Call for next issue! How can community music respond to the climate crisis? What role can music play in connecting people to place, nature, and each other? If you have a resource or article you'd like to submit for this issue please get in touch: claire.francis@soundsense.org.

We are looking for Sound Sense members to join our Board of Trustees! Join a friendly and energetic team committed to promoting and developing community music practice in the UK and beyond. More info here: www.soundsense.org/DB/jobs-and-...

Join Sound Sense, the UK’s professional association for community musicians, and become part of a community of over 800 practitioners and organisations, sharing ideas, experiences, knowledge and inspiration. Become a Sound Sense member today: www.soundsense.org/member-servi...

Submissions are open for our upcoming issue of Sounding Board journal with the theme 'Knowing community music today' Find more information and details on how to submit here: www.soundsense.org/DB/news-and-...

What does community music sound like today? Our second Sounding Board edition of 2026 explores this question through a collection of articles that reflect the breadth, diversity and vitality of community music practice across the UK. Read it online here: www.soundsense.org/resources-an...

Our June issue of Bulletin Board, the monthly community music newsletter for Sound Sense members, is out now! Sound Sense members will find the latest issue in your inbox, or read it online now: www.soundsense.org/news-and-views

Sound Sense board member Carol Bowden will host our Gathering 'Survival tips for working solo' on Mon 15 June @ 10.30am. Email gathering@soundsense.org for joining details. Anyone interested in community music is welcome to attend this friendly online meet-up. We look forward to seeing you there!

Are you looking for support, opportunities, and a network that truly understands your work? Join Sound Sense, the UK’s professional association for community musicians, and become part of a vibrant community of over 800 practitioners and organisations! Join today: www.soundsense.org/member-servi...

The latest issue of our Sounding Board online journal has the theme 'Community music in schools', with fantastic articles covering the relationships between community music practices, music education, and therapeutic practices. Members can read this issue here: www.soundsense.org/resources-an...

"Safe danger" — a concept from therapeutic research that explains why group singing can be uniquely powerful for young people who've experienced trauma. Dave Camlin unpacks it in our latest episode-An idea that will really get you thinking. 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/4sGPpL3 ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/7ljNBJVJC-Y

You are warmly invited to join us this Friday for our February Gathering ‘Community music in uncertain times’. This is an opportunity to get together for a candid conversation about how local, regional, national & international influences can impact your work as a community music practitioner

We want your submissions for the upcoming issue of Sounding Board! You can share your thinking and practice in words, pictures, audio or video. If you have any questions, please email our Communications Manager claire.francis@soundsense.org & find more info here: www.soundsense.org/DB/resources...

Join us next week for our first Sound Sense Gathering of 2026 hosted by board member Carol Bowden. We'll be idea-sharing around what we can do as community music practitioners to support mental health and wellbeing, for ourselves and for others. All welcome! fb.me/e/5xs1GLMmZ

Chiltern Music Therapy is hiring a Community Musician in the Buckinghamshire area. Part time (approx 6 hours per week). Deadline to apply is 21 November. More details on this great opportunity here: www.soundsense.org/DB/jobs-and-...

The @openuniversity.bsky.social aimed to identify the specific needs of primary music education in England from key stakeholders’ perspectives, as well as exploring how collaboration among organisations could enhance music ed in primary schools 💡 🔗Read more: www.musicmark.org.uk/resources/ex...

Community Music Now & Next panel spotlight: Accessible Music for Community Musicians. This panel brings together some of the champions of UK music technology. Hear about available equipment, what works in the community music field, what's coming next, & considerations when designing for the future.

Book now for Community Music Now & Next to get our early bird ticket price! Offer valid until EOD tomorrow, 30 Sept. Ticket price includes a day of talks, workshops & activities, and lunch + refreshments, plus a platform to share your own community music practice: cmnn_gloucester.eventbrite.co.uk

This @openuniversity.bsky.social course offers practical advice covering how to curate diverse programmes, seeking funding, building audience engagement, and getting performers on board 📣 It covers both historical & contemporary women composers! 🎶 🔗Take a look: www.musicmark.org.uk/resources/wo...

Music teachers 📣 The Curriculum and Assessment Review final report is just around the corner. Now is the perfect time for you to have your say on the future of music education. Take part in our 2025 survey today - your voice matters 👇 https://loom.ly/5V6wtsM

Join the Arts Play Health Community group on Wed 24th September 4-5pm BST for a session on Personal Music for Health & Wellbeing. Explore the role music can play in living well and challenges in using music as part of living well with health conditions: www.pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

Booking is now open for Community Music Now & Next! This event is a one-day, in person CPD and networking event from Sound Sense, in partnership with The Music Works, on Sat 18 Oct in Gloucester. Early Bird ticket prices are available until the end of September www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...

Last call for board nominations! We’re looking for four people to join our Board of Directors and help shape our future. The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday 22 September: www.soundsense.org/DB/jobs-and-...

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What’s it like to be on the board of Sound Sense? Find out from our current Chair, Rebecca Denniff, in the video below! www.youtube.com/shorts/T7zMh...

Join me and @katiedoherty.bsky.social for some playful music-making, learning, and conversation 🎶

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🎵 Would you like to learn how music can support attachment and development in babies and children? We're holding a training day on 22 September in Darlington with musicians Carol Bowden and Katie Doherty. Book your spot here: wearebluecabin.com/latest/train... @bowders.bsky.social

September issue of our monthly Bulletin Board newsletter is out now! - Join the Sound Sense Board - Musicians with autism research steering group - Contribute to Sounding Board journal - Community music training, jobs & resources Members can log in to read it here: www.soundsense.org/news-and-views

What’s it like to be on the board of Sound Sense? Find out from our current Chair, Rebecca Denniff, in the video below! www.youtube.com/shorts/T7zMh...

Rebecca Denniff on why you should consider standing for election to the Sound Sense board

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The next issue of Sounding Board will have the theme 'Duty of Care' - do you have a resource you'd like to share, or an idea for an article or interview? Please get in touch with our editor claire.francis@soundsense.org & find further information at: soundsense.org/resources-and-publications.

📣 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀. We need you to guide our work opening music to young disabled musicians as a Treasurer or Trustee! 📅 Deadline: 1 September 2025 🔗Apply: www.openupmusic.org/we-re-recrui... Please share 🙏

Did you miss our Community Music Now event back in March? Catch up on moments, learnings and perspectives from the two-day event in our latest Sounding Board journal - members can log in and read it here: www.soundsense.org/resources-an...

Join us online this evening at 7pm for our ‘Community Music Now & Next’ themed Gathering, hosted by Sound Sense board members Lee Holder and Ellie Knott! We'll be discussing plans for our in-person event on 18 October in partnership with The Music Works in Gloucester www.facebook.com/events/17400...

🎵 Funding Alert! 🎵 Apply for up to £2,000 from the Sound Connections Innovate programme to pilot creative music projects for young people across England. Includes mentoring and free training! 🗓 Deadline: 21 July 2025