The Royal Society of Musicians
@rsmgb.bsky.social
RSM is the UK's oldest music charity, providing financial support, advice and guidance to music professionals unable to work due to physical or mental ill health. linktr.ee/rsmgb
Is social media helping your music career—or affecting your wellbeing? 📱
Join RSM & @ukbapam.bsky.social for a session with psychotherapist Kate Auguste, exploring social media, mental health and practical ways to stay well online.
🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 | 10:30–11:45
💻 Online | Free
Join RSM & @ukbapam.bsky.social for a session with psychotherapist Kate Auguste, exploring social media, mental health and practical ways to stay well online.
🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 | 10:30–11:45
💻 Online | Free
September 29, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Is social media helping your music career—or affecting your wellbeing? 📱
Join RSM & @ukbapam.bsky.social for a session with psychotherapist Kate Auguste, exploring social media, mental health and practical ways to stay well online.
🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 | 10:30–11:45
💻 Online | Free
Join RSM & @ukbapam.bsky.social for a session with psychotherapist Kate Auguste, exploring social media, mental health and practical ways to stay well online.
🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 | 10:30–11:45
💻 Online | Free
#DidYouKnow we are the UK's oldest music charity? Set up in 1738, we have supported the mental and physical health the UK's music professionals for nearly 300 years! We'll keep the rhythm so you can concentrate on getting better.
If you need support, contact us today.
If you need support, contact us today.
September 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
#DidYouKnow we are the UK's oldest music charity? Set up in 1738, we have supported the mental and physical health the UK's music professionals for nearly 300 years! We'll keep the rhythm so you can concentrate on getting better.
If you need support, contact us today.
If you need support, contact us today.
RSM's 2026 Christmas Cards are in now in stock but they're selling fast so be quick! Get yours at www.rsmgb.org/shop or by using the link in our bio, and help fund our work supporting musicians in need.
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September 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
RSM's 2026 Christmas Cards are in now in stock but they're selling fast so be quick! Get yours at www.rsmgb.org/shop or by using the link in our bio, and help fund our work supporting musicians in need.
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The great oboist Johann Christian Fischer is the subject of this month’s archive item, as we trace his journey from the courts of Germany to London and his membership of RSM. Read more using the link in our bio.
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September 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The great oboist Johann Christian Fischer is the subject of this month’s archive item, as we trace his journey from the courts of Germany to London and his membership of RSM. Read more using the link in our bio.
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Hearing health is essential for musicians 👂🎵
Join @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social and Dr Finola Ryan for a practical session on protecting your hearing and supporting your long-term wellbeing.
📅 Wed 28 Sep
⏰ 10:30am
💻 Free & online
@ukbapam.bsky.social
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/hea...
Join @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social and Dr Finola Ryan for a practical session on protecting your hearing and supporting your long-term wellbeing.
📅 Wed 28 Sep
⏰ 10:30am
💻 Free & online
@ukbapam.bsky.social
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/hea...
August 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Hearing health is essential for musicians 👂🎵
Join @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social and Dr Finola Ryan for a practical session on protecting your hearing and supporting your long-term wellbeing.
📅 Wed 28 Sep
⏰ 10:30am
💻 Free & online
@ukbapam.bsky.social
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/hea...
Join @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social and Dr Finola Ryan for a practical session on protecting your hearing and supporting your long-term wellbeing.
📅 Wed 28 Sep
⏰ 10:30am
💻 Free & online
@ukbapam.bsky.social
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/hea...
Accident, illness, stress or anxiety can strike at any time. Whether you work as a performer, teacher, technician or anything in between, we're here to help.
RSM provides grants, advice and guidance to music professionals impacted by physical or mental ill health.
Get in touch today.
RSM provides grants, advice and guidance to music professionals impacted by physical or mental ill health.
Get in touch today.
July 24, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Accident, illness, stress or anxiety can strike at any time. Whether you work as a performer, teacher, technician or anything in between, we're here to help.
RSM provides grants, advice and guidance to music professionals impacted by physical or mental ill health.
Get in touch today.
RSM provides grants, advice and guidance to music professionals impacted by physical or mental ill health.
Get in touch today.
Music is built on connection, and so is our community.
Join our RSM Social Network, a relaxed online space where music professionals can connect, chat and share experiences.
📅 Wednesday 29 July
🕕 6.00pm–7.00pm
💻 Online via Zoom
Sign Up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/soc...
Join our RSM Social Network, a relaxed online space where music professionals can connect, chat and share experiences.
📅 Wednesday 29 July
🕕 6.00pm–7.00pm
💻 Online via Zoom
Sign Up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/soc...
July 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Music is built on connection, and so is our community.
Join our RSM Social Network, a relaxed online space where music professionals can connect, chat and share experiences.
📅 Wednesday 29 July
🕕 6.00pm–7.00pm
💻 Online via Zoom
Sign Up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/soc...
Join our RSM Social Network, a relaxed online space where music professionals can connect, chat and share experiences.
📅 Wednesday 29 July
🕕 6.00pm–7.00pm
💻 Online via Zoom
Sign Up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/soc...
From the Archives: Meet singer Marian McKenzie, who was an RSM Member from 1881 until her death in 1927. To celebrate the recent rehanging of her portrait at RSM's building, find out more about her life, career and involvement with the Society at the link in our bio.
#history #fromthearchives #music
#history #fromthearchives #music
July 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
From the Archives: Meet singer Marian McKenzie, who was an RSM Member from 1881 until her death in 1927. To celebrate the recent rehanging of her portrait at RSM's building, find out more about her life, career and involvement with the Society at the link in our bio.
#history #fromthearchives #music
#history #fromthearchives #music
It's not just accident, injury or illness that we support, but also mental health.
If you're a UK-based music professional who has been impacted by physical or mental ill health, we're here to help.
Contact us today to find out more about the financial support, advice and guidance we offer.
If you're a UK-based music professional who has been impacted by physical or mental ill health, we're here to help.
Contact us today to find out more about the financial support, advice and guidance we offer.
July 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
It's not just accident, injury or illness that we support, but also mental health.
If you're a UK-based music professional who has been impacted by physical or mental ill health, we're here to help.
Contact us today to find out more about the financial support, advice and guidance we offer.
If you're a UK-based music professional who has been impacted by physical or mental ill health, we're here to help.
Contact us today to find out more about the financial support, advice and guidance we offer.
We provide bespoke grants so that music professionals in the UK can access the health services they need.
Whether its physical or emotional therapies, appointments with specialist practitioners or short-term living expenses, we can support your physical and mental health.
Contact us today.
Whether its physical or emotional therapies, appointments with specialist practitioners or short-term living expenses, we can support your physical and mental health.
Contact us today.
June 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We provide bespoke grants so that music professionals in the UK can access the health services they need.
Whether its physical or emotional therapies, appointments with specialist practitioners or short-term living expenses, we can support your physical and mental health.
Contact us today.
Whether its physical or emotional therapies, appointments with specialist practitioners or short-term living expenses, we can support your physical and mental health.
Contact us today.
RSM provides vital financial assistance, advice and guidance to music professionals across the UK impacted by physical or mental ill health.
If you need support, contact us today.
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If you need support, contact us today.
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June 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM
RSM provides vital financial assistance, advice and guidance to music professionals across the UK impacted by physical or mental ill health.
If you need support, contact us today.
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🎶Calling All Sopranos! 🎶
The Really Big Chorus Messiah from Scratch® returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 November.
Singing tickets are almost gone and only a handful of soprano places remain.
🎟️Book via the What’s On section on our website - link in bio!
The Really Big Chorus Messiah from Scratch® returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 November.
Singing tickets are almost gone and only a handful of soprano places remain.
🎟️Book via the What’s On section on our website - link in bio!
June 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
🎶Calling All Sopranos! 🎶
The Really Big Chorus Messiah from Scratch® returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 November.
Singing tickets are almost gone and only a handful of soprano places remain.
🎟️Book via the What’s On section on our website - link in bio!
The Really Big Chorus Messiah from Scratch® returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 November.
Singing tickets are almost gone and only a handful of soprano places remain.
🎟️Book via the What’s On section on our website - link in bio!
Mental health can affect your voice, and chronic stress may impact how we speak, sing, and perform. 🎤✨
Join vocal health specialist Kate Valentine for a free online session on recognising vocal signs of stress, reducing tension, and finding support.
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/voc...
Join vocal health specialist Kate Valentine for a free online session on recognising vocal signs of stress, reducing tension, and finding support.
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/voc...
June 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Mental health can affect your voice, and chronic stress may impact how we speak, sing, and perform. 🎤✨
Join vocal health specialist Kate Valentine for a free online session on recognising vocal signs of stress, reducing tension, and finding support.
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/voc...
Join vocal health specialist Kate Valentine for a free online session on recognising vocal signs of stress, reducing tension, and finding support.
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/voc...
June 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Join us in June for two of our Social Network Zoom events! 🎶
Hosted by our volunteer members, these online get-togethers are open to musicians across the profession, whether you’re currently working or retired.
📅 Tue 2 Jun | 10:30–11:30
📅 Tue 23 Jun | 18:00–19:00
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on
Hosted by our volunteer members, these online get-togethers are open to musicians across the profession, whether you’re currently working or retired.
📅 Tue 2 Jun | 10:30–11:30
📅 Tue 23 Jun | 18:00–19:00
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on
May 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Join us in June for two of our Social Network Zoom events! 🎶
Hosted by our volunteer members, these online get-togethers are open to musicians across the profession, whether you’re currently working or retired.
📅 Tue 2 Jun | 10:30–11:30
📅 Tue 23 Jun | 18:00–19:00
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on
Hosted by our volunteer members, these online get-togethers are open to musicians across the profession, whether you’re currently working or retired.
📅 Tue 2 Jun | 10:30–11:30
📅 Tue 23 Jun | 18:00–19:00
Sign up: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on
⏰ Applications closing soon!
The Creative Practice Renewal Programme is a rare opportunity for music professionals to pause, reset and reconnect with their creative future.
Delivered by Britten Pears Arts, BAPAM & RSM.
📅 Applications close Sun 31 May 2026.
🔗 Apply: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/bpa
The Creative Practice Renewal Programme is a rare opportunity for music professionals to pause, reset and reconnect with their creative future.
Delivered by Britten Pears Arts, BAPAM & RSM.
📅 Applications close Sun 31 May 2026.
🔗 Apply: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/bpa
Creative Practice Renewal Programme — The Royal Society of Musicians
A restorative retreat for music professionals unable to work or in work transition due to physical or mental ill health.
www.rsmgb.org
May 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM
⏰ Applications closing soon!
The Creative Practice Renewal Programme is a rare opportunity for music professionals to pause, reset and reconnect with their creative future.
Delivered by Britten Pears Arts, BAPAM & RSM.
📅 Applications close Sun 31 May 2026.
🔗 Apply: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/bpa
The Creative Practice Renewal Programme is a rare opportunity for music professionals to pause, reset and reconnect with their creative future.
Delivered by Britten Pears Arts, BAPAM & RSM.
📅 Applications close Sun 31 May 2026.
🔗 Apply: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/bpa
This month marks 250 years since the birth of George Smart, organist, conductor and composer. As well as this rather dour portrait, our archives contain more information on Smart which uncover the numerous other charitable activities musicians of the time were involved in. Link in our bio.
May 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
This month marks 250 years since the birth of George Smart, organist, conductor and composer. As well as this rather dour portrait, our archives contain more information on Smart which uncover the numerous other charitable activities musicians of the time were involved in. Link in our bio.
Performance anxiety affects musicians at every level - but it doesn’t have to control your performance ✨
Join Dr Berenice Beverley Zammit for a practical session on managing pressure, building confidence, and performing at your best.
📅 Wed 24 Jun
⏰ 10:30–11:45
🎟 Free
www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/per...
Join Dr Berenice Beverley Zammit for a practical session on managing pressure, building confidence, and performing at your best.
📅 Wed 24 Jun
⏰ 10:30–11:45
🎟 Free
www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/per...
RSM and BAPAM Present: Performance Anxiety — The Royal Society of Musicians
Performance anxiety or stage fright is incredibly common amongst performers. It can differ in intensity depending on many factors. This session will look at the different ways performance anxiety can ...
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May 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Performance anxiety affects musicians at every level - but it doesn’t have to control your performance ✨
Join Dr Berenice Beverley Zammit for a practical session on managing pressure, building confidence, and performing at your best.
📅 Wed 24 Jun
⏰ 10:30–11:45
🎟 Free
www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/per...
Join Dr Berenice Beverley Zammit for a practical session on managing pressure, building confidence, and performing at your best.
📅 Wed 24 Jun
⏰ 10:30–11:45
🎟 Free
www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/per...
RSM is proud to support musicians from the earliest days of their careers, right through to retirement and beyond. This #dyingmattersawarenessweek, we wanted to remind music professionals that we offer grants to help cover the cost of funerals.
If you or your family need support, contact us today
If you or your family need support, contact us today
May 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
RSM is proud to support musicians from the earliest days of their careers, right through to retirement and beyond. This #dyingmattersawarenessweek, we wanted to remind music professionals that we offer grants to help cover the cost of funerals.
If you or your family need support, contact us today
If you or your family need support, contact us today
From Bruckner’s number obsessions to modern-day rituals, OCD has long shaped life in music.
But we don’t talk about it enough.
Join the Resonate Talk Series: OCD and music with Hattie & Becca and harpist Anne Denholm-Blair for an honest conversation.
📅 17 June | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm
But we don’t talk about it enough.
Join the Resonate Talk Series: OCD and music with Hattie & Becca and harpist Anne Denholm-Blair for an honest conversation.
📅 17 June | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm
Resonate Talk Series: OCD and music - uncovering the correlation — The Royal Society of Musicians
From Bruckner’s preoccupation with numbers to modern superstitions around performance, OCD has plagued musicians for centuries. We speak to musicians and researchers about dealing with OCD as a musici...
www.rsmgb.org
May 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
From Bruckner’s number obsessions to modern-day rituals, OCD has long shaped life in music.
But we don’t talk about it enough.
Join the Resonate Talk Series: OCD and music with Hattie & Becca and harpist Anne Denholm-Blair for an honest conversation.
📅 17 June | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm
But we don’t talk about it enough.
Join the Resonate Talk Series: OCD and music with Hattie & Becca and harpist Anne Denholm-Blair for an honest conversation.
📅 17 June | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm
We’ll be continuing our RSM on the road trip in Edinburgh!
If you can’t make Glasgow, join us from 3pm on the Mezzanine at the Le Monde Hotel.
Meet the team, connect with members and musicians from across Scotland, and hear updates on the Society.
Sign up here: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
If you can’t make Glasgow, join us from 3pm on the Mezzanine at the Le Monde Hotel.
Meet the team, connect with members and musicians from across Scotland, and hear updates on the Society.
Sign up here: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
RSM on the Road: Edinburgh — The Royal Society of Musicians
We’re heading to Edinburgh in May! Join us for your chance to meet musicians from the local area over drinks, and get to know RSM.
www.rsmgb.org
April 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM
We’ll be continuing our RSM on the road trip in Edinburgh!
If you can’t make Glasgow, join us from 3pm on the Mezzanine at the Le Monde Hotel.
Meet the team, connect with members and musicians from across Scotland, and hear updates on the Society.
Sign up here: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
If you can’t make Glasgow, join us from 3pm on the Mezzanine at the Le Monde Hotel.
Meet the team, connect with members and musicians from across Scotland, and hear updates on the Society.
Sign up here: www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
This Saturday, 25 April is the first British Brass Chamber Music Day at Wigmore Hall.
Celebrating Philip Jones, a pioneer of UK brass chamber music, the event also highlights the Phillip and Ursula Jones Fund at RSM, which supports brass musicians’ health.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
Celebrating Philip Jones, a pioneer of UK brass chamber music, the event also highlights the Phillip and Ursula Jones Fund at RSM, which supports brass musicians’ health.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
British Brass Chamber Music Day
British Brass Chamber Music Day In memory of Philip Jones
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
April 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This Saturday, 25 April is the first British Brass Chamber Music Day at Wigmore Hall.
Celebrating Philip Jones, a pioneer of UK brass chamber music, the event also highlights the Phillip and Ursula Jones Fund at RSM, which supports brass musicians’ health.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
Celebrating Philip Jones, a pioneer of UK brass chamber music, the event also highlights the Phillip and Ursula Jones Fund at RSM, which supports brass musicians’ health.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
We’re heading to Glasgow next month!
Come along to meet the team, connect with members and local musicians from across Scotland, and hear what the Society has been working on. You’ll also have the chance to learn more about the support RSM offers.
Learn More - www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
Come along to meet the team, connect with members and local musicians from across Scotland, and hear what the Society has been working on. You’ll also have the chance to learn more about the support RSM offers.
Learn More - www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
RSM on the Road: Glasgow — The Royal Society of Musicians
We’re heading to Glasgow in May! Join us for your chance to meet musicians from the local area over drinks, and get to know RSM.
www.rsmgb.org
April 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We’re heading to Glasgow next month!
Come along to meet the team, connect with members and local musicians from across Scotland, and hear what the Society has been working on. You’ll also have the chance to learn more about the support RSM offers.
Learn More - www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
Come along to meet the team, connect with members and local musicians from across Scotland, and hear what the Society has been working on. You’ll also have the chance to learn more about the support RSM offers.
Learn More - www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/rsm...
Through rain and snow, illness and injury, the sun has finally come out and Kim is on the home straight. With months of training behind her, there is just one week to go until she takes on the 2026 London Marathon, raising funds for RSM.
There's still time to donate, head to the link in our bio.
There's still time to donate, head to the link in our bio.
April 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Through rain and snow, illness and injury, the sun has finally come out and Kim is on the home straight. With months of training behind her, there is just one week to go until she takes on the 2026 London Marathon, raising funds for RSM.
There's still time to donate, head to the link in our bio.
There's still time to donate, head to the link in our bio.
This Musicians' Mental Health Month, we speak with neurodivergent musician Jon Hart about his life in music and what made him turn to RSM for support. Read his story at www.rsmgb.org/news/jon-hart
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April 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
This Musicians' Mental Health Month, we speak with neurodivergent musician Jon Hart about his life in music and what made him turn to RSM for support. Read his story at www.rsmgb.org/news/jon-hart
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