Sound Sense :: Courses & Events :: supporting community music

01 September 2026

Brass Foundations: Future Leaders’ Programme

Led by the Brass Foundations team at Brass Bands England, the Future Leaders’ Programme (FLP) is a transformative, year-long journey designed to empower the next generation of youth brass band leaders and tutors

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01 September 2026

Sound Choices Music Leader Training Programme

Hounslow Music Service and Sound Society CIC are offering an 8-day training programme for musicians and music leaders who want to inspire young people in alternative provision

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03 September 2026 - 04 September 2026

We Make Music Scotland National Music Education Conference 2026

This conference is now fully booked, but there is a waiting list in operation

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11 September 2026

Do the songs matter? Repertoire, agency and young people's mental health

This Sing Up Foundation event will be a live conversation on repertoire, agency and young people's mental health, with Mark Bick, Chanté Osagiede and Jenny Trattles

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11 September 2026

Turn It Up

A Sound Sense Gathering to discuss the UK government’s new plan for music and what it means for community musicians. Hosted by Sound Sense chair, Rebecca Denniff.

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16 September 2026

Music Education Futures: Part 2 – Being a Freelance Practitioner & Sustainability and Wellbeing *IN PERSON*

This Sound Connections session focusses on the practical, financial and emotional realities of working as a freelance practitioner – with sustainability at its core

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17 September 2026

Securing big gifts and looking after major donors

This Youth Music session is designed for managers of organisations or projects, and grassroots music organisations and venues who want to develop revenue streams from donations

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24 September 2026 - 08 July 2027

Sound Practice

Join Soundabout for a brand new training programme in facilitating accessible, interactive, and creative music-making opportunities alongside Learning Disabled people with complex support needs

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05 October 2026

Pythagoras’ Workshops Toolkit CPD

For this Sound Sense Gathering, we are welcoming Ben Oliver and Chi Ying Lam from the University of Southampton to share their recently published music education resource.

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06 October 2026

Conversations in Community Music

In conjunction with the Institute of Cultural Innovation, York St John University invites you to join an informal conversation about community music in York, hosted by Lee Higgins and Emily Crossland

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