist and chamber musician Elena Urioste talks to me about her journey with yoga, dealing with an injury whilst in college and about why it is that musicians …

00:55:23  |   Sun 09 Aug 2020
7. It's ok to be angry/sad right now

7. It's ok to be angry/sad right now

Today I am all on my own, talking openly about my recent struggles with OCD, the ways in which I often worry I'm oversharing and how to tell the difference between oversharing and authenticity. At th…

00:25:52  |   Sun 02 Aug 2020
6. Laura Serra on performance psychology

6. Laura Serra on performance psychology

Today I am talking to the pianist Laura Serra about her research whilst on the BSc in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music. She has since set up the initiative Coaching Musicians, which …

00:53:44  |   Thu 23 Jul 2020
5. Laura Armstrong

5. Laura Armstrong

Frequently, it can feel like our creative worlds are tightly wrapped around success and the next big project. But what do we do when something unimaginable happens? When our ability to play music and…

00:44:58  |   Tue 14 Jul 2020
3. Jasmin Allpress

3. Jasmin Allpress

Today I am joined by my dear friend and duo partner, Jasmin Allpress, as we admit our biggest failures and talk about what they've taught us.

Jasmin is a pianist studying with Helen Krizos at the Roya…

00:56:12  |   Tue 30 Jun 2020
2. Frank Horvat

2. Frank Horvat

In this episode I talk to pianist and composer, Frank Horvat. We spoke about Frank's journey with depression and how he's managed it alongside his career. We speak about how powerful and healing it c…

00:51:13  |   Fri 26 Jun 2020
1. Welcome! How we practice in a hard time

1. Welcome! How we practice in a hard time

Welcome to Things Musicians Don't Talk About. A new podcast and a new way of talking! I've spent many years feeling in the dark about many issues in the classical music profession. So often it can fe…

00:23:34  |   Fri 19 Jun 2020
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