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How it works

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    Chat with the Groupmuse team

    After you've decided to host, you’ll book a time for your first conversation with a Groupmuse team member. We’ll explain everything you need to know, make sure you’re ready to host, answer questions, and take it from there.

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    Pick a date for your first groupmuse

    Once you’ve chosen a date, create your first event on our site. You’ll set your own capacity and other helpful details for guests.

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    Local professional musicians come to you

    Sit tight while musicians from our network of high-level professionals make offers to play. We’ll assign the group that works best for your time, location, and capacity, and introduce you to your performers.

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    Invite your community

    Once we find musicians, it’s time to build the crowd! Every groupmuse is a mix of the host’s community and the local Groupmuse community. Invite friends and neighbors with emails, flyers, etc., and expect some local groupmusers to join as well!

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    Emcee your groupmuse

    Our Host Checklist makes it easy to run your groupmuse smoothly. You’ll gather the crowd, introduce the musicians, and make sure everyone in the audience makes a contribution for the performers.

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    Find your bliss

    Close your eyes and let the music wash over you! Hear the breath of the musicians, and feel the focus of an entire room of people connected over the same moment of expression. No phones, no talking - just music that’s been rocking our world for hundreds of years.



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FAQs

How many people do I need room for?

Imagine a small room with 3 people on a couch, 2 in folding chairs, and 5 more sitting on pillows on the floor, all surrounding a solo cellist. That’s a groupmuse, and it can happen in a 120 sq. ft. room. Audiences range from 10 to 50 people. We'll match you with the right number of musicians for your space, usually 1-5.



What type of music will it be?

Groupmuse hand-selects incredible local musicians from many different historical genres, but most common are classical, jazz, folk, and other roots music.



How do payments work?

Hosting is completely free.

Each audience member pays a $5 reservation fee to book their spot online, which goes to Groupmuse. Then, at the event, they'll each make a pay-what-you-can contribution to the musicians, according to the suggested amount you set as host (our default is $20).

If the musicians don't earn enough, we'll even kick in a little extra so they meet our minimum.



Do I have to host in my home?

Nope! You can host in a community space, a church, a school, a park, or anywhere else that's legal, and where you have control over the space. Just chat with our team to make sure it's a good fit.



How many musicians will play?

We'll match you with the right number of musicians for your space and capacity to make sure musicians are paid fairly, but it's usually 1-5.



Do I need to provide food or drinks?

Nope! Most groupmuses are BYOB, and we encourage guests to bring a snack to share. If you want to provide food or drinks, that's great, but it's not required.



Who comes? Who gets my address?

By default, only confirmed attendees will get your address. We also have extra safety features you can turn on if you would like, such as individual approval for each guest. You can also make your event entirely private, and only invite people you know.



Can I make requests?

Just as much as Groupmuse is about community building, it’s about creating intimate, enriching performance opportunities for professional musicians. As such, we insist that musicians retain artistic control over their programs, instead of audiences and hosts.