Resources & Publications

• News  Advocating for access; Sound Sense Gatherings; AWA for better participatory arts; Adaptive musical instruments; SoundCastle community; ICCM update
• Tales of technology, tunes & transformations  Lockdown creativity and outreach at the Midlands Arts Centre  Holly Radford
• Taking part at home  How Trinity Laban's Learning & Participation team are bringing young people together online  Dearbhaile Nairn
• This is a time to come together and talk  What happened when the work stopped  Xenia Horne
• Musicians as key workers  It's time to recognise fully the therapeutic and social impact of our arts  Romain Malan & Eleanor Harrison
• Training workshop leaders in a time of Covid  Sound Connections online symposium  Jackie Walduck
• Advocating for music during the pandemic  Tips to help you make the case for music  Anita Holford
• Directory  Professional development opportunities from Sound Sense members and partners

• News    TTCM 2020; Supporting home-schoolers; Better breathing with beatboxing; Digital showcase for new music; Creativity & Wellbeing Week 2020 reimagined
• Reflexivity in practice    Catherine Birch on an ongoing process of discovery
• Growing your reach and impact    The second article in our series of practical marketing and communications advice from Anita Holford
• Call out (1)    Get involved with developing Chiltern Music Therapy's pathway of care
• Call out (2)    Student researchers invited to contribute to our next Symposium
• Directory    Professional development opportunities from Sound Sense members and partners

All this and more in this BUMPER issue:

• Emergent commission winners announced.
• Hidden Voices programme for female carers.
• Performing Arts etc recognised for excellence.
• Critique not Criticism. Ruth Currie reflects on our recent student research symposium held in partnership with York St John University.
• A Healing Beat. Jaimee Jensen-McDaniel looks at addressing intergenerational trauma through music.
• Fast Forward Festival 2019. Holly Radford reports on a landmark celebration of inclusive music and arts.
• Working musically in a person-centred way. Sound advice from Liv McLennan on music with people living with dementia.
• Growing your reach through communications and marketing. Practical tips for community musicians from Writing Services’ Anita Holford.
• The Future of Adult Music Learning & Creative Thinktank: Musician Resilience. Xenia Horne reports on this Autumn’s events.

• Critique, not criticism. Dr Sarah-Jane Gibson previews the 5th ICCM Student Research Symposium.
• Music that reunites. Grand Union Orchestra's Tony Haynes argues that culture and the arts should play a leading role in making the world a better place.
• Taking a holistic approach to inclusion. The Drake Music team share their tips for removing barriers at every level of your practice.
• Growing your community music business. Sound advice from Musical Moments founder, Beckie Morley.
• Sound Sense and Trinity Laban. Celebrating our growing Training the Community Musician partnership.

• Love Children, Love Music: a manifesto for early years music
• Music Minds: music-based mental health work with teenagers
• ‘Girls Can…’ A three-day residency at More Music
• EFDSS: supporting our network of folk educators
• Ssssh… don’t tell anyone… I’m a community musician!
• Western classical notation and music education