On 18-19 February 2019, 50 attendees from Canada, England, Ireland, Israel, Scotland, USA and Wales gathered at the University of Aberdeen for Sound Sense's first Training the Community Musician symposium. The attendees ranged in age from 18 – 75 and brought a breadth of experience that included those in training to experienced practitioners, producers, project managers and educators.

The symposium’s Open Space approach was designed to give voice to those participating, to give people the chance to express their thoughts without the need to mould them to a traditional symposium agenda. Above all we wanted to initiate an event that embodied the field within which we live and work, giving participants the opportunity to interact freely, discuss and develop concepts and ideas and where relationships old and new could grow.

The full report is now available to download below.