Sound Sense :: Resources & Publications :: supporting community music

Sounding Board 2024 Issue 1

Getting started with a CIC Powys-based CIC Music Anywhere is delivering music-making activities focusing on collaboration, creativity and compassion Cat Nunn
The life of a music hacker What is a music hacker and how can this encourage new ways of music-making? Lee Holder
How to run a workshop at a festival From setting up and structuring a workshop, to making it fun and engaging for all, Maddie from Maddie4Music shares her festival workshop tips Maddie Cordes
A juggling act: life as a freelancer Community musician and former Sound Sense Chair Jess Abrams gives us a lighthearted, honest look at the day in a life of a freelancer Jess Abrams
Marketing tips for music practitioners Ten simple ways to help you share and promote your work Claire Francis
Food with everything! How food and music strengthen a sense of community in Yorkshire with Flash Company Arts CIC Rebecca Denniff

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Sounding Board 2023 Issue 4

Creating a space with Magic Acorns A dedicated early years creative study and play centre in Great Yarmouth Dr Jess Pitt and Sophie Fox
Working together with Shared Sounds A Youth Music-funded programme at The Bureau Centre for the Arts in Blackburn Victoria Holmes
This is the Place Improving outcomes for care-experienced children and young people Dr Ryan Humphrey
Into The Kaleidoscope How Devon-based Moor to Sea Music Collective created an immersive, child-led creative space Rachel Thame
All the Right Notes: Raven Tales An interactive story show of exploration, improvisation and sensory play Anni Tracy and Ben McCabe
Makin a Brew Using Scottish traditional rhymes, songs and stories to inspire early years music making Gica Loening and Claire McNicol
Early Years Music Scotland A series of professional development opportunities Dr Yvonne Wyroslawska
Diversity in Early Years Performance Making Findings from the report co-produced by Soundcastle and Spun Glass Theatre Rachael Perrin and Jessica Cheetham
NYMAZ and Noteweavers Early Years Music Conference Inclusion is the focus of this co-delivered event taking place in March Abby Seton

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Sounding Board 2023 Issue 3

Music for Healing A partnership between Yorkshire Youth and Music and Sheffield Children's Hospital Gail Dudson
Walking the Chalk Soundcastle and Walk the Chalk's musical excursion in nature Hannah Dunster
A Wellbeing Journey with Rap Yoga An interview with Sound Sense member and Rap Yoga founder Veronica Youdell Veronica Youdell and Claire Francis
The Creative Health Quality Framework Best practice in delivering quality creative projects Veronica Hume and Rosie Dow
Making Space for Music Creating special sonic sanctuaries to foster deep listening Xenia Horne

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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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