In a collaboration with the RCM’s renowned Creative Careers Centre, Pietro Genova Gaia speaks to Helen Kuby, a horn player, teacher and RCM Accelerate grant winner, about her career and her project “Sound Confident”, a collective of musicians and experienced professionals in the art of musician health and psychology.

Sounds Confident supports the next generation of young musicians, providing resources and workshops. All musicians face challenges. Whether that be how to practice best, where to find motivation or handling nerves for a big concert.

Sounds confident might be the place you are looking for.

https://www.soundsconfident.org.uk

Recognised internationally for its innovative approach to supporting young musicians, the RCM’s Creative Careers Centre offers resources and guidance, bespoke career advice, workshops and presentations by industry specialists, plus a broad range of professional opportunities. One of the centre’s professional development schemes, RCM Accelerate, supports graduating students with grants of up to £5,000, with the aim of helping them kick-start a new creative project, social enterprise, or business idea, or develop an existing initiative.