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We would love to welcome you to the Sound Sense family

Membership of Sound Sense is open to all who have an interest in community and participatory music-making. We've been working to support community music and promote the professional development of community musicians and music practitioners working across a diverse range of settings including community centres, hospitals, primary schools, early years settings, care homes, prisons, higher education and many more.

The first part of the joining process requires registering with the Sound Sense website. This essential first step affords you access to services integral to your membership. Please click the link below for the membership category you require to start your membership registration. If you are already registered and are looking to renew your membership, please click here.

Once you have completed your registration, you will be directed to our payments page. Here you will find information on paying for your membership by credit/debit card or quarterly Direct Debit. If you need any further assistance with registering or paying for your Sound Sense membership, please get in touch and we will be happy to help.

Individual
£73.00 annual price
£18.25 price per quarter

The right choice for most people: only this category of membership includes public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

Renewing members should note that this category was previously named "Individual, earning".

Student
£25.00 annual price
£6.25 price per quarter
For full-time students in higher education studying music, community music and/or music therapy. Please note that this membership category does not include insurance. Student membership must be renewed annually.
Not in the UK?

We'd love you to join Sound Sense! Although our organisation is based in the UK, and most of our members live and work here, we are keen to promote and support community music internationally. We recognise and value the contributions of community music colleagues across the globe, and warmly welcome you to our network.

Since June 2021, our member rates apply internationally and you may join using the links above. If payment by PayPal is not suitable for you, then please contact us for details on how to pay by bank transfer.

Please note that territorial limits apply to our members' public liability insurance scheme. Individual members based outside of the UK are only covered for work undertaken in the UK. You can find full details at: soundsense.org/member-services/insurance.

Things to note

If you're entitled to insurance cover, then that starts immediately your payment is confirmed; you can also contact us for information and advice immediately. Some services, including approving access to the members' area of the website, can take up to a week to activate.

Membership is for a minimum period of a year and then runs yearly. If you do decide to cancel at any point we cannot refund any outstanding portion of your subscription. We normally take fees quarterly for your convenience, but we reserve the right to ask for yearly payments, or to refuse applications altogether. 

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Membership benefits for individuals

We offer two types of memberships for individual practitioners. The "Individual" membership category provides access to the full range of Sound Sense member benefits, including public liability and professional indemnity insurance. "Student" membership offers access to our information, advice and networking services but does not include insurance or an entry in our Find a Musician directory. The table below shows what you'll get so that you can select the right membership for you. Please get in touch with us if you want any further information about individual membership - we'll be happy to help.

Member Categories
Annual Price (price per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Individual
£73.00 (£18.25 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: Yes
Find a Musician Listing: Yes
DBS Checks: Yes
for self
Free Ads: Yes
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: Yes
Student
£25.00 (£6.25 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: No
Find a Musician Listing: No
DBS Checks: Yes
for self
Free Ads: Yes
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: Yes