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

12 May 2026 - 16 June 2026

Music Leadership Training 2026

Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership

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18 May 2026

Youth Led Initiatives: get inspired and connect this Spring

Join Sound Connections for this opportunity to reflect and connect over youth voice practice, spotlighting some dynamic youth-focused organisations from across the UK who are rewriting what meaningful youth participation can look like

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19 May 2026

Sound Sense Gathering

Sound Sense chair Rebecca Denniff will host our next online Gathering with the theme ‘How do we measure our social impact?’

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24 May 2026

DMLab Festival Day

Join Drake Music for a full day of exploring music, instruments, and technology by and for Disabled and Non-Disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent musicians and makers

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28 May 2026

Skills Lab: Exploring Co-creation with Streetwise Opera

This training day offers artists and practitioners a chance to understand the approach Streetwise Opera has developed over the past 24 years to creating ambitious new opera with people who have experienced homelessness and other adults at risk

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09 June 2026 - 16 June 2026

First Aid for Youth Mental Health with Soundcastle

Obtain a FAA Level 2 Award / SCQF Level 5 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health (RQF) and tools to help you support young people’s mental health, in this course led by Soundcastle

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17 June 2026

Folk Education Development Day: Focus on Gloucestershire

Join EFDSS for this lively informal conference and practitioner development day presented by its Folk Education Network in partnership with The Folk of Gloucester museum

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17 June 2026

Music Education Futures: Part 1 – Understanding the UK Music Education Ecosystem and Careers

Sound Connections' new three-part series supports early-career and freelance music practitioners to better understand the UK music education landscape, build sustainable working practices, and develop high-quality, fundable music education projects

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21 June 2026

Make Music Day 2026

Ring in the summer with a worldwide day of music! Performed by anyone, free for everyone

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02 July 2026

Music Education Futures: Part 1 – Understanding the UK Music Education Ecosystem and Careers *ONLINE*

This Sound Connections session supports early-career and freelance music practitioners to better understand the UK music education landscape, build sustainable working practices, and develop high-quality, fundable music education projects

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