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class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 321 322 323 324<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300">what <strong>we do</strong></h2> 325 326 327 328<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 329</div></div> 330</div></div> 331 332 333 334<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 335 336 337 338<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 339<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> 340 341 342 343<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:80%"> 344<div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 345 346 347 348<div class="wp-block-mns-blocks-grid-item grid by-2 gap-small padding-none vertical-center horizontal-left"><div class="wp-block-mns-blocks-grid-item"> 349<div class="grid-item "> 350<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:600">promote.</h3> 351 352 353 354<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#069db5;font-style:normal;font-weight:600">educate.</h3> 355 356 357 358<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#026f80;font-style:normal;font-weight:600">invest.</h3> 359 360 361 362<div style="height:10px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 363 364 365 366<div style="height:10px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 367 368 369 370<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-left" href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/join-mns/" target="_self" rel="noopener">view membership Plans</a></div> 371</div> 372 373 374 375<div class="grid-item "> 376<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 377 378 379 380<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>⢠Advocate & Lobby</strong></p> 381 382 383 384<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>⢠Awards</strong> – Annual Music & Industry Awards</p> 385 386 387 388<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>⢠Investment</strong> – Funding & Mentorship</p> 389 390 391 392<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>⢠Member Benefits & Perks</strong></p> 393 394 395 396<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>â¢Â Promotion</strong> via Socials, Newsletter & Event Calendar</p> 397 398 399 400<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>⢠Showcases</strong> – Regional & International</p> 401 402 403 404<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>⢠Training & Consultation</strong></p> 405 406 407 408<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><strong>⢠Vote</strong> – Board of Directors & Awards voting</p> 409</div> 410</div></div> 411 412 413 414<div style="height:8px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 415 416 417 418<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 419 420 421 422<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400">Music Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization that has worked since 1989 with a mandate to encourage the creation, development, growth, and promotion of Nova Scotiaâs music industry. Music Nova Scotia exists to grow and nurture the Nova Scotia music industry, retain our own natural resources, and promote investment, by:</p> 423 424 425 426<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300"><br>⢠Providing education, information, and resources to our membership<br>⢠Acting as the advocate for the industry to all levels of government and private enterprise<br>⢠Supporting membership in the promotion of the export of Nova Scotia music regionally, nationally, and internationally</p> 427 428 429 430<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400"><br>Membership is mainly made up of Nova Scotians but some join us from other regions of the East Coast as well as across Canada. We are songwriters, musicians, agents, managers, promoters, distributors, photographers, associations, lawyers, accountants, and other industry professionals.</p> 431 432 433 434<div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 435 436 437 438<div><a class="btn medium plus left button-left" href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/join-mns/" target="_self" rel="noopener">Join MNS!</a></div> 439 440 441 442<div style="height:15px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 443 444 445 446<div style="height:15px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 447</div> 448 449 450 451<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:10%"></div> 452</div> 453 454 455 456<div class="wp-block-mns-blocks-grid-item grid by-3 gap-none padding-small vertical-stretch horizontal-left"><div class="wp-block-mns-blocks-grid-item"> 457<div class="grid-item bg-navy"> 458<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 459 460 461 462<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300">’26 <strong>report</strong></h3> 463 464 465 466<div style="height:10px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 467 468 469 470<p class="has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300">past reports located under<strong> <a href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/about/" data-type="page" data-id="9362">association docs</a></strong></p> 471 472 473 474<div style="height:15px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 475 476 477 478<div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 479<div><a class="btn small angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AGM2026-Annual-Report.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">’26 Annual Report</a></div> 480</div></div> 481 482 483 484<div style="height:22px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 485</div> 486 487 488 489<div class="grid-item bg-navy"> 490<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 491 492 493 494<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300">strategic <strong>plan</strong></h3> 495 496 497 498<div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 499 500 501 502<div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 503<div><a class="btn small yellow-alt angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MNS-Strategic-Plan-Overview.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">’25 – ’28 Strategic plan overview</a></div> 504 505 506 507<div style="height:22px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 508 509 510 511<div><a class="btn small yellow-alt angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MNS-Strategic-Plan-Full.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">’25 – ’28 full Strategic plan</a></div> 512</div></div> 513 514 515 516<div style="height:5px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 517</div> 518 519 520 521<div class="grid-item bg-navy"> 522<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 523 524 525 526<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300"><strong> </strong>by-<strong>laws</strong></h3> 527 528 529 530<div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 531 532 533 534<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MNS-Bylaws-Updated-June-2025.docx.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">mns bylaws</a></div> 535 536 537 538<div style="height:5px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 539</div> 540</div></div> 541 542 543 544<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 545 546 547 548<ol class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small-item accordion small teal bullets"> 549<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">2025-2028 Strategic Plan</h2><div> 550<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable music industry for all of Nova Scotia</p> 551 552 553 554<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>our mission:</strong> We encourage the emergence of artists, development, growth, sustainability, and promotion of Nova Scotiaâs music industry. We exist to grow and nurture the NS music industry, retain our own natural resource, and promote investment</p> 555 556 557 558<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>our impact:</strong></p> 559 560 561 562<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Artists: increase training, funding, and growth opportunities<br>Industry: stronger business supports and partnerships<br>Communities: inclusive access and representation across program
562s</p> 563 564 565 566<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 567 568 569 570<div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"></div> 571 572 573 574<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MNS-Strategic-Plan-Overview.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">strategic plan overview</a></div> 575 576 577 578<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 579 580 581 582<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MNS-Strategic-Plan-Full.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">full strategic plan</a></div> 583 584 585 586<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 587</div></li> 588 589 590 591<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Advocacy and Community-Building</h2><div> 592<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Music Nova Scotia acts on behalf of the Nova Scotia music industry regionally, nationally and internationally, both to government and other music industry associations. MNS lobbies for and passes the support onto the membership and the NS industry at large in a number of ways:</p> 593 594 595 596<div style="height:19px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 597 598 599 600<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Advocacy in 2024-2025:</p> 601 602 603 604<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Support from the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage</strong> to expand the Music Nova Scotia Investment Program</p> 605 606 607 608<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Hear and Now Study</strong>, the first-ever economic impact assessment of the live music industry in Canada, conducted by the Canadian Live Music Association</p> 609 610 611 612<div><a class="btn small navy angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AGM2025-Annual-Report_Sm.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read More: 2025 annual report</a></div> 613 614 615 616<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 617 618 619 620<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Community-Building in 2024-2025:</p> 621 622 623 624<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Event series such as <strong><a href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/new-music-thursday/">New Music Thursday</a></strong>, a six-month initiative to showcase 20 emerging Nova Scotian artists to new audiences at Halifaxâs oldest live music venue.</p> 625 626 627 628<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Gatherings such as our <strong><a href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/international-womens-day-2025/">Stage Ready: Local Style, Global Impact</a></strong> event for International Women’s Day, <strong><a href="https://www.womeninmusic.ca/en/chapters/atlantic-canada">Women In Music Canada’s Atlantic Chapter</a></strong>‘s event for women and gender non-conforming folks at ECMA 2025.</p> 629 630 631 632<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Live music integrations in other cultural events, such as the <strong><a href="https://discoverhalifaxns.com/event/argyle-street-shore-party/">Argyle Street Shore Party</a></strong> hosted in collaboration with SailGP’s Host Committee, the <strong><a href="https://www.halifaxjazzfestival.ca/">NSMW 2024 Summer Mash-Up</a></strong> concert presented in partnership with TD Halifax Jazz Festival, <strong><a href="https://atlanticfilmfestival.ca/">Festival Music House</a></strong> presented in partnership with the Atlantic International Film Festival, and the <strong><a href="https://www.boston.gov/calendar/boston-common-tree-lighting">Boston Tree Lighting</a></strong> Concert in partnership with Events Nova Scotia.</p> 633 634 635 636<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Expansion of NSMW programming with <strong><a href="https://www.nsmw.ca/news/road-to-nsmw-2024">Road to NSMW</a></strong>, to prepare showcasing artists and foster connection, through full-day performance coaching, in-person meet-ups to thrift and refine their stage presence together, and a virtual AMA session for artists to connect directly with event staff and technical leads.</p> 637 638 639 640<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Supporting other cultural associations in their programming, including our colleagues from ANSMA at the 26th annual <strong><a href="https://www.theansma.com/">ANSMA Awards</a></strong> where the theme was âLegends and Legacy,â encapsulating the impact of trailblazers to current groundbreakers who are shaping the sounds of African Nova Scotian Music, collaborations with partners such as <strong><a href="https://discoverhalifaxns.com/">Discover Halifax</a></strong>, where we encourage business travel and tourism to Halifax during their peak tourism season between April and November, and resource sharing such as <a href="https://musicounts.ca/en/programs/resources/trackhome/"><strong>MusiCounts Learn TRACK</strong> </a>online learning hub.</p> 641 642 643 644<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 645 646 647 648<div><a class="btn small yellow-med angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AGM2024-Annual-Report-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read More: 2024 annual report</a></div> 649 650 651 652<div style="height:54px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 653</div></li> 654 655 656 657<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Black Music Matters Report</h2><div> 658<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Black Music Matters report was created to strengthen the participation and<br>representation of African Nova Scotian and Black artists in Nova Scotiaâs music<br>industry. When it was first developed, there was a limited connection between the<br>African Nova Scotian Music Association (ANSMA) and Music Nova Scotia (MNS). The<br>report helped identify what needed to change and where both organizations could<br>grow. It provided a foundation for new ways of working, guided by mentorship,<br>representation, education, collaboration, and accountability.</p> 659 660 661 662<div style="height:19px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 663 664 665 666<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 667 668 669 670<div><a class="btn small yellow-med angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Black-Music-Matters-Report-2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read More: Black Music Matters report</a></div> 671 672 673 674<div style="height:54px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 675</div></li> 676 677 678 679<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Association Documents</h2><div> 680<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Annual reports from previous years:</p> 681 682 683 684<div style="height:19px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 685 686 687 688<div>
688<a class="btn small teal-alt left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AGM2026-Annual-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2026 Annual REport</a></div> 689 690 691 692<div style="height:19px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 693 694 695 696<div><a class="btn small yellow-alt angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AGM2025-Annual-Report_Sm.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2025 Annual Report</a></div> 697 698 699 700<div><a class="btn small yellow-alt angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-SIGNED-FINAL-financial-statement-The-Music-Industry-Association-of-Nova-Scotia-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024-2025 Financial Statements</a></div> 701 702 703 704<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 705 706 707 708<div><a class="btn small navy angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AGM2024-Annual-Report-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 annual report</a></div> 709 710 711 712<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 713 714 715 716<div><a class="btn small teal-alt left button-center" href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AGM2023-AnnualReport.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 Annual REport</a></div> 717 718 719 720<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 721 722 723 724<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MNS-AnnualReport-22-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 annual report</a></div> 725 726 727 728<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 729 730 731 732<div><a class="btn small navy angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AGMreport2021_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2021 annual report</a></div> 733 734 735 736<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 737 738 739 740<div><a class="btn small yellow-alt angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2020-AGM-report_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020 Annual Report</a></div> 741 742 743 744<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 745 746 747 748<div><a class="btn small yellow-med angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2019.MNS_.AGMreport_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019 annual report</a></div> 749 750 751 752<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 753 754 755 756<div><a class="btn small angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AGM-REPORT-2018.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2018 annual report</a></div> 757 758 759 760<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 761 762 763 764<div><a class="btn small teal-alt angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AGMReport2017.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2017 annual report</a></div> 765 766 767 768<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 769 770 771 772<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2016.MNS_.AGMreport_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016 annual report</a></div> 773 774 775 776<div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 777 778 779 780<div><a class="btn small navy angle left button-center" href="http://musicnovascotia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2015.MNS_.AGMreport_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2015 annual report</a></div> 781 782 783 784<div style="height:54px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 785</div></li> 786 787 788 789<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Basic Training</h2><div> 790<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Music Nova Scotia has created a Basic Training program to help artists and aspiring music industry professionals develop their skills and knowledge. Moving forward, applicants to Music Nova Scotiaâs investment programs will be required to complete Basic Training sessions in order to be eligible to apply to our investment programs. All previous applicants will be eligible to continue to apply at their current level (Artist Development, Artist Development II, and Export Ready). However, all first-time applicants and all artists wishing to move up levels will be required to complete a corresponding number of Basic Training sessions.</p> 791 792 793 794<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Please note: </strong> If you need any Basic Training sessions to move between funding program levels or to make yourself eligible to apply for funding, please sign up for this round of sessions.</p> 795 796 797 798<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300"><strong>The session requirements per investment level are as follows:</strong><br>Artist Development: 2 sessions<br>Artist Development II: 5 sessions<br>Export Ready: 8 sessions</p> 799 800 801 802<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/basic-training/" target="_self" rel="noopener">More on Basic Training</a></div> 803 804 805 806<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 807 808 809 810<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 811</div></li> 812 813 814 815<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Export Initiatives</h2><div> 816<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Music Nova Scotia promotes Nova Scotian music at major music conferences and festivals such as Focus Wales (UK), the Great Escape Festival and Conference (UK), Reeperbahn Festival (Germany), New Skool Rules (Netherlands), East Coast Music Awards, The JUNO Awards, and also organizes Nova Scotia Music Weekâs International and Domestic Buyers Program. <br><br>Music Nova Scotia continues to develop an inclusive export strategy for its developing artists while supporting existing exporting artists.</p> 817 818 819 820<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Opportunities to showcase are posted through email, social media, and at musicnovascotia.ca. As a member, you can apply for these opportunities. These showcasing opportunities are juried when appropriate by local, national, and international industry members who are chosen to be objective and knowledgeable.</p> 821 822 823 824<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 825</div></li> 826 827 828 829<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Investment Program</h2><div> 830<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Program Objective</strong><br>The objective of the Music Nova Scotia Investment Program is to encourage the creation, development, and growth of Nova Scotian music businesses, artists, and their intellectual property. The investment program will enhance the sales and marketability of Nova Scotian-produced music, and develop skills for sustainable infrastru
830cture in developing music businesses and entrepreneurs.</p> 831 832 833 834<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Program Investment</strong><br>The Music Nova Scotia Investment Program is funded by The Province of Nova Scotia. <br>This commitment is made in support of Nova Scotiaâs Music Sector Strategy. Music Nova Scotia is pleased to work in partnership with The Province of Nova Scotia to develop and promote the commercial music industry in our province</p> 835 836 837 838<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/investment" target="_self" rel="noopener">view investment overview</a></div> 839 840 841 842<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 843</div></li> 844 845 846 847<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Juries (Showcase & Investment)</h2><div> 848<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">All of Music Nova Scotia’s investment programs and showcasing applications are juried with the exception of Business Travel and Community Presenters. Music Nova Scotia funds music of all genres (including instrumental music) and in all languages. Our juries are made up of industry professionals with broad and diverse areas of expertise. <em>Members of the Music Nova Scotia Board of Directors, Music Nova Scotia staff, and Nova Scotia Music Week contractors are ineligible from sitting on these juries. </em></p> 849 850 851 852<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjpmPUUgZcSnEE9dLsxK19n3Rm7FJ2Kn7xXUWJV2TZs8hLVg/viewform" target="_self" rel="noopener">fill out a juror interest form!</a></div> 853 854 855 856<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 857</div></li> 858 859 860 861<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">Member Benefits & Services</h2><div> 862<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Your membership entitles you to the following benefits and opportunities:</strong><br>Apply for NSMW Showcasing and Music Nova Scotia Awards<br>Opportunities for International Showcasing<br>Funding Opportunities<br>Voting privileges at the Music Nova Scotia AGM, Awards Nominations, and Board Nominations<br>Free membership to East Coast Music Association (ECMA)<br>Weekly Newsletter and communications about member-exclusive opportunities<br>Promotion in our newsletter, and on social media platforms.<br>Access to training and one-on-one consultations with Member Training Manager</p> 863 864 865 866<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Printing & Photo Copies�</strong><br><strong>FREE</strong> First 50 black & white copies (per day, per member)<br>$0.10 after first 50<br>$0.50 colour copies</p> 867 868 869 870<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Industry & Community Member Benefit Providers:<br></strong>Music Nova Scotia has partnered with a variety of organizations, small businesses, and local service providers compiling a variety of discounts and benefits for active members. A Music Nova Scotia membership can save you money when planning your tour or when purchasing everyday goods and services. These discounts are listed under Member Benefits on the Music Nova Scotia website and include preferred pricing on gear rentals, purchases, and repairs, music and vocal lessons, health and wellness services, and more.</p> 871 872 873 874<div><a class="btn small secondary angle left button-center" href="https://musicnovascotia.ca/member-benefits/" target="_self" rel="noopener">View Benefits & Plans</a></div> 875 876 877 878<div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 879</div></li> 880 881 882 883<li><h2 class="wp-block-mns-blocks-accordion-small">NSMW (Nova Scotia Music Week)</h2><div> 884<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Now in its 26th year, NSMW brings together the music community to participate in a range of business training and networking opportunities while celebrating our artists and industry professionals. 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