Encore Music Careers
What is the Encore Project?
The Encore Project is an Australian research and industry intervention initiative by RMIT University, with the support of the Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO), the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS), the Australian Music Centre and the National Careers Institute.
It aims to help women and gender non-conforming music industry workers restart their careers after a career break. Through focus groups and interviews with 56 music industry workers from Victoria, Australia, the project team developed the Encore Training Package and delivered a pilot trial of the training in March 2023.
The Encore Training Package has been made freely available to the Australian music industry through its industry partners, helping women and gender non-conforming people to plan their career breaks with confidence and community support.
Encore Project: Final Report
The Encore Project: Final Report describes the Encore Project, conducted by the RMIT University Encore team. It summarises the research project and the pilot training sessions developed and presented by the Encore team.
For more information about the Encore Project, please contact the team at encoreprojectrmit@gmail.com.
Encore Training Workbook & Slides
Please click the link below to access the online training materials for your Encore Training Session. You will need to use the password supplied by the training sessions hosts to access the materials here.
Training session attendees can also access the Encore Project’s private Facebook Group, which is moderated by the Encore Project. You will need to be approved by the Encore training session hosts. Please contact the Encore Project team using the form at the bottom of this page, or at encoreprojectrmit@gmail.com
What is hard about getting back into music?
“I’ve been away for seven years, and the only thing I’d experienced online was MySpace. I started asking questions of the people that are around me and like, ‘So okay. What songs do I need to learn? What should I know?’”
— Grace, a musician who left the industry for 7 years
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions about the project or training sessions.
Email
encoreprojectrmit@gmail.com