Music Network presents Taking Charge of your Performance Career 2020: Performing Online, a series of five free interactive web seminars for professional musicians, 10th–16th December. With four webinars and one panel discussion, this free professional development course aims to help musicians develop important skills for showcasing their work online. This is the second instalment of Music Network’s Taking Charge of your Performance Career series this year, and follows on from 8 seminars which took place in April and May. This training is just one of a number of ways in which Music Network has supported musicians during 2020.

Delivered by international industry professionals, the course will offer relevant and up-to-date advice in the areas of planning online performances, optimising your audio and video output, choosing the right platform, and extending your online practice. Each online session will comprise a 60 minute presentation followed by Q&A with participants. Registration is essential to participate in the sessions. To register your spot visit: www.musicnetwork.ie.

This interactive panel presentation will feature three well-known performers – Liz Doherty, Xenia Pestova Bennett and Gwendolyn Masin – who have successfully used the online medium to extend their musical practice.

Each panellist will speak briefly about their current projects, followed by an open Q&A and discussion with participants. The session aims to encourage new and creative ways of thinking about how musicians can enhance and develop their existing musical practice online.

Seminar is free, advance registration required.

See the full list of online seminars below:

10th December 2pm – Performing Online: An Overview with Lisa Occhino: bit.ly/3lbyE7Q
11th December 2pm – Optimising your Audio with Mairéad O’Reilly: bit.ly/3o0Xuc7
14th December 11am – Optimising your Video with Simon Peter King: bit.ly/3fGmann
15th December 11am – Choosing Your Platform with David Taylor: bit.ly/3l5O6Ck
16th December 11am – Extending your Practice Online with Liz Doherty, Xenia Pestova Bennett and Gwendolyn Masin: bit.ly/37dI0L9