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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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Sounding Board 2022 Issue 3

Hope and self-belief in the criminal justice system Participants of music making in prison and in post release share their reflections Changing Tunes
People with instruments How can music making help explore power structures and build stronger participant voice? Martin Milner
Song sharing communities of women The national movement for improved maternal mental health through singing Singing Mamas
Challenging Voices A review of Phil Mullen's new book on music making with children excluded from school Kathryn Deane
Show up, play music, have fun Interview with a participant of Edinburgh's EC Sessions Jess Abrams
Inclusive youth voice Young people as singing champions in the Hear Our Voice project Music Making SENse
Podcasting in practice The ins and outs of setting up, recording and releasing your own podcast Michael Fry
Sound Sense events Opportunities to connect this autumn/winter Sound Sense
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Invitation to our 2022 AGM

Sound Sense members are all invited to attend our Annual General Meeting, which will be held online on Wednesday 12 October 2022 at 11.30am.

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Sounding Board 2022 Issue 2

The power of music on health and wellbeing The enormous potential for community musicians within the Integrated Care System Thea Jacob
Embracing mistakes with band mates Interview with Soundcastle about its mental health-friendly band, the People's Music Collective Hannah Dunster
Partnerships and social prescribing Strong relationships with local partners is at the core of More Music's arts and health programme Anna Daly
Irish traditional music and storytelling Using music to connect to their country of origin is helping people living with dementia Siubhán Macauley
Musicking for One Health Harnessing the health-giving values of music making and extending them to other species and our planet Dave Camlin
Musical roses, thorns and buds Bristol Beacon's definition of arts & health, its vibrant programme and tools for evidencing impact Giulia Bianchini
Innovations and insights Calls for more robust research critique at the singing for health research conference Emily Foulkes
Inclusive Practice In Action 2022 Reflections on curating this year's Sound Connections conference Brenda Rattray
Creating calm and connected spaces Community music in free public spaces, helping to ease pandemic-induced isolation and stress Xenia Horne
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Sounding Board 2022 Issue 1

A matured sense of purpose at TTCM 2022 Reflections and insights from our TTCM critical friend Graham Dowdall
Apprenticeships for musicians in healthcare Training and development for emerging practitioners in a children's hospital Jo White
Higher education routes to community music Students share how their university studies have helped shape their practice Jared Michaud, Ashleigh Lowes and Nicola Tagoe
Levelling up with Assistive Music Technology Bespoke training opportunities for emerging practitioners and music technologists Helena Bull
Who better to teach kids like me, than a kid like me? Interview with Soft Touch Arts music leader Tian Mhende and Joe Crofton
Finding my voice in community music Experiences of studying community music at Aberdeen University Kimberley Harper
A story of digital development and workforce training Embracing apps to increase access to music and practitioner development Rachel Pantin
International perspectives on the ‘emerging’ community musician Celebrating the breadth and depth of global work, challenging us to go further Phil Mullen
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TTCM 2022 Programme

Here you will find the programme of events for our TTCM conference held at Bristol Beacon on 21 & 22 February 2022

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Sounding Board 2021 Issue 4

Connecting worlds The power of music making experiences in prison and post-release Changing Tunes
Smooth transitions Research on how music can help young people with SEN/D feel in control Kim Perkins and Kirsty Mees
Member interview Janice Turley; Founder and leader of Waltham House Steelband for people with sight and hearing loss Amy Hill
New voices chanting for change A journey through the North West sound archives to create original works around the theme of protest More Music
A pillar of support and evidence The what, how and why of setting up the Singing for Health Network Emily Foulkes
Self expression and connection through rap Thoughts and experiences on the power of rap to connect with young men in prison Xidus Pain
Training the Community Musician 2022 The programme for our two days together in Bristol and how to get tickets Sound Sense
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