Scholarships and Grants

Musical America routinely updates the list of scholarships and grants in an effort to keep current and ensure opportunities for musicians.

If you know of a scholarship or grant not mentioned in our lists, please send us a message.

Arts Administration

Chamber Music

Choral

Church Music

Composition

Conducting

Continuing Education

Graduate Students

Grants

High School

Instrumental

Jazz

Music Education

Music Theatre

Music Therapy

Performance: General

Special Needs

Summer

Vocal

Performing Arts Industry Events and Conferences

Date	Location	Event
June 15-18, 2013	St. Louis, MO	Conductors Guild Annual Conference
June 19-22, 2013	Wroclaw, Poland	International Society for the Performing Arts
July 10-14, 2013	Chicago, IL	Piano Technicians Guild Convention
August 24-25, 2013	Denver, CO	National Council of Acoustical Consultants Conference
August 26-30, 2013	Los Angeles, CA	Western Arts Alliance Conference
September 9-12, 2013	Austin, TX	Arts Midwest Conference
September 23-26, 2013	Nashville, TN	Performing Arts Exchange Conference
October 30-November 3, 2013	Chicago, IL	Arts Northwest Annual Conference
October 17-20, 2013	Tacoma, WA	Conference for Community Arts Education
October 31-November 3, 2013	Cambridge, MA	College Music Society National Conference
October 31-November 3, 2013	Charlotte, NC	Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting
October 31-November 3, 2013	Cambridge, MA	College Music Society National Conference
November 7-9, 2013	Montéal, QC	IAMA Montréal 2013 Conference
November 7-10, 2013	Pittsburgh, PA	American Musicological Society Annual Conference
November 14-17, 2013	Indianapolis, IN	Society for Ethnomusicology Conference
January 9-12, 2014	New York, NY	National Opera Association Annual Convention
January 10-14, 2014	New York, NY	Arts Presenters Conference
January 14-16, 2014	New York, NY	International Society for the Performing Arts Congress
January 16-19, 2014	New York, NY	Chamber Music America Annual Conference
January 22-25, 2014	Toronto, ON	Canadian Arts Presenting Association
January 23-26, 2014	Anaheim, CA	National Association of Music Merchants Show
January 28-30, 2014	Chicago, IL	International Ticketing Association Annual Conference
March 5-8, 2014	Louisville, KY	American String Teachers Association National Conference
March 22-26, 2014	Chicago, IL	Music Teachers National Association National Conference
June 23-27, 2014	Boston, MA	American Guild of Organists
October 29-November 2, 2014	St. Louis, MO	College Music Society National Conference
January 21-24, 2015	TBD	Canadian Arts Presenting Association
June 20-23, 2016	Houston, TX	American Guild of Organists

Edna Landau—doyenne of the music business, long-time managing director of IMG Artists and director of career development at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles—writes Ask Edna exclusively for MusicalAmerica.com to provide invaluable advice to music students and young professional artists. Read more about Edna’s impact on the performing arts.

Send your questions to Edna Landau at AskEdna@MusicalAmerica.com and she’ll answer through Ask Edna. Click the links below to read Edna’s recent columns on the critical aspects of launching and managing and professional music career.

Arts Administration

Career Etiquette

Communicating with Your Audience

Finding a Manager

For Chamber Music Ensembles

Listening to Your Inner Voice

Managing Your Own Career

Publicity and Promotion

The Orchestral World

When It Comes to Recording

During Edna’s 23 years as managing director of IMG Artists, she personally looked after the career of violinist, Itzhak Perlman and launched the careers of musicians such as pianists Evgeny Kissin and Lang Lang, violinist Hilary Hahn, and conductors Franz Welser-Mõst and Alan Gilbert.

Edna believes young musicians can grow their own careers, with “hard work, blind faith, passion for the cause, incessant networking and a vision that refuse[s] to be tarnished by naysayers.”

Law and Disorder:

Performing Arts Division

The legal blog from GG Arts Law

The law plays an integral part in the performing arts, whether it's dealing with visas, copyrights, contracts, taxes, licensing, employees, venues . . . well, you get the idea.

Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division is written by the attorneys at GG Arts Law. GG specializes in entertainment law as well as visas and immigration issues for foreign artists and performers.

To ask your own question, write to lawanddisorder@musicalamerica.org. Click below to review answers to key questions about the business and law affecting the performing arts.

Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division

Agents

Artist Management

Arts Management

Central Withholding Agreements

Contracts

Copyrights

Employees

For Profits

Independent Contractors

Liability

Licensing

Limited Liability Companies

Music Rights

Non-Profits

Presenters

Recordings

Taxes

Touring

Venues

Visas

How-to Videos

iCadenza helps musicians of all career stages break through challenges and pursue their goals with confidence and joy. Through our individual consulting, workshops, and our Career Development Bootcamp, we help classical musicians develop strong personal brands, create action plans, and sharpen their mental game. We are happy to offer a free 1-hour consultation to readers of Musical America. Send an email and mention MusicalAmerica.com to arrange your free consulation.

Musical America and iCadenza are committed to providing up-to-date career development resources to emerging professional musicians. Send your questions to info@MusicalAmerica.com. You'll find a list of videos below.

Introduction

Your Personal Brand

Taking a bow

Accountability

Green Room Dos and Don'ts

How to Say Thank You

When to Pursue Management

How to Find the Right Manager

How Not to "Humble Brag"