Making the future of music
The ISM Trust is the ISM’s sister charity, offering high quality professional development to everyone working in music.
Events
View and register for upcoming events and access all past events, including hundreds of webinars led by industry leaders and specialists.
Learn new skills, discuss current issues, and meet fellow music professionals.
Training
The ISM Trust can arrange for music education experts to present your choice of workshops both online and in-person.
Examples of workshop topics include performance anxiety, GCSE Music, Primary curriculum, Indian Takeaway: Rāg and Tāl basics, and The Virtuoso Teacher.
Resources
Freely available award-winning resources to support and empower music professionals covering everything from performing, teaching, and composing, to self-publishing and managing performance anxiety.
Latest from the ISM Trust
Music is vital. But it wouldn’t exist without the people who make it happen. To ensure that we can all enjoy the music we love, and nurture the musicians of tomorrow, we must support and empower the musicians of today.
Through events, training and award-winning resources, the ISM Trust equips music professionals with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in their career.
We cover key topics from legal and business, copyright and royalties, and finance and tax, to music teaching, diversity and inclusion, and musicians’ health. Our projects are regularly delivered in partnership with leading experts, charities and organisations.
A career in music can be incredibly rewarding, but we know it can also be financially challenging. Our professional development is made available for free wherever possible, to support as many musicians as we can.
A new, free resource aimed at helping teachers create a safe space for singing in schools.
Discover the barriers to singing that exist for children, young people and adults of all cultures and backgrounds.
Self-publishing pack
A guide to self-publishing for composers and songwriters, including legal issues. The pack is aimed at those who are considering whether self-publishing might be right for them.
ISM Curriculum for music
Elevate your teaching with new and revised frameworks for curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in music education from the ISM Trust.
Performers’ pack
Help you further your career as a performer and navigate the world of promoters, venues, booking agents and festivals with confidence.
Primary Music Toolkit
This toolkit aims to help primary school teachers understand music teaching and bring the primary curriculum to life.
Indian Takeaway
Our innovative resource enables you to take away our lesson plans and successfully play or teach a piece of Indian classical music on any instrument.
Become a Friend
The ISM Trust provides vital professional development to the UK’s music professionals. Your support can help generations of musicians thrive.
The ISM Trust is the working name of the Incorporated Society of Musicians Trust.
Registered Charity No. 1160261
