Resources & Publications

• Nourishing the community with food and music How food provision has paved the way for vital  conversations about music-making Rebecca Denniff
• How a community told its story through opera Exploring the techniques and methods in a co-created production Oliver Rudland
• Member Interview Tracey Vacher, NHS physiotherapist and community musician Amy Hill
• Amplifying the voices of young people in Wales The launch of Anthem Music Fund and its Youth Music Forum Rhian Hutchings
• Digital music-making with children in care Shared learnings and reflections on moving from in-person to online delivery Ryan Humphrey
• Plugging into your community Sound Sense events and opportunities to expand and deepen your community music network
• About us Essential information and contact details

Originally published in Sounding Board Summer 1995

"If one definition of what we do is 'arts work with people' then which people? And what sort of relationship do we have with them?"

In this article from the Sound Sense archive, Kathryn Deane explores real life issues of community engagement alongside Lee Higgins, then Music Development Worker at Peterborough Arts Centre, and Katie Tearle, Glyndebourne's Head of Education and Community.

Originally published in Sounding Board Winter 1990-91

In this double-page interview, Search & Reflect author John Stevens discusses creative freedom, improvisation and the nature of community music.

"To me community music really happens when somebody feels that they have got the energy, inspiration and skill to go and help people to create music for themselves in a free way. And whatever it turns out to be, that is the identity of that group. It doesn't have to have anything to do with what we see as being officially music. There's all this potential for new music that none of us has heard, because it's too wide for us to conceive of how it could be. That's where I see some of the aid to what needs to be a re-balance in society."

• Inspiration, creation and collaboration for COP26 Reigniting the climate emergency conversation through community music Oli Furness
• Sing and Breathe Salisbury It worked! What next? Reflections on facilitating and evaluating a singing for lung health group Liv McLennon
• Holistic health for young people in hospital Digital music-making with children on the critical care ward Amy Hill
• Presence, process and sensitivity Rich rewards from 10 years of music-making with older people in care homes Marion Carlisle
• Delving deeper into the discourse How concepts of ownership, empowerment and transformation are central to community music practice Ryan Humphrey
• Music practice online: networks and resources NYMAZ's web of online networks helping to support and connect practitioners Grace McNeill
• Getting clear and achieving your goals What is coaching, and how can it help you in your community music practice? Asa Malmsten
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• Welcome to Bristol Beacon A symbol of hope and community Siggy Patchitt
• Bringing folk together online Wren Music's festival celebrated Emily Wallinder
• International intercultural music-making Being culturally responsive in the West Midlands Natalie Mason
• Member interview Xidus Pain, rap artist and community musician Clare Adams
• Mothers and their Babies in Secure Settings Improving life chances with music Gail Dudson
• Book review The development of community music in Munich Catherine Birch
• Social media for community music Grow your reach, relationships and impact Anita Holford
• About us Essential information and contact details