Sound Sense :: the UK professional association for community musicians

New Sounding Board issue out now

This issue has the theme 'Knowing community music today'
Making music has always been part of how humans connect, both with each other and with the places and spaces around them. We live in a time of unprecedented access to information from around the world about how community music is being explored, enacted and enjoyed. In the third Sounding Board of 2026, we look at how our understanding of community music is being nurtured by those who practice and research it.

This issue of Sounding Board comes ‘hot off the heels’ of the 37th International Society for Music Education [ISME] World Conference in Montreal, and the preceding Community Music Activity [CMA] Commission Pre-Conference held in Toronto.

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18 September 2026

Bulletin Board September 2026

Community Music Now - save the date!
October Gathering with University of Southampton
call for Trustees
Community music events, jobs and resources

21 August 2026

Bulletin Board August 2026

DBS rule change
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share your thoughts on Turn It Up
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06 October 2026 - 21 October 2026

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This Community Music Wales comprehensive training course is designed to equip you with the skills to be able to deliver music sessions that benefit communities

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PHOTO CREDITS

Thank you to all our members who have shared their images to help us celebrate community music on this website.

Soundcastle

People's Music programme brings people together through shared music making for wellbeing and mental health recovery.

soundcastle.co.uk

Oasis One World Choir

Working with Oasis Cardiff, a centre for asylum seekers and refugees, to deliver the Oasis One World Choir Project.

oneworldchoir.co.uk/

Moor to Sea Music Collective

A collective that believes that socially engaged music creation provides a space to consider and address the barriers that prevent people from participating in music and community.

moortoseamusic.org.uk/

Musical Keys

Making music accessible to everyone, supporting diverse music-making at a grassroots level and to sustain and improve wellbeing.

musicalkeys.co.uk/