We provide a wide range of courses, bespoke advice and support to those delivering and managing activity to ensure higher quality music provision for young people. We also offer extensive information on job roles and work within the sector and signpost to a broad range of training and networking provision.

Sound Connections delivers the MusicLeader London programme, supporting the development of the music leading workforce, equipping it with the knowledge and skills required by employers. Click here to find out about our upcoming training courses.

Information, Advice and Guidance

Got a question? If there’s something you need to find out about London’s music education sector you can call us on 020 7729 7220 or send us an email. We’ll do our best to answer your questions and if we’re not able to we can signpost you to other sources of information.

Starting Out? Are you a musician who would like to work as a music leader? Just setting out on your music leading career? Not sure where to start? Then MusicLeader London Start Up is for you! This FREE three-hour session introduces to the world of music leading. We can help you to identify relevant work, training opportunities and ‘ways in’ to what is going on in London. Click here for details.

Looking to develop your career as a practitioner in music education? MusicLeader DNA (Development Needs Analysis) is a tailored advice and guidance service ideal for practitioners who have at least one year of experience working in music education. You will have the opportunity to discuss your professional development ideas and aspirations with a specially trained advisor on a confidential, one-to-one basis. Click here for details.

Need help developing a project idea? Sound Connections offer one-to-one Advice Sessions for music practitioners and project mangers in London. These sessions can be used to discuss a specific issues: from next steps in developing a specific project to suggestions about activity models that can be adapted to brokering introductions with potential new partners. To find out more and to book a session call Nicky or Anne on 020 7729 7220 or email info@sound-connections.org.uk.

We can also offer bespoke information, advice and guidance services from careers presentations or packages to mentoring and long-term project support. Our in-house expertise combined with our extensive network of partners and members places us ideally to serve individuals and organisations across the sector. Please call us on 020 7729 7220 or email info@sound-connections.org.uk and we’d be happy to discuss your needs.

Sound Connections is accredited against the Matrix Quality Standard (what is Matrix) and all services are delivered in accordance with the National Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Board Principles.

Training

Sound Connections offers a range of training opportunities relevant to those working across the music education sector. Visit the MusicLeader Training Directory to search for these and other training and events taking place in London and across the country. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, we would be happy to discuss your needs – just get in touch.

MusicLeader London Training Programme: Through consultation with our members and experience of the sector we’ve identified a programme of training that offers development for practitioners and project managers in music education. Because we receive funding from Youth Music to deliver the MusicLeader London programme, much of our training is available to MusicLeader members at highly subsidised rates. Details of our current training opportunities are here.

Singing Training Programme: Following on from our role as Sing Up Area Leader in London, Sound Connections is now offering a programme of singing training aligned closely with Sing Up. Workshops are targeted particularly at those who lead singing with early years and primary age groups and a wide range of topics are covered. Click here for details.

Sound Connections offer bespoke training and INSET packages on a range of musical themes and can work with you or your organisation to meet your needs and your budget. Call us on 020 7729 7220 or email info@sound-connections.org.uk for more information.

Up and Coming MusicLeader Training Courses

3 Feb           Rock School Convention
7 Feb           Accessible Music Technology
22 Feb         Youth Justice Taster Day
27 Feb         Start Up!
28 Feb         Music for those on the Autistic Spectrum
15 Mar         Child – initiated Musical Play