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Sounding Board 2025 Issue 3

Who cares? Working towards a culture of care for community musicians Annette Burghes
When is a violinist not a violinist? Intergenerational music making - an emerging practice Hugh Nankivell
Inclusive voice work: a duty of care Exploring the ethical implications of inclusive practice, particularly within voice work Abigail Mann-Daraz
Navigating care setting contracts and duty of care How to prepare a contract document for community musicians Thea Jacob
Mental Health First Aid The importance of emotional safety for community musicians Hannah Dunster & Rachael Perrin
Counteracting the narrative Yorkshire Youth & Music is interpreting duty of care towards young people as counterbalancing divisive rhetoric Gail Dudson
An introduction to clinical supervision in creative practice Read Blue Cabin's blog resources on clinical supervision Jenny Young
We Make Music Scotland's National Music Education Conference 2025 A report from day one of the event Jess Abrams

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Sounding Board 2025 Issue 2

Early years song share session Reflections on the presentation at Community Music Now - Dr Jessica Pitt
ICCM presents: How has research informed our work? Discussing work as practitioners and researchers - Lee Higgins, with Rory Wells, Catherine Birch, and Wayne Dawson
The power of listening Outlining the work of Liquid Listening and talking about their music-making practice - Lawrence Bradshaw
Deep listening with Lullaby: Sonic Cradle Some thoughts about the performance and project - Supriya Nagarajan and Duncan Chapman
Music Making and Terrapolis A short video on music making as form of civic imagination - Dave Camlin
Music Making and Civic Imagination: A Holistic Philosophy A review of the book by Dave Camlin - Liv McLennan
Steelpans and the Foxwood Songsheets The history of steelpans in UK and The Foxwood Songsheets - Victoria Jaquiss
Filling the business gap The team at AV-at-it present some practical ways to find a niche when setting up your own business - AV-at-it
Collaborative audio-visual composition An overview of an audio-visual composition workshop - Joanna Gawthorpe

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Sounding Board 2025 Issue 1

Soundcastle & Spun Glass Theatre How a combination of music and theatre is encouraging self-expression in early years and family settings - Rachael Perrin and Dan Hutton
In Good Company with Orchestras Live Delivered through a dynamic partnership of cultural organisations, Good Company is a new model of creative dementia care - Stuart Bruce
Much more than music Presenting a bold programme of creative activities for communities across Cardiff and South Wales - The Arts Active Trust
Looking forward, looking back An excerpt from the first-ever edition of Sounding Board journal in 1990 - Claire Francis
Community Music Now in Leeds Highlights from the two day event in March

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Sounding Board 2024 Issue 4

What am I doing here? Singing in direct provision during Ramadan Erika Severyns
Celebrating diversity with Grand Union Orchestra Black History Month and The Re:Generation Band Joshua Brandler
Oasis One World Choir How singing is supporting the refugee and asylum-seeking community in Cardiff and beyond Laura Bradshaw
Let's talk about race in the early years Reflections on a Magic Acorns webinar Dr Jessica Pitt
Four stories Community music in solidarity with Palestine Peter Moser
Edinburgh’s Bhundu Boy and The Welcoming Paying tribute to the celebrated musician Rise Kagona Gica Loening
Thinking Community Music A review of the new book by Lee Higgins Xenia Horne

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