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Invitation to our 2023 AGM

Sound Sense members are all warmly invited to attend our Annual General Meeting, which will be held online on Thursday 26 October 2023 at 12pm UK time.

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Sounding Board 2023 Issue 2

Along the Shore A co-creative project in Orkney John Phillips
Celebrating IncFest Behind the scenes of this annual inclusive music festival in Gloucestershire Lee Holder
Songwriting: bringing families together Joyful connection through creative songwriting practice Kimberley Harper
Questioning quality Enjoyment and inclusion with Soundabout's choirs and Emerging Leaders Programme Ellen O'Brien
The EC Sessions A youth music project highlighting music and community in Edinburgh Jess Abrams

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Sounding Board 2023 Issue 1

Transformation (1): The Music Works A conversation about youth-led participation in practice Ben O'Sullivan & Jess Abrams
More Music celebrates 30 years The wonderful story of community music making in Morecambe Pete Moser
Making alternative provision work How Noise Solution is winning work within local authority frameworks Simon Glenister
Growing community, growing music CMVic are fostering and supporting practice in Victoria, Australia Craig Barry & Amy Hill
Breaking down barriers with accessible notation Drake Music Scotland is using colourful Figurenotes Lauren Clay & Rebecca Di Rollo
Transformation (2): Music making in alternative provision How music can make the difference for young people excluded from school Phil Mullen & Jess Abrams

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Sounding Board 2022 Issue 4

Time to take stock and check in An open letter to community musicians Kathleen Turner
A postcard from Australia Experiences of working as a permanent and salaried music therapist for Alzheimer's Queensland Amy Hill
Musique pour le bien être Building a community music practice in Grenoble France Chris Cook
Evolving pathways into practice in Canada An overview of Laurier University's community music programme Lee Willingham & colleagues
Giving identity to community music in Germany The ins and outs of Munich-based Community Music Network Marie Karaisl
Supporting women survivors of gender violence Síncopas en Clave de Género; a Pamplona-based community music project Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade
Connecting practitioners, ideas and concepts Our first two Community Music Connected events in Birmingham and Edinburgh Jess Abrams
Resources and events NEW member discount with Drums for Schools plus announcing the 1st Panhellenic Conference on Community Music
About us Essential information and contact details

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Soundabout Choirs Hub

The Soundabout Choirs Hub is where organisations can sign up to be associate members and gain access to a catalogue of training videos on making choirs more inclusive

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Drums for Schools

Explore the fantastic range of class instrument sets and teaching resources from Drums for Schools, with a handy 10% discount for Sound Sense members

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Moffle PACE Infographics by @themoffles are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Inclusion; aims & realities

Resources and links shared at our Community Music Connected event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 17 November 2022

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Tips for contributing to Sounding Board journal

A guide with tips and advice for sharing your practice in Sounding Board, the journal of community music.

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