104. The Break Down: Depression, donors and misogyny

Trigger Warning: suicidal ideation from 13:50 to 18:00 Is it ethical that musicians feels 'owned' or controlled by their donors? Today in The Break Down, we are discussing philanthropy in classical music and opera, Hattie's recent experience of depression and the strife of misogyny, sadly still in some of Rebecca's orchestral experiences Watch this episode on Youtube here. ------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to ABRSM for sponsoring this episode. Explore the drum kit exams and syllabus here ------------------------------------------------------------- Things Musicians Don't Talk About is supported by the  Royal Society of Musicians ! Follow RSM on  Instagram ,  X  and  Facebook . ------------------------------------------------------------- Support TMDTA Want to support us on a regular basis? Consider joining our Patreon from £1 a month:  https://www.patreon.com/tmdta Feeling generous? Help us raise funds for the podcast:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/v9jgf-things-musicians-dont-talk-about Find TMDTA on all the socials at @tmdtapodcast ------------------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Hattie Butterworth & Rebecca Toal Editor: Hattie Butterworth Music: Katy Ehrlich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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